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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1972
Page
1
A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Route 6 two miles west of Corry at 4 20 p m yesterday blocking traffic for over an hour. William Paint of Delphos Ohio drifted snow and braked causing the crash. Alvin Taylor of Xenia Ohio swerved and struck the rear. Damage was estimated at 3650 with no injuries.
A Soviet fishing fleet vessel seized by the U S Coast Guard broke away during a four hour chase in the Bering Sea. The Storis was authorized to fire across the bow but no shots were fired as the ships returned to custody. The Samut and Lamut were seized near St Matthew Island for alleged 12 mile zone violations.
A murder in Erie prompts scrutiny of police response after William Wilson, detained under emergency mental detention papers, stabbed Lulu Waddle at her home 18 hours later. Mayor Louis J. Tullio will review reports on delayed action by officers Austedley and Wierzchowski as residents fled the mansion.
City council awarded the low bid for a 1972 Chevrolet police cruiser to Crotty and Verrando Chevrolet at 2567 dollars, with Cliff Buesink Ford second at 2870 dollars. The town rejected state pricing and will advertise for three portable walkie talkie radios for the fire department, funded from eight thousand dollars set aside for fire company support, estimated at six hundred dollars each.
Senate bill sponsor Robert Rovner seeks to extend Pennsylvania income tax filing from April 15 to July 1 for the 1971 tax year citing delayed mailings of state forms. The measure, sent to committee, arises as House reapportionment politics stall floor action with Philadelphia Democrats split on Negro representation and future congressional seats.
The White House seeks congressional action to force 13,000 longshoremen back to work after a resumed West Coast port strike. Officials warn hearings could delay any bill, as pickets appear from Seattle to San Diego and much shipping diverts to Ensenada Vancouver and East Gulf ports.
The council debated a gambling raid case involving Angelo Frisina of 27 West Frederick Street and a September raid at 107 West Irving Street. Frisina criticized police timing and weapons, claiming partial confiscation and lack of advance notification.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court weighs whether existing abortion statutes should stand or be liberalized. Arguments focus on broadened exceptions beyond threats to the mother's life, amid cases including a motorcycle mechanic's conviction for performing two abortions and an Allegheny County physician’s appeal challenging the law's constitutionality.
Two more victims, a child and a man, were found in the fire wreckage of a Tyrone Pennsylvania Hotel, bringing the death toll to at least seven with nine believed entombed. Fire crews worked with tools and a crane to recover remains amid extensive burns from a pre-dawn explosion and collapse. Family ties loom as investigators note the child’s location may hint at others nearby.
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