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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1972
Page
6
A federal court panel ruled fraternal groups are not tax exempt if they exclude nonwhites. The decision concerns Portland Oregon Elks lodge alleged to bar a Black man from membership. The ruling revokes the deduction for donations to such clubs but no final judgment yet on the Elks case.
Mrs Edwina Gesing 30 of Oil City is ordered held for court on assault with intent to kill and a firearm violation after a Dec 23 shooting that injured Mrs Sylvia Swartinger of Franklin. Gesing released on a 6000 dollar property bond after a three and a half hour hearing before District Magistrate Robert Billingsley.
Franklin police report a burglary at Seeley's Dairy Store with over 2000 dollars in cash and checks stolen. The front door was found open at 6 11 a m by a patrolman who did not realize a burglary had occurred. Other items taken included eight cartons of cigarettes 50 comic books meat sticks and gloves. The incident was discovered at 7 44 a m.
Peggy Osborne Albert Moon suffered injuries in a wrestling match last week and was admitted to St. Marys Hospital before transfer to Warren General Hospital. He is now recuperating at home. The WSCS will meet Thursday evening at the church with Mrs Bertha Case leading. Mrs Paul VanOrd and Mrs Clarence Kolstee to host. Bear Lake firemen met last evening at the fire hall.
In Meadville an elderly Cooperstown woman died in a two car crash at a city intersection. Hazel Catshall 70, of R D 1 Cooperstown, was pronounced dead at Meadville City Hospital. Her daughter Twila Troup 34 of Franklin was a passenger in the other car and survived. June Merritt 55 of R D 1 Saegertown also survived after hospital treatment. The crash occurred at 5 17 pm and marked Meadville’s first fatality in three years.
Washington AP reports a National Institute of Health project chief says a perfectly safe cigarette is technically possible by reducing smoke hazards and nicotine. Yet questions loom on consumer appeal, nicotine levels, and behavior changes. Surgeon General calls for renewed safety efforts amid industry pushback.
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