Police Kill Sniper in Omaha Shootout at Flaming House
Ex convict Elza Carr Jr., 33, used an automatic shotgun to fire on officers and civilians, killing Patrolman Paul Nields and wounding eight officers and two civilians. After four hours barricaded, he emerged from a tear gas filled rooming house on Omaha Near North Side and was shot by police as flames spread through the building. Several bystanders witnessed the chaotic scene as Carr had held off authorities since 9:30 p.m. with multiple injuries reported among officers. the two wounded patrolmen and the status of others were not immediately clarified.
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Omaha, Neb
Richard Andersen
Elza Carr Jr
Omaha
North Side
Carr
Andersen
Paul Nields
Nields
Nebraska Penal Complex
Jesse McDonald
Harry Owens
McDonald
City Sets 1974 75 Revenue Sharing Uses
City council approved federal revenue sharing uses for the July 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975 entitlement period totaling 180,570 with plans to file a report by June 24. Authorized expenditures include capital items for public safety, environmental protection, public transportation, recreation and administration amounting to 8,000 50 500 65 070 20 000 2 000 and operating maintenance of 35,000 for a refuse contract.
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Corry
Sciota Street
Financial Administration
Jury Wanted Nixon Unindicted Say Jury Wanted Nixon
Federal grand jury reportedly voted to include President Nixon among unindicted co-conspirators in Watergate probe, with unanimity 19 to 0 and four absentees. Legal questions cited on indicting an incumbent president. no indictment issued. St Clair said the action has no legal effect and the true facts will emerge.
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St. Clair
Leon Jaworski
St Clair
U.S
John J. Sirica
Los Angeles Times
The
Washington Post
Times
Nixon
the Post
Jaworski
Grand Jury
House Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodino Jr
D-N.j
Sirica
Former Local Businessman Hammond Dies at 79
Worth Hammond of Columbus longtime Corry resident and former business owner dies at 79 after a 10 day hospital stay. He directed the National Bank of Corry and co owned Hammond Elevator Company and the Corry Hotel. He served as Warren County highways superintendent 1955 to 1963 and held three terms as Columbus Township supervisor. He was a life member of the Corry Elks Lodge and member of the Corry Grange and Moose.
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Worth Hammond
Columbus
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Hammond
The
National Bank of
Hammond Elevator Company
Warren County
Columbus Township
Firemen Answer Three Calls In One Day
Early yesterday afternoon Sparta and Corry volunteers battled a car fire on Snyder Circle after a backfire. The car owned by Karen Foster suffered $100 damage. Later, a roof fire at the Stanley Woloson residence on Route 277 prompted an assist from Corry Sparta. Within hours another call to Lindsey Hollow road's Akam farm ended with all units returning by 9:25 p.m.
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Snyder Circle
Karen Foster
Bel0
Pan
Corry
Stanley Wolosoa
Corry- Sparta
Corry Area Receives Liquid Fuels Funds in 1974
Erie County commissioners released a list of 39 municipalities to share more than 450000 in liquid fuels for 1974. Erie city is missing as it had not applied. Corry is the only city in the county to receive funds, totaling 25000, with townships Wayne 6804 and Concord 84827 and boroughs Elgin 765 Union City 14457 Waterford 8748 Wattsburg 2121 composing the rest of the borough and township allocations totaling 127493 and 80656 respectively.
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Erie
Corry
John Wagner
Erie County
Elgin
Union City
Waterford
Wattsburg
Corry Area
Wayne
Concord
Milk tape on 1971 price hike draws split views
House impeachment probers say the four key milk fund tapes are incomplete and inconclusive about whether Nixon was influenced by a promised campaign donation. They note the March 23 1971 meeting ends abruptly with Connally and Nixon and discuss dairy co op money, milk price hikes, and political pressure.
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Washington
House
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Treasury
John B. Connally
Charles B. Rangel
Dn.y
Connally
Rangel
White House
Daniel Elisberg
Harold V. Froehlich
R-Wis
Froehlich
Jerome R. Waldie
D-Calif
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Congress
Hamilton Fish
R-N.y
Senate
Dwyer Urges PennDOT to Halt Office, Fund Road Repairs
Sen H Budd Dwyer of Meadville called for a moratorium on nonessential highway spending and the proposed PennDOT District Office until northwestern Pennsylvania highways are restored to safe condition. He urged locating the office in Mercer or Crawford County to serve the seven-county area and cited potholes and unsafe bridges as reasons to delay construction.
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H. Budd Dwyer
Meadville
Corty
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District
Crawford
Mercer County
Venango County
Penndot
Jacob Kassab
Dwyer
Pennsylvania
Mercer
Crawford County
PSP Charge Seven In Cornfield Ramp
Corry state police will file criminal mischief charges against seven local drivers, three juveniles, for driving through a newly planted cornfield en route to a party in the woods west of the city. Damage to the field is about $200. Charges to District Justice Mary Jane Fuller in Union City. Suspects include Charles J. Hagger, Frank A. Baresi, Jeffrey C. Scheiner, Jeffrey Gates, and three unnamed juveniles.
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Corry
West Columbus Avenue
Mary Jane Fuller
Union City
Charles J. Hagger
R.D
Frank A. Baresi
Jeffrey C. Scheiner
Wright Street
Jeffrey 4. Gates
Sound Off column invites pet peeves and public issues
Tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. residents can call The Journal at 665-8291 to vent opinions in the Sound Off column. Submissions should focus on issues and problems to be solved by the responsible bodies, with publication on Saturday.
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The
Journal
Church Windows Hit With 33 Pellets
Crime case of mischief under police investigation for damage at the First Church of Christ Scientist on East Columbus Avenue. Officers found 34 pellet holes on two windows, one side door each, likely fired from East Columbus Avenue or Ping Grove Cemetery. Damage valued at 150 dollars per church officials.
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First Church of Christ
East Columbus Avenue
Columbus Avenue
Ping Grove Cemetery
Vigorito Denies Dumb Label Over Abortion and Guns
Erie Democrat Rep. Joseph Vigorito defends his voting stance on national issues in a Washington Bureau interview. He backs selective military service, supports Roe v. Wade limits, favors restricting cheap Saturday night firearms while opposing handgun registration, and criticizes a New Times attack labeling him among the ten dumbest members of Congress.
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Alan Berlow
Corry Journal
Washington
Joseph Vigorito
Erie
Supreme Court
Vigorito
Congress
New Times
Behrend Center
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David Obey
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