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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1970
Page
1
A federal grand jury in Cleveland charges three men with being hired to kill United Mine Workers leader Joseph Yablonski. The panel did not reveal who financed the alleged plot.
The Pennsylvania Gas Company completed checks around the Center street crossing of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad after a gate cover blew off. A faint leak was found at the service entry to the former Railway Express Co. building and another in a water main manhole across Main Street. The company plans full checks of all residential installations over about four years, starting this year.
Senate Judiciary Committee recessed after testimony described as damning to Judge G Harrold Carswell's Supreme Court nomination. Witnesses including Rutgers law professor John Lowenthal alleged hostile handling of a Florida habeas petition and improper routing of a voter registration case. The panel planned one more day of testimony, perhaps Monday or Tuesday, before adjournment.
The Civil Aeronautics Board warned 11 major US airlines it would rescind a 6.85 percent fare rise unless they accept a joint revenue sharing pact with nine subsidized local service carriers. The move targets interline routes and higher short haul costs, aiming to lower through fares for over 2.5 million travelers annually.
Corry's 1969 occupational privilege tax raised 4300 taxpayers 4300 producing 43000. Receiver Mrs. Theodore Swanson says the revenue equates to about two mills of property tax though not the key point. City payroll reached 29392800 with an estimated average wage of 6835, slightly above the Cleveland Pittsburgh Erie area figure of 6240.
A Franklin man remains in critical condition after a two semi crash on Route 8 yesterday at 11 30 am. Kenneth Crowell Jr 30 of Sarver drove south as braking caused his trailer to jackknife crossing the center line and tearing the trailer wheels from the tractor. Carl Sargent 59 of Franklin suffered fractured ribs and a concussion. Trooper Irish put damage at Crowell 000 and Sargent 2 000.
GE and two unions reached a tentative contract ending a 95 day strike. A mediator said 10 other unions may accept similar terms, with ratification by members required and a pay rise over 40 months plus a cost of living clause.
U S aircraft attacked North Vietnamese anti aircraft positions firing on them since the 1968 bombing halt. A SAM launcher was hit after it fired on an American recon plane and escort. One F105 was downed by anti aircraft fire and a rescue helicopter was shot down. The U S Command notes no new bombing over North Vietnam since the halt.
Washington reports President Nixon will send to Congress a fiscal 1971 budget totaling 200.8 billion dollars with a 1.3 billion anticipated surplus and a 5.8 billion cut in defense spending. The plan signals monetary restraint and emphasizes priority setting while maintaining Social Security funding and earlier commitments. Also notes a shift toward improved economy in government and a relaxation of tight money policy, with embargoed release to press. The report also mentions a new management change at Minnick's Dairy Bar and Charles Manson’s first court appearance defending himself after shaving.
The Erie County grand jury indicted Union City resident Stephen B. Eakin and Erie resident Michael Hewitt on rape, larceny, and receiving stolen property charges linked to a May assault on a 15 year old girl in Summit Township and a October car theft. Hewitt and two others were cleared of assault and battery. Additional indictments named David Wingard for involuntary manslaughter and drunk driving from a August Union City crash that killed Evelyn Overturf of Youngsville. Other traffic indictments included Robert Post, David Savko, and William Carter for driving during suspension and drunk driving variously in Corry and surrounding areas.
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