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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1975
Page
1
Dublin police arrest 38 year old David OConnell, a teacher turned guerrilla, in a Dublin suburb, renewing doubts about the five month old cease fire in Northern Ireland after years of evading authorities on both sides of the border.
Officials of Amtrak and railroad labor groups back bills to fund work on deteriorating tracks. A separate suit accuses Chrysler of causing a policeman’s death by a rear view mirror defect. The widow Linda Kennedy seeks damages for her husband Daniel Kennedy who was shot in 1974. Lester Matt undergoes heart surgery while George Morgan’s funeral is held. John F Kennedy Jr and Timothy Shriver visit Truk Lagoon hulks for a film crew. Some South Vietnamese Buddhist leader in Saigon denounces executions under new Communist rulers.
In Punxsutawney a 15 year old girl died from heart damage after a lightning strike while loading hay with family on a grandfather’s farm. In Washington County a 19 year old youth was charged with homicide for a May 1 stabbing of 87 year old William Williamson. A 23 year old seminary student was killed by lightning while painting a convent in Wilkes County.
British lecturer Denis Hills, sentenced to death for calling Idi Amin a tyrant, was freed after Amin met with British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan in Kampala. Hills, 61, awaiting departure to London, praised the release while noting prior threats and tense relations between Britain and Uganda since Amin’s expulsion of Asians in 1972.
Gov. Shapp signaled a probable veto of a legislature antibusing proposal that would block state agencies from assigning students to nonlocal schools and drop desegregation cases. The measure, passed 148 to 41 in the House, mirrors a prior vetoed bill and could trigger an override fight in Harrisburg.
Ford Motor Co says rust damage on 69,000 cars and trucks from 1969 to 1972 under a secret antitrust warranty has been repaired. The program, disclosed by Ralph Nader’s group, allegedly covered 12 million vehicles and cost an unofficial $41 million to date.
PHILADELPHIA AP It was 36 years since Jim Kitchen mailed a penny get well postcard from Penn State to his ailing mother in Philadelphia’s Presbyterian Medical Center. The card arrived recently, leaving Kitchen amazed but confident in the postal system. Officials cited no definite cause for the delay.
Police investigate a daylight break in at a home on Mead Avenue. A purse containing $280 was taken while Mrs. Lawson slept upstairs. Entry was gained via an open garage door and unlocked screen door. nothing else was disturbed at 746 Mead Avenue.
In Harrisburg two striking state employee unions move to force Gov Shapp to defend negotiating tactics in court after talks stalled over a 46.5 percent wage increase. The PSSU and PESEA have criticized and subpoenaed state officials as AFSCME reachs a separate 8.5 percent package. The strike disrupts unemployment checks while state officials seek injunctions to end the stoppage.
Secretary of State Kissinger met with President Valery Giscard d Estaing and Foreign Minister Jean Sauvagnargues in Paris for over an hour. They reported very constructive talks, moving viewpoints closer on energy dialogue. Kissinger planned further discussions in Paris and Geneva with Gromyko, with a preliminary energy conference possible within two months and separate commissions by year end. Public hopes for a moderated oil price rise remain cautious.
Cher filed for divorce in Santa Monica after a nine day marriage to rock star Gregg Allman. Officials said irreconcilable differences prompted the dissolution though both sides indicated a possible reconciliation. Cher had recently separated from Sonny Bono and left for an undisclosed location amid the public misgivings about divorce.
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