13 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1977
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment references names and places with scattered numbers and dates. It mentions age, time, money amounts, and locations like Main Street, but lacks coherent context or a clear event, making precise details unavailable.
Police report notes about a vehicle issue near West 85 involving a car described as belonging to Marlett and related parties. Details are unclear due to fragmented text mentioning centers and agencies.
James Earl Ray, after a 94 hour flight, was found by bloodhounds Sandy and Little Red in Brushy Mountain terrain five miles from the prison. He offered no resistance, was mud-splattered, and taken to a prison hospital. Caylor was also arrested. others remained fugitives or recaptured. Governor Blanton praised the capture as the end of one of Tennessee's largest manhunts.
AP reports the Brushy Mountain escape raises questions about a live 2300 volt cable, an unseen ladder, and guard distraction. Gov Blanton and corrections officials cite wall notch erosion, a winter outage timing dispute, and coordinated yard disturbances as possible factors. Ward's capture followed a brief gunfire exchange. other guards were absent or limited, raising negligence concerns.
President Carter at Andrews Air Force Base greeted Rosalynn Carter with a heroine's welcome yesterday. Amy Carter joined the president and a contingent of dignitaries in greeting the first lady on her two week tour of South America.
A Findley Lake man, Eric A. Leithauser aged 22, died when his northbound pickup left Route 426 near Shadyside Road in Mina Township and overturned after traveling at high speed. Passengers James Dinsmore and Thomas Fauntlroy were injured and transported to WCA Hospital in Jamestown. Dinsmore was unconscious with facial injuries, Fauntlroy reported arm and back pain. The sheriff noted the county’s 23rd fatality of the year, far above last year’s count.
A one car collision on East Main Street at 9 40 am sent Rebecca Van Tassel 14 from Corry to Saint Vincent Health Center Erie with a fractured skull and others to Corry Memorial Hospital Luann Myers 15 Sheila VanTassel 12 Brian VanTassel 7 and Conrad Detweiler 18 the Meadville driver all suffering various injuries Authorities say Detweiler drifted over a curb and struck a utility pole damaging the car at about 35 mph The crash prompted rescue crews and marked Squad 7 s first use of a new hydraulic rescue tool with an estimated damage of 3100
Corry state police logged multiple weekend crashes. Two occupants, Robert M. Ventrone 17 Erie and Thomas G. Gradler 30 Erie, are hospitalized with serious injuries after a high speed loss of control on Route 2. A Michigan man, Joseph White 57, is treated for extensive head and back injuries after a gravel mishap near Pleasantville. Police cite dust from a log truck as a probable factor in another two-vehicle collision near Freehold Township. Damage figures range from 25 to 700 dollars.
Dutch marines crushed the South Moluccan hostage crisis at a hijacked train’s command post using over 7000 rounds of .30 caliber fire. Six terrorists died along with two hostages, and four teachers were freed from a school in Boven-Milde. Autopsies and ballistics tests were to determine hostage deaths.
Obituary item notes the death of Mrs. Mabel S. Smith. Brief remembrance references her years of life, family, and surviving relatives. Funeral details and services are expected in an upcoming notice in the same edition.
Philadelphia report cites unnamed Inquirer sources that Gov. Shapp broke an informal agreement to resign so Lt. Gov. Ernest Kline could run for governor next May. The move could let Kline gain an edge by distancing from Shapp administration corruption. Both men deny the deal. Kline grows pessimistic about securing the Democratic nomination while Shapp remains in power.
President Carter pushes home insulation in energy plan as heating costs soar. The winter of 1975 forced higher prices and tight supplies for insulation bags. Eric Legenzoff notes funding uncertainty limits stockpiling, with prices climbing from 42.65 per bag to about 3.20 to 3.60 per bag as demand grows.
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