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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an early visit, a tour schedule, and a sequence of fixtures. The text mentions Peking and a tour, with unclear references to teams or dates. Further readable details are not available.
A local memorial marks a tragic incident in which a newborn perished in a fire at a residence in the region near Pittsfield Centraw County. Investigators report the blaze originated in a living area, with neighbors noting emergency crews arriving swiftly. The incident prompts community mourning and official scrutiny of safety measures.
The NLRB ordered Erie County Plastics Corporation to stop discouraging union membership and to offer rehiring to two former female employees, Mary Lou Bailey and Gertrude Williams, without prejudice to seniority. The ruling stems from unfair labor practices at the Erie plant tied to the independent union, with details on certification history and layoff recalls.
American Airlines confessed to making illegal corporate campaign gifts to President Nixon in 1971 and 1972 after Herbert Kalmbach requested $100,000. Archibald Cox noted the admission could be a mitigating factor but warned officers face potential penalties. Common Cause helped reveal the gifts amid pressure for donor disclosure.
An off duty policeman spotted Gary Silvis 18 climbing the drain pipe at Ike's Billiards on East Main street. Police then charged Silvis and Saxman 18 with a harassment offense after arresting them at the scene. A juvenile accomplice will be cited to juvenile court.
Officials at the Corry Fish Hatchery counted 52,620 dead fish after an electrical outage cut power to pumps. Foreman William Willis notes the 7,517 pounds of fish and a $7,500 loss, with swift help from over 100 volunteer firemen preventing further damage to 200,000 fish. Brown, brook, rainbow and palomino rainbows were involved amid ongoing construction to install auxiliary pumps.
A butane gas tank car exploded during firefighting efforts in Kingman Arizona killing three volunteer firemen, Roger Hubka Bill Casson and Jimmy Cox, and injuring about 70. The blast damaged buildings closed the highway and railroad, with victims sent to Mohave County General Hospital and the seriously burned airlifted to Phoenix and Las Vegas. Slurry bombers and helicopters fought the fires as authorities investigated unloading of gas at the time.
Cecil B. Hunt 28, formerly of Columbus, who was convicted in Erie U.S. District Court on passing ten counterfeit ten-dollar bills, died in a one car crash near Amherst Ohio. Judge Gerald Weber had pending sentencing after Hunt sought a new trial. Hunt had been drinking before the high speed wreck.
Washington AP reports wholesale prices rose in June by 2.4 percent, the sharpest increase since January 1951, driven by farm product costs. The government also notes unemployment fell to 4.8 percent, the lowest since June 1970, amid Nixon price freezes. Farm, processed foods, and feeds rose, with industrial commodities up nearly one percent.
The U S Department of HUD announced that local property and casualty agents can start selling HUD flood insurance in Corry effective Wednesday. Zurich-American Group of Pittsburgh is designated as servicing company. Policies become effective immediately for the first 30 days, with 15 days after for later purchases. Coverage includes up to 17 500 for single family homes and 30 000 for other structures with specified rates. The program promotes flood plain management and land use controls to guide development away from flood hazards.
Corry Area School District plans a $39,161 summer program to train 316 students. Elementary classes at Concord School focus on reading and math with a special education class and speech therapy. Secondary courses at Corry Area High School cover English social studies health and driver education with eight professionals and one aide. A school nurse serves both sessions.
A cyclist was injured when a motorcycle struck a parked car, causing 600 to the bike and 400 to the car. The rider Michael A. Mulroy, 19, of 54 East Bond Street, is in Corry Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition with multiple contusions abrasions and a laceration to the left leg. Police will question him at the hospital for details. Earlier a separate 50 fender bender in a Country Foods lot involved Kenneth E. Rennekamp 38 and Raymond G. Rapp 55. no injuries, $50 damage to Rennekamp car. Witnesses said the cycle was east on East Main Street when the crashes occurred.
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