Semi Crashes on Route 6 Causes $15000 Loss
A tractor trailer loaded with beer crashed into guard rails on Route 6, three miles north of Corry. Driver William Dailey of Elmore Ohio escaped injury, swerved to avoid a slowing vehicle, rolled onto its side, and the wreckage valued at $15,000. Dailey aided unloading beer after brief hospital checkup. Police investigate the incident.
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Corry
William Dailey
Elmore
Ohio
Dailey
Corry Memorial Hospital
Second graders link estranged husband to teacher murder
In Detroit, prosecutors rely on 15 children testimony as three pupils and a fourth student identify Al Lewis, 47, as the killer who shot 45 year old Bettye McCaster in her classroom. Some pupils deny recognizing him. all 29 students were subpoenaed.
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al Lewis
Bettye McCaster
Recorder's Court
Lewis
Miss McCaster
Robert Snow
McCaster
Patricia Boyle
Keith Darden
Pamela Burnett
Arrest Man In Girl Scout Murders
Locust Grove man arrested in Ottawa County as investigators pursue links to the Girl Scout camp killings at Camp Scott near Locust Grove. Authorities disclose bloody footprints found on a tent platform and a red flashlight with fingerprints under review while the search for the suspect continues. The three victims Lori Farmer Denise Milner and Michelle Guse were aged 8 10 and 9 respectively from Tulsa and Broken Arrow.
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Locust Grove
Okla
Ottawa County
Mayes County
Glen “Pete” Weaver
Miami
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Weaver
State Crime Bureau
Oklahoma City
Sid Wise
Camp Scott
Lori Lee Farmer
Doris Denise Milner
Tulsa
Michelle Guse
Broken Arrow
Cookson Hills
Oklahoma
Corry Tops Erie County Crime Solution Rates
Corry police lead Erie County in crime solution rates per the 1976 Uniform Crime Report, with Albion the lone exception. Corry reported 259 crimes in 1975 with 113 solved for 43.6 percent, while Titusville showed 286 crimes with 54 solved or 22.9 percent. Other local areas included Edinboro Campus, Lawrence Park, Millcreek, and the city of Erie, which logged 5,635 crimes and 967 solutions for 17 percent. Police Chief Kenneth Nichols said the data is compiled by the Pennsylvania State Police, noting the prior system used a national scale.
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Albion Borough
Corry
Erie County
Albion
Bora
Titusville
Presque Isle
Edinboro
Lawrence Park
Millcreek
Erie
Kenneth Nichols
Journal Today
Pennsylvania State Police
Miller apparent winner in UMW election
Arnold Miller appears set to win a second term as president of the United Mine Workers after a campaign claim of victory. Opponent Harry Patrick conceded, urging unity as Miller leads a union of about 277,000 members in 25 states and Canada. An AP tally with over half the votes counted had Miller leading Patterson and Patrick.
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Patrick
Associated Press
Miller
Patterson
States
Canada
New Drug Law Discussed by Corry Pharmacists
This two part series notes Pennsylvania's generic drug law and its impact on Corry. Local pharmacists report mixed endorsements and differing interpretations about when generics can substitute name brands. They describe new prescription forms clarifying doctor position, concerns about generic quality, and the need to protect patients.
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Rick Martin
Pennsylvania
Corry Pharmacists
Corry
Richard Flye
Flye
Rexall
Frye
Eastern Airlines limits seating to 65 percent nonsmoking
Eastern Airlines will reserve about 65 percent of seats for nonsmokers and pay 10000 for denying seating in nonsmoking sections in a settlement with antismoking groups. CAB rules require no smoking seating on request but not a fixed share. The deal, reached before a CAB law judge trial, aims to set a precedent and is being reviewed by the CAB board.
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Washington
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
Civil Aeronautics Board
Alan Pollock
CAB
TWA
United Airlines
The
Tobacco Institute
Congress
Action On
ASH
Aviation Consumer Action Project
ACAP
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