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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1977
Page
3
Worst drought grips nation with crop losses rising
The USDA calls 1977 the worst drought year since the 1950s as extensive dryness hits the West and Midwest. Georgia declares disaster areas with 40 percent of soybeans destroyed, Alabama and Florida report over 75 percent of corn and hay losses, and the ongoing heat wave is expected to worsen damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Parachute wedding stunt ends with groom's dramatic plunge
In Westborough Massachusetts Les Winn 28 parachuted into his wedding as planned but his main chute failed. He cut his reserve, drifted into a tree, knocked a friend unconscious, then finished the ceremony in a tuxedo under his jump suit. He held a bruised knee but proceeded with the I do’s. In Seattle a pair of nude women entered a convenience store asking for cigarettes startling patrons. In Vancouver Phil Holt won the Nanaimo to Vancouver bathtub race setting a new time record of 1 hour 33 minutes 18 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toppenish
Les Winn
Bel ‘Winn
Winn
Westborough
Mass
Brett Borghind
Boston
Borglund
Vancouver
British Columbia
Phil Holt
Nanaimo
Carter Unlikely To Alter Abortion Stand
President Carter remains opposed to federal funding of abortions for the poor despite internal pressure. Women's rights leaders and advisers push back as about 40 government workers press for change. Congress faces funding fights as House bills bar Medicaid funding while Senate considers broader allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
White House
Acton Congress
House
Senate
Pat Schroeder
Dcolo
Administration Women
Women's Rights
Ad Hoc
Committee On Women's Health and Reproduction
United’ States
Marks Joins Probe of ROK Influence Mess
U S Reps Marc L Marks and Joseph S Ammerman push for an outside special prosecutor to speed and strengthen the House Ethics Committee inquiry into a growing Korean influence scandal in Congress. They criticize Chair Flynt and seek independent counsel as freshmen meet to seek a consensus on action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
U.S
Marc L. Marks
24Th
Joseph S. Ammerman
Grd
House Ethics Committee
Marks
Ammerman
Ethics Committee
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Flynt
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
House
Tion
Sharon
Perpopuges
Amtrak Considers Suing Its Delayed InterAmerican Train
Amtrak may sue its own late InterAmerican service operated by MoPac. The route from Laredo to Chicago often arrives behind schedule with 25 percent of trips bused the final 200 miles, and 29 of 120 trips between March 2 and July 2 ended at St. Louis requiring bus onward to Chicago. MoPac blames delays on equipment breakdowns and freight interference while Amtrak cites poor ontime performance and safety limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Amtrak
Chicago
Inter-American
Missouri Pacific
Laredo
Tex
Arkansas
Missouri
St. Louis
Ambrak
Joe Vranich
Atuis
Vranich
MoPac
Amtra
H.H. Olmisted
Et Bos
Noise battle over power mowers draws court case
Washington AP reports a government push for safety and noise standards on power mowers. Judge John J. Sirica presides as manufacturers fight EPA mandatory noise controls while arguing safety devices may raise prices. The debate centers on blade injuries, projectiles, and the balance between regulation and consumer cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Waterloo
Eton
Commission
Consumer Product Agency
EPA
Food Detectives Protecting You from Poison in FDA Office
In a Rockville FDA office two epidemiologists monitor consumer injuries and illnesses tied to regulated products. Richard Swanson and Dan Brand track hundreds of investigations with a handwritten chart, noting botulism and other cases. A Michigan jalapeno pepper botulism outbreak shows fast local action by officials, but lack of computers hampers rapid pattern detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville, Md
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Richard Swanson
Dan Brand
Swanson
Brand
Michigan
Pontiac
Mich
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Rockville
Swanson and
Pennsylvan ia People in the News and Notable Visits
A reader Q and A feature highlights Pennsylvanians and guests. Bobby Troup, a Harrisburg native, studied at Wharton and starred in Emergency with wife Julie London. Fred Biletnikoff’s family faced local backlash after a town comment but later reconciled. Henry Kissinger visited Pittsburgh, dining at the Duquesne Club and later joined Chase Manhattan Bank’s international advisory group. Mellon reports no such plan. Readers may submit inquiries about Keystone State notables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Troup
Pennsylvania
A. Troup
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Latewater Boys High School
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Julie London
Troup
Capital
Erie
Oakland
Fred Biletnikas
A. Biletnikoff
Ephriam 'Shooky Brill Biletnikoff
Eric
Biletnikof
Henry Kissinger
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Club
Mallon Bank
Kissinger
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York
Mellon
Henry
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United States
Kan
Texas
Probe of
ROK Influence Mess
Food Detectives
Keystone State
Associated Press
Philadelphia
ARTS
EAE
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