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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1975
Page
5
Washington AP. The House approved a measure to raise interstate truck weight limits from 73,280 to 80,000 pounds in final days of the 93rd Congress. Ford signed the law after a lobbying push including late campaign contributions to 117 House members. Industry officials cite fuel costs and speed-limit shifts as rationale.
A man dressed as an Arab, armed with a hand grenade, hijacked a British Airways jet at Heathrow Airport and held a stewardess hostage while demanding to fly to Paris. Police attempted radio negotiations with the hijacker.
Elvis Presley will turn 40 and fans in his hometown of Memphis are urged to drop birthday cards in a big box on the gates of Graceland. Organizers hope visitors place cards Wednesday to wish him well amid a planned celebration.
Allegheny Crim Court Judge Donald Ziegler sentenced 18 year old Ralph Silverman to six to 15 years in Western Penitentiary after he pled guilty to third degree murder in the death of 17 year old Glen McGraw. In other brief items, Brian Woods a 14 year old from Rouseville died at Presbyterian University Hospital from a gunshot wound believed accidental, and Frank Blanda 43 of Grindstone was electrocuted while assisting a neighbor with a television antenna when a ladder contacted a power line.
The Erie School District and the Erie Education Association reached a tentative contract after a 12 hour bargaining session. Superintendent Richard Hilinski said the 3 percent per year agreement means a "very good" monetary increase, funded by a proposed at least 6 percent mills tax increase. The deal follows a year of protests, school calendar suspensions, and a court injunction, with formal ratification to come Friday.
Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg ruled that parents cannot keep children from attending school unless they can prove health or safety threats. The decision centered on Earl and Jane Ross of Pittsburgh, whose sixth grade children were briefly bused for a weekly vocational class, amid alleged rough handling. The ruling upholds compulsory attendance while limiting parental exemptions.
Publisher Malcolm Forbes and aerospace scientist Thomas Heinsheimer survived a near disaster during a California to Europe balloon launch. Gusty winds dragged the gondola as director Jean Pierre Pommerau released the balloons to avert catastrophe. A new attempt is planned in six weeks after repairs and balloon delivery.
Denver AP reports oil industry workers have trimmed wage demands as a midnight contract expiry nears. The Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union cut 30 cents an hour from each year of the proposed three year deal, while seeking a 50 cent catch up wage. Industry wide strike could idle refineries. reserves may delay consumer impact for 30 days. The union represents about 60,000 workers and cites cost of living as a factor.
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