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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1977
Page
6
The Duke of Wellington, eighth holder of the title, arrived in New York with a broken ankle after a dog walking accident. He explained the dog Napoleon caused the mishap and showed his leg in a cast during a cocktail party in his honor.
Albion resident Arthur Goedecker accuses National Fuel Gas of failing to unplug a frozen supply orifice on his well, halting production from Feb 3 to 11. He says up to 300,000 cubic feet could have flowed daily, enough to heat multiple homes, while NFG disputes the freeze location.
An Equitable Gas official denounces a state senator for calling penalty charges in a commercial curtailment plan “thoughtless drivel.” The VP says penalties ensure residential service during winter and are not meant to raise funds, countering Senator Edward Early’s claim of added profits.
In New Orleans Mardi Gras attracts crowds as stores close for Fat Tuesday. Henry Winkler led the Bacchus parade to the Superdome amid two weeks of parades with about 50 krewes and extensive revelry. revelers dress in costumes and toss beads as floats and bands parade through the city and suburbs.
Congress splits over natural gas production and price controls as two House subcommittees plan hearings this week to probe alleged withholding by Gulf producers. Texaco's Richard Palmer testifies while Interior's Cecil Andrus orders a Gulf study. Stimulus measures totaling about 16.8 to 17.3 billion dollars await votes in the same period amid other Senate actions.
Pittsburgh AP reports repairs start Wednesday on the cracked Interstate 79 bridge over the Ohio River closed since January 28 after a main steel beam fractured. The two broken beam sides have dropped about three inches. repairs via jacking into place and splicing with metal plates will take two to three weeks, paid for Bristol Iron and Steel Co. of Richmond Virginia, builder of the $29 million span opened last summer.
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