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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1974
Page
3
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger traveled from a NATO mission to the nation's capital, signaling ongoing diplomatic efforts and consultations with U.S. officials on security and alliance matters.
Gov. Shapp nominated Herbert Denenberg to a vacant seat on the Public Utility Commission after he resigned as insurance commissioner to pursue a U S Senate bid. Denenberg faces a difficult confirmation with a two thirds Senate vote while serving as chief counsel to the PAC if approved.
Former Pennsylvania governor Raymond P. Shafer remains without steady work after losing his Teleprompter, Inc. chairmanship in 1973. He taught political science at the University of Pennsylvania from January to May and now serves as chairman emeritus with a consulting contract, while Teleprompter undergoes financial and leadership shifts under Jack Kent Cooke.
Residents of Findley Lake plan a mini sesquicentennial preview on July 4 starting at 3 p.m. with a boat parade around the lake, music, and a 4 to 8 p.m. chicken barbecue at the fire hall. Fireworks close the day after evening flare lighting at 9:45 p.m. The Girl Scouts sell flares as an annual fundraiser, and there will be no bingo at the hall that day. In nearby Lehighton, AP reports lottery results with three, five, and six digit numbers, plus a $5,000 Lucky 7 bonus number.
New York AP reports Martha Mitchell claimed she was held as a political prisoner by Nixon aides during Watergate. John N. Mitchell was described as a reluctant participant, with Bernstein and Woodward confirming her account of hospital treatment after an alleged assault in Los Angeles on June 18, 1972. She told WCBS-TV she fought a whole government.
Los Angeles AP Norbert Schlei argued before a federal jury that Howard Hughes is elderly crotchety and single minded but not a maniac in the $17.5 million libel case brought by former aide Robert A. Mahow.
Los Angeles county supervisors prevent a formal review of evidence for Sirhan B. Sirhan’s 1968 Kennedy assassination conviction. A 3-2 vote blocked reopening the case amid calls to reissue the pistol and bullets and amid unverified speculation of a second gunman. Sirhan remains serving a life term.
An Al Moharref report claims King Faisal escaped an assassination attempt two weeks earlier while traveling from Jidda to Tayet. The article says a large military car crashed into the royal convoy, killing the driver and wounding guards. The Saudi embassy calls the report utter nonsense.
Cardinal Mindszenty in Dallas called some Hungarian priests collaborators or informers to police during a news conference on his nationwide tour. The 82 year old former primate of Hungary criticized church leadership and discussed Catholicism amid ongoing Vatican mediation and political tensions.
Mrs Pat Nixon toured Jordan with Queen Alyia under heavy security precautions. Tye traveled to 80 countries and recalled never having a bit of fear during the trip.
Australian solar researchers from CSIRO tracking a total solar eclipse at Walpole watched cloud cover blot out the sun just before totality ending a year of work. The cloud’s movement left researchers despondent though the southern sky displayed golden sunset hues. Three miles away a hill basked in sunlight as the event unfolded.
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