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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1975
Page
3
Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev will visit Britain per Prime Minister Harold Wilson invitation, with date not set but likely soon. Brezhnev, absent 51 days due to a cold, reappeared to open talks in Moscow.
In Washington the government faces rising deficits as a pension formula added five years ago boosts payments beyond cost of living. Nearly two million retired civilian and military personnel could see costs reach about 100 billion dollars by 1990. In Berkshire today Senator Edward Kennedy drew attention during a family ski weekend, where Teddy Jr. skiied with a prosthetic leg and his father expressed pride.
In Clintonville Venango County residents join Scrubgrass Creek Watershed Committee objections to a 2 acre strip mine proposed by Shutz Coal Co. near Slippery Rock. They warn of water shortages and jeopardized reclamation efforts and threaten court action if the Environmental Hearing Board rules against them. In Cambria County a 11 year old boy Terry Crawford died by accidental hanging in a tool shed near his home. the coroner reports the death accidental. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co reports 1974 earnings of 11.9 million dollars, up from 7.9 million in 1973, noting best since 1966, weathered by coal strike impacts.
Scout Sunday at the Salvation Army citadel honors Tammy Clayton daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Clayton of Oakley avenue as she receives the Commander’s Sunbeam Award the third Corry girl to earn the honor Leff presents the medal with Helen Petty and Lt Leroy Lyle witnesses noting required badges including good standing Bible cooking first aid and patriotism The accompanying photo credit Eaton. Heavy Toll Kentucky tops toll roads list Rand McNally atlas shows Kentucky with 10 toll roads Florida and Oklahoma tied for second with five each.
Twenty eight paintings by French and Italian impressionists were stolen overnight from Milan Municipal Museum in downtown Milan. The haul valued at about 1.5 million dollars includes works by Renoir Cezanne Gauguin Van Gogh Bonnard Corot and Italian painters Fattori Segantini Bocconi. Thieves smashed a window and escaped before guards could react. Police note a rise in Italian art theft and suspect an on commission theft or ransom scheme.
A head on collision on U S Route 18 in Clinton Township left three dead and three injured. State police said Byanton 26 of Montgomery crossed the center line into a car carrying six people. The dead include John Stein 50 of Montoursville his wife 50 and Margaret Schudder 50 of South Williamsport. The injured are Robert Scudder 60 Sandra Bright 34 and Herbert Bright 35.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer quoted Bell Krogh describing former President Richard Nixon as very low in spirits and anxious about a possible jail sentence. Krogh visited Nixon at San Clemente August 24, about two weeks after Nixon resigned, while Nixon sought details of an aide's pending term.
FIDE announced Manila will host the world championship match with a $5.15 million purse plus funds to promote chess in developing nations. Karpo v chose Milan for his bid with $440,000 purse. The match begins June 1. Fischer demanded a new scoring system rejected by FIDE.
Titusville police arrested a 16 year old youth from B D 4 Centerville Friday night in connection with theft of a pickup truck and a camp burglary. Corry state police reported the youth stole the truck, drove south, abandoned it, then entered a camp owned by Everett Hasbrouck. Inside he shot a wall with a shotgun, threw eggs, and stole ammunition knives and cigarettes before hitchhiking back to Titusville where he was arrested.
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