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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1975
Page
1
A fragmented snippet mentions FW Elks and two individuals with initials and names unclear. It appears as a brief local notice or sports clipping fragment lacking full context. Entities are uncertain. no clear event or outcome can be established from the readable text.
Fragmentary OCR hints an $80 billion amount unused or unallocated. The garbled text mentions money, likely federal or organizational funds, with no clear recipient, purpose, or timeline. Further readable context is needed to confirm the exact source and intended use.
Workers set up a city park carnival to run Thursday through Saturday in connection with the Northwestern Pennsylvania Firemen’s Convention. Sponsored by the Stanford Hose Company, the event features rides and games for children and adults.
The Corry Memorial Hospital does not perform abortions and is not certified. The state health department says it has not applied for certification and has performed no abortions to date. Reports show Titusville, Oil City, and Franklin hospitals recording abortion figures in late 1974 and early 1975, with varying counts by quarter and county residents.
The ConRail plan brings the 19.9 mile Sharon to Jamestown route back under federal consideration while excluding Girard to Jamestown Parun Corry to Brockton N Y and Corry to Oil Guy via Titusville. More than half of Pennsylvania secondary spurs previously slated for removal are reincluded in the federal plan presented to Congress yesterday.
Ten state agriculture department chiefs voted to back HR 7488 Vigorito’s farm to consumer marketing bill. They urged funding to State Departments of Agriculture rather than extension services, while the measure would inject 7.5 million dollars via federal funds over three years to develop direct farmer to consumer marketing. The NEASDA resolution notes the funding shift and the ongoing power struggle with land grant extension offices. USDA/OHB opposed the bill.
Ford tours Auschwitz site and a children’s hospital in Poland after pledging a peacetime drive. He then flies to Helsinki for a European security conference with Wilson and Brezhnev, while Gierek signs a friendly communique. Mrs. Ford, jet lagged and recovering from surgery, misses several events.
Corry state police report three burglaries under investigation, all over the weekend. At Faith Church in Corry a bank bag with $178 was taken from an unlocked office cabinet. A second break-in at Larry Magoon’s home yielded a portable TV, three motorcycle helmets, two clock radios, an eight track tape player and two speakers. A third burglary at a County Line Road construction site in Crawford County saw two extension cords stolen, valued at $45, with possible other contractor losses to be determined.
Congress overrode President Ford's veto of a $2 billion health bill. The House passed 348 to 43, well above the two thirds needed, while the Senate voted 67 to 15 in a weekend session, enacting the measure into law.
With five weeks to start of school in Corry, the Corry Area School District and the Corry Area Education Association remain without a signed contract after seven months of talks. The expired June 30 agreement drives mediation led by state mediator Jack Woods. A second mediation session is planned for August 6 as unresolved issues persist.
NASA officials say a slipup by Apollo astronauts let poisonous nitrogen tetroxide fumes into the cabin as the craft headed for a Pacific splashdown ending a joint U S Soviet mission. Communications disruption and a lapse between two astronauts allegedly left automatic landing switches untriggered, causing gas exposure and coughing as the module drifted to water.
Turkish commanders declare control of all U S intelligence sites in Turkey with 25 bases occupied including Incirlik and Karamursel. The move follows U S embargo actions over Cyprus and Ankara’s declaration that the 1969 defense pact is invalid, affecting U S personnel privileges.
CABA chief negotiator Daniel Scannell hopes remaining issues can be settled before school starts. William Helmintoller new chief negotiator for the district says progress is likely after next week's mediation. No strike talks, both sides aim to resolve the stalemate and start classes this Fall as scheduled.
In Philadelphia a yellow 1931 Model T Ford taxi returns as part of Yellow Cab's Bicentennial promotion near Independence Hall. The car, joined by four more, prompts crowds to ride for current fares while offering a memory of 1931 rates. The ride is 90 cents for the flag drop and 9 cents per extra quarter mile under modern pricing.
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