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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1972
Page
3
The text appears as a garbled OCR fragment referencing elections and a court item. It vaguely mentions a speaker, Nixon era terms, a Moscow reference, a president, and a court appearance with numbers like 107 and a long line about a ballot.
The Pennsylvania Justice Department allows three Communist candidates to seek November ballot spots despite a 1951 Musmanno Act ban. Gus Hall, Jarvis Tyner, and Anthony Monteiro filed nominating petitions with about 40,000 signatures after federal rulings eroded the old law. Monteiro, a Philadelphia native and Antioch College teacher, predicts strong local votes amid high unemployment and minority outreach.
AFL-CIO leader Harry Boyer told a 15 member committee the Shapp Administration no-fault auto plan is not perfect but a forward step. He supported amendments and challenged critics over the 70 percent disability threshold for sue rights. Teachers at Allegheny County Intermediate Unit protest contract talks, with no agreement since September, affecting 7,500 special education students.
Senate hearings reveal Brit Hume testifies that ITT lobbyist claimed President Nixon sought to halt three antitrust suits and push a settlement. Mitchell denies direct or indirect requests, while Beard memo links out of court settlement to ITT funding. Hume cites meeting with Beard, Nunn, and Mitchell as described.
Nine Meadville area men linked to the Scorpion Motorcycle Club appeared in Crawford County Court for a preliminary hearing in a shooting incident. Key witness Karen Wensel testified about threats and coercion as she tried to distance herself from the club. Defendants include Randy Pfaff Michael Hayes Dalton Smith Jr Robert Gartner David Teasdale Martin Teasdale and Donald Seher. Mrs Wensel described club pressure and a threatening atmosphere at Los Barbados clubhouse near Leechburg. The hearing recessed to resume after 9 a.m. the next day.
Philadelphia AP reports Fawn Pitcairn Brown explains why she married Ronald Brown, a heroin addict who died after an experimental rehab. The 21 year old heiress from the Pitcairn family says she loved him and they faced his eight year addiction and insufficient rehab supervision. The piece ties social status, rehab centers, and a high profile family to a personal tragedy.
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