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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1977
Page
1
About 65 residents from Corry area voiced long running complaints to PennDOT officials who visited for over three hours. They described heavy highway wear, dangerous potholes, and implied neglect while officials pledged to review their proportionate share of road maintenance and repair plans despite skepticism about results.
Readers critique interstate expansion and right of way seizures in Pittsburgh area. They argue PennDOT uses eminent domain for a fence line and road corridor, question state funding and road quality, compare Ohio county roads, oppose overloading five ton Pinchot roads, and urge better maintenance and safety inspections amid costly vehicle damage from Route 6 icing.
Charlotte Grosse, 15, was abducted from a Girl Scout camp near Sarasota two days earlier and located safe in Siesta Key. Suspect Wilfred Bannister, 33, of Siesta Key, was arrested. FBI involvement noted. family reaction described as ecstatic.
Pennsylvania transportation officials opened bids in Harrisburg for roadside mowing along about 787 miles of Erie County highways. Work covers 166 routes in five foot wide strips across two cycles, first in July and August 1977 and second in June 1978. Low bid from Suburban Spray Service of Pittsburgh was 30,698 dollars pending contract approval.
FBI-led manhunt in Arkansas for two young gunmen after Marvin Richie was killed in his patrol car and U S Corps ranger David Small wounded. Abducted partner Opal James and ranger missing. 125-man posse scours Quachita National Forest within a 51 mile radius. Air support standby as weather hampered search.
The Ajax strike may end Tuesday after union negotiators and management reached a new agreement. If the rank and file backs the proposal at tomorrow’s vote, more than 290 workers idled by the strike could return to work following the holiday weekend. Wages and fringe benefits are the core issues cited.
Three areasmen John L. Van Dyke Robert Morris and William Ireland were found guilty of disorder conduct and criminal mischief after a June 19 picket incident at De Capes Ending Service office. Restitution totaled 259.32 each for Addison Reeder a former police desk clerk who was also injured when slammed into a plate glass window during the melee.
Harrisburg reports Gov. Shapp signed two stopgap bills to fund state operations as lawmakers debate taxes or cuts. He warned 6,000 workers could be laid off if no budget passes, and urged action within three weeks. The $5.2 billion budget remains stuck in committee with no clear tax plan.
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