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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1977
Page
1
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A major fire at the Sparta Wood Division of SEMAC near Route 89 drew six area fire units from Sparta Centerville Titusville Elgin Beaverdam and Bloomfield with Corry standby. Loss estimated 20 000 to 100 000 as water pumped from a nearby pond supplied firefighting efforts. Owner William Reese said the plant will continue operating in remains and may back up with an Ohio mill. origin under investigation with police fire marshal en route.
Two Corry men LaVerne Silvis 26 and Gary Silvis 22 were jailed after an incident on First Avenue where Gary drove an automobile with LaVerne on the hood. Officers Rhodes and Steele arrested them after LaVerne punched Rhodes. Both officers were treated for injuries at Corry Memorial Hospital. Charges include aggravated assault and resisting arrest.
U S Attorney John Cottone said the FBI is examining financial irregularities in Gov Milton Shapp's 1976 Democratic presidential campaign. A grand jury has not been impaneled yet. authorities may coordinate with the Federal Election Commission which ruled Shapp was not entitled to about 900000 in matching funds.
The International Association of Machinists at Cooper Industries rejected managements contract offer by a 213 to 86 vote. Clarence Peterson says a new proposal will be discussed with management this afternoon and workers will vote again at 1 p.m. tomorrow, potentially signaling a strike to back demands.
Corry water users are urged to reduce consumption for a few days while work is done on the city reservoir. City Administrator Robert Grice says the reserve supply is down but safe, with a two week remaining project phase. Indiana Gunite Company handles the gunniting work splitting the reservoir into two tanks for ongoing supply.
The Corry Municipal Authority met at noon to discuss city water and sewer systems. Chairman John Lutz led the session with City Administrator Robert Grice outlining a new city sewer project, a new water well, and the Wayne Township water main extension. Grice said about two miles of new sanitary sewers will be installed this summer in Grand Street Random Road and North Hills after a mandatory pause on sewer input. He noted the federal study allows limited new connections pending its results and described reserve capacity from the new well. The authority approved drilling the new well and discussed long term water development sites. Grice explained the Wayne Township main extension has no city cost. Wayne Township will pay. The panel approved two easements for Blatt Brothers TV Cable and GenTel for cables, and authorized continued use of an auditing firm and a federal reimbursement request for the chlorination facility. The group also voted to hold annual officer elections on the fourth Monday of September.
William E. Miller of 28 Raymond avenue longtime educator and city official died last night at Corry Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He served as city assessor from 1952 and as Corry income tax receiver from 1966 to 1977. Miller was born in 1915 in Indiana Pennsylvania and taught business at Corry Area High School until 1976. He served as a World War II lieutenant and was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church.
Washington marks the fifth anniversary of the June 17 1972 Watergate break in at the Democratic National Headquarters. A plaque on the Watergate complex recalls the pipsqueak burglary as figures like Haldeman and Mitchell face prison terms. The Institute of Medicine now occupies the offices while visitors seek the infamous spot. The scandal reshaped careers, politics, and law, with Ehrlichman Ehrlichman and Liddy among those jailed while others pursued fame in books and media.
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