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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1975
Page
1
Alice Cooper, bandaged and in pain after a fall that left six ribs broken and a scalp laceration, said he would press on with tonight's Edmonton show if able to breathe and sing. The incident followed a fall on stage in Vancouver.
More than 2000 South Vietnamese in the United States plan to repatriate, facing possible danger under new Communist rulers. Wives and parents back home worry as some fear they may be killed.
Officials probe whether lightning struck Western Airlines Flight 66 as it tried to land in a storm. The crash near a busy highway killed 110 aboard with 14 survivors hospitalized. numbers aboard varied as officials resolved passenger and crew totals. Witnesses saw a bolt strike the jet and it burst into flames, while investigators recovered flight recorders for study.
A priest gives last rites as police lift a shroud from a victim at the Eastern Airlines crash near JFK International Airport in New York. Rescue workers stand near other bodies with wreckage of the ill fated Boeing 727 visible. Officials report more than 100 killed and 20 injured.
Erie County Government Study Commission backed a council-executive form, aiming to replace the current commissioner system. The decision, editable before ballot placement, guides drafting of a Home Rule Charter for county government.
A Warren resident Terry L. Hillman, 20, was stopped in Millcreek on a traffic violation and found to have driven a stolen Warren car owned by John R. Dallas of Pittsburgh. He also fled a gas station without paying $10, adding theft counts. Additional charges included possession of beer by a minor, running a stop sign, and speeding. Hillman was arraigned in Warren and jailed. Corry and Warren police continue actions. A separate county government debate ends with a Home Rule Charter vote, endorsing a council-manager system amid questions on council size and executive selection.
Erie County Redevelopment Authority considers adding 32 HUD funded units in Corry as part of a county plan for 240 new homes. Proposals include 16 in the Fourth Ward and 16 in Seiota Street with other sites in Union City Erie Albion and Richford. A 45 day HUD review precedes any groundbreaking while the Fourth Ward project lags due to rising construction costs.
Senate Democrats pass a 4.5 billion general budget freezing department spending while increasing county aid. The 27-22 vote aims to avoid a July tax increase, with Allegheny County demanding a 34 million aid program. A 35 million deficit remains, and a conference committee may be formed if the House opposition stands.
Trustees at Corry Memorial Hospital vote a nine percent general wage increase for employees along with changes to fringe benefits. The package adds a 2500 dollar group site and ADED policy, time and a half after 8 hours, one more personal day, extended sick time, and revision of the hospital funded retirement plan under Pension Reform Law of 1974. Hospital president Samuel Antrim says steps keep wages competitive with regional hospitals and a cost containment focus shapes the new budget.
The FBI disclosed files showing a Texas schoolteacher was fired in 1970 after running for office on the Socialist Workers party ticket. The records also indicate anonymous letters to Oberlin College antiwar activists’ parents and a covertly published right wing newsletter at Indiana University. FBI handed 256 pages to the Socialist Workers party under court order.
Corry City Council and township supervisors from Columbus Wayne and Concord met to review state mandates on expanding the sewage treatment facility. City engineer David Johnson warned engineering costs may run 50 000 to 100 000 dollars but federal funds could cover 87.5 percent. The plan would extend the plant to include outside areas, pending delineation of affected zones.
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