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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
1
The UP! Newsmap reports the Skylab 1 astronauts completed their historic 28 day mission with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean area this morning. The crew returns after a landmark spaceflight amid nationwide interest and NASA updates the recovery details.
The Supreme Court, in a five to, decision anchored by four Nixon appointees, narrows the old obscenity test and sets local community standards for judging material as pornographic. The ruling allows bans on hard core material while noting juries need little expert help, though Justice Douglas warns it risks banning wide categories of publications.
Federal officials reveal first major use of court ordered wiretaps against Erie gambling rings. Evidence includes phone conversations among numbers gambling and sports betting figures, with officials saying recordings account for about 90 percent of the federal case. Subpoenas issued for witnesses as a special grand jury convenes to hear the material gathered by a Pittsburgh led strike force.
Three local youths Charles Fargo Terry Young and Kevin Stoltz left their yard despite parents warnings. Thieves took two 10-speed bikes and three sleeping bags valued at 195 dollars. Police officers Kelsey and Hunt spoke with the boys about the incident after they reported it at 3 a.m. near the Corry Area School District Administration Building.
The Senate Finance Committee voted 11 2 to add a 5.5 percent Social Security cost of living increase for 28 million beneficiaries to a debt limit extension bill. If approved by both chambers, the boost would take effect January 1975. President Nixon’s stance may influence veto risk.
Skylab crew Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz arrived aboard USS Ticonderoga after a 11 million mile mission. They walked unsteadily to a medical trailer after splashdown 62 miles from the carrier amid cheering Navy crew. Doctors began debriefing and Earth resources experiments were removed for analysis.
A Corry policeman faced assault and battery charges dropped yesterday after the officer and a local woman settled a suit in District Justice Porter Auer's office just before a public hearing. Audrey VanTassel testified to beating injuries, but Turner agreed to pay the costs. Auer had disqualified himself. the hearing proceeded with District Justice Frank Abate. Abate reserved judgment on Lauralee I Irish’s DUI charge in a separate case. The Corry Chamber of Commerce warned merchants to beware bogus $20 bills circulating locally, following a report of one found in Erie. The counterfeit notes carry serial number 20165889.
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev reach a broadly worded declaration to avoid nuclear war. A midday signing is planned in the Host Room with the document described as a declaration of intent to reduce nuclear risk ahead of a 1974 Moscow summit.
A morning blaze at Andrus Lumber and Supply Co. Edinboro Road caused heavy damage estimated at 80 000 to 90 000 dollars. The fire started in the rear storage area housing lumber plywood and molding. A 1967 Dodge dump truck burned and rolled into a storage shed before firefighters saved the shed and its contents. No injuries reported.
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