Wars in Punjab and assault on hunger striker in UK stir headlines
In Pakistan Punjab at least 30 killed over five days of sectarian clashes between orthodox Muslims and Qadianis with 2000+ arrests. In Britain the IRA accuses the government after Michael Gaughan dies in Parkhurst Prison during a hunger strike. Cambodian fighting worsens as Khmer Rouge insurgents strike Phnom Penh and Kompong Seila, wounding soldiers and civilians.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Punjab
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
London
Irish Republican Army
Michael Gaughan
Parkhart
Isle of Wight
Northern Ireland
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Kompong Seila
Prison lobotomy debate echoes as inmate’s release nears
Prison officials defend a 1953 prefrontal lobotomy on Eugene Austin who spent 33 years in custody and seven in isolation before his May 28 release from Nevada State Prison. Warden Ed Pogue says the procedure is no longer used and Austin now lives in a convalescent home.
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Carson City
New
Ed Pogue
Nevada State Prison
Eugene Austin
Austin
Bill would bar hiring relatives by state officials
Harrisburg AP reports the House approved a bill 146 to 29 to curb officials hiring relatives in their agencies and others they oversee, sending it to the Senate. Pittsburgh AP notes Bud L. Rice of Rice's Trailer Sales in Seneca pled guilty to evading 18300 in taxes, facing five years and 10000 fine. his bookkeeper Letha McGarry pleaded no contest to assisting in fraudulent return, possible three years and 5000 fine.
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Gin ‘geneMork
Clifford
Raith Irving
Harrisburg
House
Senate
Pittsburgh
Bud L. Rice
Rice
Seneca
Letha McGarry
Memphis, Tenn
U.S. House of Representatives
Mary Anne Guthrie
Dan H. Kuykendall
Tennessee
Mary Anne
Memphis
Carroll T. Dozier
Nixon
Congress
Embert V. Earle Insurance Agency Opens in City
Mayor Dr Mary Ann Kibler led a ribbon cutting to open the Embert V Earle Insurance Agency at 303 North Center Street. Earle held the ribbon while Marian Sullivan assisted as Chamber of Commerce officials and local friends attended the ceremony.
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Mary Ann Kibler
Embert V. Earle Insurance
North Center Street
Earle
Marian Sullivan
Chamber of Commerce
Journal
McEdowney
Pa House Rejects PAC Rate Hike Bill
The Pennsylvania House failed to pass a measure to bar tentative or retroactive rate increases by utilities, voting 100 to 76 short of a constitutional majority. The bill would have restricted PUC from granting temporary rate boosts and allowed refunds or delays as cases unfold.
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House
Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Senate
Pennsylvania
John Brunner
D-Washington
George Bloom
Sound Off returns as Corry Journal public forum
Fans may call 665 8291 to air views every Thursday 5 to 9 PM with selections published in The Journal. Criticisms should avoid personal attacks but address public issues like rabies risk, tax collection, wages, and local services. Readers urge better coach notices and improved dog catcher timing.
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Corry Journal
Curfew Question in Corry Sparks Community Debate
Residents of Corry discuss whether a city curfew is still in effect amid ongoing safety concerns. Officials weigh enforcement options and residents urge clarity on hours, exemptions, and enforcement methods as dawn patrols resume.
Reagan Replacement Tops Primary List
California voters face a long ballot as 18 Democrats and six Republicans vie to replace Ronald Reagan who cannot seek reelection. Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke faces perjury charges. Edmund Brown Jr. leads Democrats. Proposition 9 Tax reform campaign finance measure also on the ballot.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Alabama
Iowa
Mississippi
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
Houston J. Flournoy
Ed Reinecke
Reinecke
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Common Cause
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William R. Tolbert Jr
New York City
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U.S. House
Bloom
GOP
Roberts
Corry
Columbus
Dial
Police Department
Corry Hospital
Peridot
Frederick Street
George C. Wallace
Jere Beasley
Charles Woods
Lowa
Harold E. Hughes
U.S. Senate
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Hughes
Robert D. Ray
Ocal
Bruce King
Troyer’‘S
Northrop
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