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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1975
Page
1
Niagara Falls Ontario AP French aerialist Henri Rechatin seeks Niagara Parks Commission approval to walk a tightrope over the falls. He balanced on two stacked chairs 520 feet high from a platform on the Niagara Walls observation deck to prove his skill.
The Tamaqua Weight Watchers Society received permission from the Tamaqua Area School Board to meet in the district’s junior high school cafeteria, with the stipulation that meetings occur in the cafeteria.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Frank Church declares hard evidence of CIA murder plots, criticizing Rockefeller Commission claims of minor transgressions. He declines to detail specifics while noting plots plural and implicating CIA leadership, including director William Colby, in questioning. The Rockefeller report is due Friday.
President Ford, fresh from European talks, said allies remain confident and urged Congress to back a $94 billion defense budget and a 10 year energy program. At West Point he noted Middle East peace as a major issue and referred to his 11,110 mile trip with 22 heads of state. He will also address cadets and award diplomas to 43 graduates.
At a recent meeting officials signaled interest in allocating revenue sharing funds for recreation facilities and programs, weighing 5 000 to 10 000 as possible amounts. Calderone urged city and Corry Area School District to collaborate with the city administrator and recreation director to renew a defunct recreation committee and set a six month timeline for a joint program. In a separate AP report from Pompano Beach Florida a 9 year old girl was killed by lightning while walking home during an electrical storm after her mother failed to reach her at school.
James P. Knox 21 and Christopher L. Tiano 22, Cleveland area, are lodged in Erie County jail after arraignment before District Justice Mary Jane Fuller on charges tied to a break in at Eckerd's Drug Store. Joseph J. Klopp 18, also of Cleveland area, to be extradited from Ashtabula for prosecution.
The Associated Press reports widespread hospital layoffs and reduced work weeks in New York City area facilities as doctors stage walkouts over malpractice insurance. Rhode Island physicians pause action while Governor Noel seeks coverage solutions. Texas, California, and Pennsylvania see varied responses with nonemergency surgeries canceled and staged stoppages continuing.
A Houston jury found 20 year old optician Ronald O Bryan guilty of poisoning his eight year old son Timothy with cyanide laced candy during a Halloween outing. The state seeks the death penalty citing insurance money and motive. Defense contends lack of proven cyanide purchase and poisoning. The case drew community alarm and discussions on Halloween safety as witnesses described O Bryans interest in cyanide and family debt.
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