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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1977
Page
1
A Italian air force C130 carrying naval cadets and crew crashed in the mountains near Pisa. Authorities say about 38 cadets from the naval academy in Leghorn were aboard along with five crew and an officer. Search planes and rescue teams were dispatched. no casualties confirmed.
Local bankers, insurers and realtors gather in the Municipal Building to hear new Corry flood plain guidelines. HUD Philadelphia officials run the session outlining 100 to 500 year flood designations and implications for mortgages, construction and flood insurance within the mapped area.
Chewing tobacco wool socks and broth were fed through a 6 inch hole to miner Ronald Adley 37 entombed 400 feet below ground after a cave in at a Pennsylvanian mine. Two killed three injured. seven others believed trapped. Adley reported in good spirits and and asked for whisky which was refused. Rescuers drilled a four foot diameter bore through the coal seam to reach him as hopes for the others remained uncertain.
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania ranks mining as the state’s most dangerous industry with 102.8 injuries per 1,000 workers in 1976, more than contract construction, while deep mine deaths declined from 31 in 1966 to 18 previously. State and federal inspectors audit all 74 deep mines annually.
Corry Area School District has not yet finalized makeup days after a harsh winter caused three storm days and ten gas curtailment days. State officials seek to trim three test days and reduce the 180 day year to 177, with potential Easter and June adjustments depending on legislative action.
Supreme Court ruling expands Social Security survivors benefits to widowers and husbands of retired women. The decision ends the need to prove financial dependency, prompting an estimated 500,000 new beneficiaries and potential $400 million in additional annual outlays. Administrators brace for a flood of claims as guideline details are issued.
Nairobi reports say Ugandan President Idi Amin planned to expel Americans and that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine planned to hijack their departure flight. West German intelligence cited. Bonn and U.S. officials denied the claim amid broader Uganda turmoil and invasion charges.
Erie County officials announce Project ELITE under President Carter's stimulus plan. Up to about one million dollars may flow to Corry Area School District and local non profits for public services and job creation. A two stage process will solicit proposals then recruit residents meeting eligibility.
A Salt Lake City housewife struggles through ankle deep snow as a storm dumps over 15 inches in the city and up to 25 inches in outlying areas. Snowfall eases drought relief and is expected to continue sporadically through the week with Corry area temperatures in the 40s to 50s and rain reducing remaining snow.
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