This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1972
Page
1
Partial OCR reads like a note on a day off or holiday opening. Mentions ded and ield day, resale in a store, and a holiday opening. Details are unclear but suggest a routine business schedule disrupted by a holiday.
Pennsylvania Senate backed 14 million in funds for eight medical schools with a warning to change admissions to favor residents. Senators from both parties urged reforms to avoid future cuts, citing out of state study and local residents losing access.
William Fromknecht walked free after five months in jail on a murder charge. An eight woman four man jury acquitted him in less than two hours, with defense tying the suitcase exhibit to a symbolic empty charge. He thanked jurors and supporters as he left the Erie County courthouse.
Municipal officials from Corry and partner entities met to plot how to keep the ambulance service after mid June. With owner Clifford Holcomb retiring, efforts focus on funding, potential fee increases, and exploring hospital or volunteer fire company takeovers. A four member committee will study options and report by March 27.
Harrisburg report details FBI witness testimony by Boyd Douglas Jr. about a 1970 plan led by Rev. Philip Berrigan to destroy heating tunnels in Washington, with aims to disrupt federal operations. Douglas, serving time for other crimes, testified as the key government witness at the 7 defendant conspiracy case tied to Kissinger and draft board vandalism.
President Nixon, returning from China, defended talks with Communist leaders as creating a structure for peace with no secret deals. He reassured conservatives over Taiwan withdrawal and urged calm, citing a unique communique that set forth differences honestly and pledged no behind the back negotiations.
In a sharply divided Senate a bitter busing dispute over desegregation rages as supporters of tough antibusing face milder opponents. The chamber considers a $23 billion higher education bill and $1.5 billion for desegregation while exploring amendments from Griffin and Mansfield Scott to preserve or curb federal court powers in busing cases.
The Pennsylvania House votes to a 30 day experiment to curb delays and disorderly conduct. A voice roll call replaces the electronic tally, but the inaugural 20 minute roll call shows resistance. Members debate automatic return to committee rules and leadership control, with Majority Leader Irvis defending the effort as orderly reform.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.