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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1975
Page
3
Prime Minister Trudeau says it may be best that the identity of donors funding a $200,000 pool at his official home remains unknown unless Parliament demands disclosure. He offered to reveal names if required and said taxpayers paying for the pool would be acceptable if that is Parliament's will.
AP reports Pfc. Larry L. Bird, 19, Dallas, Texas, was sentenced to 45 days hard labor and reduced in rank after pleading guilty to refusing orders to cut his hair. Berlin Brigade cases total five. four other soldiers were court martialed last month for similar refusals.
Los Angeles AP reports comedienne Phyllis Diller, 57, is honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, placed between Ethel Barrymore and Wallace Beery as she marks two decades in show business.
Governor Shapp issued an eight point proclamation to conserve gas as interstate pipelines cut shipments to local distributors. He warned 15,000 jobs may be lost by month end as industries shut down for lack of gas and urged federal relief, fair allocation, emergency sales, and thermostat reductions to 68 degrees.
Meadville faces a federal discrimination suit filed with the EEOC by the Meadville NAACP chapter alleging lack of Black firefighters on the city paid force. The action could delay federal revenue sharing funds during investigation, though officials say the aim is to prompt talks rather than cut funding.
A federal jury awarded $12 million to 1,200 antiwar demonstrators arrested during the Mayday 1971 Capitol demonstration. The six jurors ordered DC government and police chiefs to pay for violated constitutional rights false arrest false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The verdict, believed to be the largest civil suit award without corporate involvement, follows widespread arrests during the weeklong protest.
report details a near tragedy at East 86th Street station during a murder fire at the Kalil home. Crawford County DA Paul Shafer labels a pyromaniac as the likely killer in a case linking arson, a stabbing, and a child narrowly escaping harm. The narrative includes witness accounts from Everett Sanderson and Michelle DeJesus. A separate Cleveland note quotes Steel Service Center Institute president Robert G Welch on the need to boost raw steel output by 25 million tons to meet 1980 market demands.
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