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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1976
Page
1
Sparse readable text references a weather disruption affecting a local parade or ordnance display. Key nouns include rain and plans, with no clear names, dates, or places. The fragment implies postponement or alteration of an event tied to public display or civic ceremony.
Reagan delegates favor former Texas governor John Connally for vice president, with Reagan himself insisting he will not accept the VP nomination. Ford backers prefer Rockefeller as a potential running mate, while others cite Baker, Richardson, Brock, Percy, Crane, and Buckley among top second-choice picks. The AP survey shows 40 percent of delegates expressed a second spot preference, reflecting a fragmented field ahead of the Kansas City convention.
A mobile home on Riley Siding road west of Elgin was a total loss after a welding torch ignited a tractor and the trailer. Owner George Maleski suffered burns on both hands and was treated and released from Union City Memorial Hospital. Loss estimated around $20,000 as Elgin and Union City fire units fought the blaze with 65 firefighters.
A VW wrapped around a utility pole on East Main Street after the driver swerved to avoid a car. Rita Nichols, 18, of Shady Avenue, was treated and released at Corry Memorial Hospital. Vehicle damage estimated at $350. Journal photo by Eaton.
Deputies raided a lavish 100 acre Portola Valley estate near Redwood City seeking evidence in the Chowehilla school bus hijacking. They searched 15 buildings, served a warrant on Frederick N Woods, and questioned Woods IV and two Schoenfeld brothers as investigators pursued links to a drug and gun cult among affluent Peninsula families.
Pasadena AP reports the first Martian weather reading shows temperatures at 122 degrees below zero with pink sky colors from dust haze. Seismometer issues hinder quake data as Viking 1 and planned Viking 2 missions prepare to study Mars interior and possible quakes.
An unidentified person led a 2-year-old filly owned by Robert J. Thornton Jr. up to a barn loft in Clymer and pushed it from the window to the ground, where an iron pipe impaled the animal. The horse died. the act is investigated as burglary and animal cruelty with authorities pursuing leads.
PennDOT district officials in Franklin announced resurfacing widening and shoulder pavement of three small sections on Route 89 in Concord Township. Assistant district engineer Donald Dolecki cited skid tests showing slippery conditions when wet and said the road will be widened from 14 to 18 feet near Route 89 railroad crossings north of Lovell with contracts awarded August 13.
Ronald Reagan urged a live debate with President Ford before the national convention, arguing clear differences on foreign policy inflation and domestic policy. Ford has shown no interest in debating and says his positions are well known.
Congress voted 310 to 98 to override President Ford and enact a 3.95 billion public works jobs bill, the ninth override of Ford. Senate action followed earlier 73 to 24 vote. Supporters say the bill would create about 200 000 construction and related jobs and protect thousands of local government posts.
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