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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
2
Graduates from Corry high school class of 1977 plan for higher education in at least 14 states with careers in business administration health services and social work. A study by guidance head Mrs. Martha Pfusch shows 106 pursue advanced education and 40 seek clerical labor or sales careers.
Locust Grove Oklahoma police say a substantial lead has emerged from photographs taken at a wedding showing three women. Crime bureau officials stress the women are innocent and linked only by the wedding photos found near Camp Scott where three Girl Scouts aged 8 to 10 were killed during a June camping trip.
A first group of about 60 cadets arrives at West Point under a leniency plan after the U.S. Military Academy cheating scandal. They greet each other during processing and plan to retake the military oath. An additional 38 cadets are expected next week.
Washington reports warn next winter’s natural gas shortage could equal or exceed last winter’s under normal weather. Availability hinges on weather, emergency sales, and customers switching fuels. Storage levels this fall will help set supply, with 5.54 trillion cubic feet deliverable vs 5.715 last winter and a 23 percent gap expected.
Gov Milton Shapp faced a life threat while in Wilkes-Barre for Tropical Storm Agnes anniversary events. He played down the danger, noting such threats are not uncommon and he did not want security to dominate the visit. About 80 officers surrounded the walking tour as he departed after dedicating a pedestrian canopy and touring flood ruins.
Robert Rafferty of Cooper Industries said federal mediator Patrick Mingarelle will hold two negotiations on Monday morning to break the local deadlock in the strike started last Saturday evening. Labor and management will meet separately as wages remain the central issue and neither side will yield before reopening talks.
Detroit reports four major automakers GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors will drop Tris from upholstery in a bid to eliminate the chemical by next year. They say workers face no health risks and that Tris is applied only to cloth covers and certain reinforcing strips under seats and some headliners.
State police and fire marshals continue a joint probe into a fatal Spartansburg blaze that killed 69 year old Harry Brown and injured his wife Geraldine, with autopsy pending. Investigators cite a possible faulty bedroom wire as the fire’s cause while police also report a copper wire theft from a nearby Game Commission shed valued at 240 dollars. Geraldine Brown remains in fair condition, and autopsy is set for Meadville.
A 14 year old Corry girl, Catherine Gerzina, was admitted in fair condition to Corry Memorial Hospital after a car bike collision at 5 pm yesterday. Police report she failed to yield at Worth and West Washington, slipped on the brake, and was struck by Sharon Shepard of Union City driving a westbound car. The ambulance transported her to hospital.
In Harrisburg the House spent 13 hours voting through more than 45 amendments to school financing and the state budget with no clear funding source. Tax hikes appear likely in income, corporate, or sales taxes as leaders defer debate until after amendments. The Senate must approve House plans before law, all within eight days. Philadelphia seeks more funds amid amendments targeting school board spending and a bailout plan.
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