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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1971
Page
3
Jamestown police seek two men who bound and robbed Cora H. Norton, taking 1723 dollars from her home after a 6:30 p.m. door entry. Norton was found bound and bruised near the ransacked residence and later released from WCA Hospital after examination.
Gov. Shapp submitted to the legislature a 533.8 million Motor License Fund supplement to the 1970 71 budget. The measure, separate from the General Fund bill, would replace expiring stopgap appropriations that end Feb. 28. Funds go to Transportation Revenue Treasury Education Property and Supplies Fish Commission and State Police with 359.9 million for highway work 55.4 million for local road payments 58.6 million for debt service and 4.1 million for airport development and maintenance.
City police logged 650 reports in January under a 24 hour activity system while patrolling 3 258 miles. Chief Sutton noted 20 crashes with one involving injuries and a $12 600 category. most frequent were motor vehicle code violations at 23 and 394 parking violations. Burglary three reported three under investigation two arrested one solved. Drunk and disorderly two arrested. Five drunk driving arrests. One 14 year old runaway.
Carl Swanson of 707 East South Street patented a drill bit with a fixed non rotating bushing that guides holes, allowing repeated drilling with one fixture. He started the idea in 1968, filed in May, received the patent after two years, and seeks buyers for the patent while noting the shavings escape without clogging the spring. The report also covers a Chicago 36 count indictment of Barber Union pension fund promoter Thomas A Shaheen Jr. and the union president on kickback conspiracy charges connected to Barbera Union pension dollars and related scandals.
An Erie man Norwood C. Kelly 39 was killed last night near Pittsburgh in a hit and run on Route 8. He walked from a breakdown near the Northway Bowling Alley to a diner across Route 8 when struck by a light blue 1968 Cadillac. the driver left the scene. Kelly died at North Hills Hospital. Police found a bumper fragment and suspect heavy front-end damage on the vehicle.
Washington AP State Department says about 1,100 Americans are jailed abroad, with over 700 on drug charges, and consuls offer limited aid. Barbara Watson notes fair treatment differs from U.S. due process, and warns that trials abroad may be swift with minimal time to prepare. She says Americans often assume universal immunity, but foreign laws and harsh drug penalties persist.
American pop artist Andy Warhol’s first major British exhibition features soup cans portraits cow’s head wallpaper and more. The Tate Gallery mounted the show with two other venues and critics reacted enthusiastically.
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