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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1972
Page
1
The readable text hints at a noble person lying in state and a public memorial. Names are garbled but include references to Mississippi and Chicago. Details are incomplete with scattered phrases about a will, a peering noble, and a musical hall.
Clifford Irving's lawyer says 650000 in McGraw-Hill funds intended for Howard Hughes is held in trust for the billionaire after a Swiss bank transfer routed through Irving's wife Edith. The affair stalled publication plans by McGraw-Hill and Time Inc. Life magazine as investigations continue.
Edward E. Saloum of Hillcrest Drive has been named Republican chairman for the Corry area by local GOP officials. He succeeds Raymond G. Weber who left when he moved. Saloum will oversee Corry, Elgin Borough, and Wayne and Concord townships. He has 19 years in Corry and is chief engineer at Snap-Tite Corp in Union City, formerly with Aero-Flow Dynamics in Corry.
The city reports 1971 income tax receipts at 299148, down from 310100 in 1970, with 1969 293928 and earlier years showing steady growth. The 1970 spike made the decline seem larger, but officials say the drop poses little hardship for the school district while affecting the city modestly.
New Department of Labor and Industry criteria tighten hall widths to seven feet four inches and require room size adjustments, prompting costly renovations. Crawford County homes face forced changes with risks of shrinking rooms, while a county home relocates residents due to floor plan limits and 24 hour fire brigade coverage. Conneautville Nursing Home must install sprinklers and remove wood paneling under the new regulations.
A hijacker aboard a Los Angeles to New York flight with 101 aboard claimed a bomb and demanded over 300000 dollars plus freedom for Angela Davis and a Dallas prisoner. The plane landed at Kennedy where FBI and airport police gathered. the suspect identified as Garrett Trapnell from Massachusetts issued rambling statements and sought talks with Nixon and Miami lawyers. Police and FAA pursued negotiations while passengers disembarked and investigators reviewed Trapnell’s criminal history including 1970 jewelry theft in the Bahamas.
Firefighters used a saw to remove the door after a December crash on East Columbus Avenue. Mrs. John Pignanelli of Bradford, 50, was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital by ambulance with unknown injuries. Police said icy conditions caused her car to crash into a utility pole, totaling the vehicle at $3,000 and causing $800 damage to pole and wires. her dog escaped as the door was removed.
A French Canadian girl aged eight who died of cancer in Los Angeles has become the first child cryonically frozen for future resurrection attempts. Genevieve de la Poterie, from a Montreal suburb, is the daughter of Guy and Pierette de la Poterie. Her body was frozen at 275 degrees below zero in liquid nitrogen at Children’s Hospital, according to a Cryonics Society of California spokesman.
Corry Memorial Hospital was notified by the Joint Commission of Accreditation for a two year term down from three. Administrator Samuel Antrim noted the commission includes physicians and surgeons groups and that state payment programs rely on it. He warned loss of accreditation could cost up to 450000 annually in Medicare and Medicaid funding.
Two Corry youths were injured in a one car accident on Route 277 west of Spartansburg at 11 45 p m. William F Cervola 16 the driver was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital with multiple lacerations and contusions of the face and body listed in satisfactory condition A passenger in the vehicle Harry Crawford 17 of 32 East Irving street was treated and released for a contusion State Police at the Corry substation said the crash occurred when Cervola failed to negotiate a right hand curve struck a metal post and caromed against a tree the car rested on an embankment Damage to the car was set at 2000 The youths were taken to the hospital by Corry Ambulance Service There were no injuries in a second Route 277 accident three miles south of Corry at 9 30 when Gilbert Scott 26 of Bear Lake lost control skidded into a southbound vehicle driven by Sally Ann Shrefflen 30 of R D 1 Corry Damages were estimated at 250 There were no injuries and minor damage in a two car accident on Route and Route yesterday afternoon State Police said Kevin M Hauck 25 of Parma Heights Ohio collided with the rear of a vehicle driven by Allen Webb 70 of Colubmbus Troopers said the Webb vehicle Continued on Buck Page
Heth Daley four, son of Mr and Mrs Hiram Daley of 437 South Center street, serves as the Heart Fund poster child for Corry area campaign. Born with complex heart defects, he required open heart surgery at 18 months at Pittsburgh Children's Hospital and now leads a normal life with periodic checkups and iron supplements. His remaining surgery will come at doctors' discretion, but he continues to tire easily yet enjoys a happy life.
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