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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1975
Page
1
Insurgent gunners fired 25 rockets into Phnom Penh's airport, killing three and wounding 34, including two Americans. Four military planes were destroyed, three civilian aircraft damaged, while government warplanes bombed rocket sites five miles north and nine miles west of the airport. The airport remained open.
Erie County Redevelopment Authority seeks gas service for Fourth Ward Urban Renewal housing for the elderly. A tentative commitment from National Fuel Gas is questioned for legal bindingness as talks between Virginia Nuzzo and William Hill proceed. City Engineer David Johnson notes the letter offers an exit for the gas company.
New York stocks rebounded after early profit taking as bank lending rates ease. The noon Dow up 3.28 at 699.70 with gainers ahead of decliners. Morgan Guaranty Trust cut its prime rate to 9 percent, matching Chase Manhattan’s rate cut. Westinghouse active, other issues mixed on NYSE and AMEX with notable shifts.
Two oil tankers, Corinthus and Edgar M Queeny, collide at a BP refinery dock on the Delaware River near Marcus Hook. A fire erupts, one dead, 23 injured, and several crewmen unaccounted for. Evacuations cover a six block area as flames bloom and shake nearby buildings.
The county’s five million dollar Mental Health Mental Retardation program faces scrutiny as Erie County officials take over Stairways in Corry. The MHMR Advisory Board loses power. Corry Memorial Hospital renames and runs the program, inviting a contest for a new name with a 25 dollar savings bond prize. Rep Forest Hopkins pushes voter registration via district justices.
Harrisburg officials announce a Governor's Council study on marijuana policy to assess usage, enforcement, medical research and public attitudes with public hearings planned across the state. A report due by March will offer recommendations to the General Assembly, exploring options from stricter laws to decriminalization or legalization.
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