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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1977
Page
1
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The May Day clashes left 33 killed in Istanbul as gunfire from a government building sparked a rooftop battle near the Bosporus. Across the world, parades proceeded with varying violence, including stink bombs in Paris and water hoses in the Philippines, while U S crowds gathered for labor events and political statements.
Quiet Acres Nursing Home in Spring Creek remains open after a sheriff sale posting misled staff and hospital officials. The sale involved two cars owned by owner Phillip Smock, not the facility itself. CMH president Samuel Antrim warned of potential convalescent-patient placement strain if Quiet Acres closed.
Former United Mine Workers president W A Tony Boyle appeared at a closed pretrial motions session in his retrial for the 1989 murder of a union rival. The courtroom was cleared as judges and lawyers conferred privately. Boyle sat with his daughter and declined to speak to others. Prosecutor Richard Sprague, who led Boyle's first trial, will reprise the case.
State police and the American Automobile Association affirm the Route 426 speed limits from Corry city line to New York state line. Sgt Edward Pass says only two signs exist near Corry with a 45 mph limit and the rest posted at five miles per hour. AA contact Richard Hetico of Erie approved the system. Pass notes berm and bridge profile work by PennDOT and says police do not set speed limits.
New transcripts of unpublished Nixon tapes surface in The New York Times Washington Post Time and Newsweek. They show Nixon's involvement in hush money and Watergate, prompting interest in a Frost interview set to air on 145 stations. Nixon reportedly earned 800000 dollars plus profits share.
Northwestern Pennsylvania markets dominate the top 20 of a market basket survey by the Institute of Community Services at Edinboro State College. The survey, covering March 31 to April 2, 1977, lists Meadville fourth, Union City third, two Corry stores sixth and eighth, and two Erie stores in the top ranks with prices from $14.23 to $14.93 for 20 items.
Pennsylvania lawmakers debate sweeping tax reform to ease heavy real estate taxes. Senator Clarence Bell cites senior citizens selling homes as a common fate while Sen Henry Messinger proposes phasing in statewide income tax to fund local schools, enabling counties to tax earned and unearned income up to one half percent. The plan would reallocate school and local taxes, limit city wage taxes for suburban workers, and curb nuisance taxes, aiming to reduce reliance on property values.
Lou Hanna concluded 29 years as Corry Area High AD with town praise at the 33rd Beaver Club All-Sports Banquet. Hanna and Jim Hammond were named Co-Sportspersons of the year for 1977 amid numerous other awards.
Washington AP reports a broad reform of federal criminal law proposes decriminalizing possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana, creating a simplified code, and funding victim compensation up to 90000 dollars. It aims to standardize sentences, reduce disparities, and include Watergate style reform. The measure, led by Sens Jolindar McClellan and Edward Kennedy, seeks broader criminal justice changes and faces uncertain passage.
Corry area accidents over the weekend left two people treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for minor injuries. William Barr of Union City drove a pickup that rolled after veering to avoid a parked car on Route 6 near Corry, with $200 damage to the truck and $3,165 total area damage. Donald Schmoke and Bart Barr, both injured, were released after treatment. Other incidents included a vehicle fire from a Bloomfield Township crash causing $1,500 total loss, a Wattsburg car collision with a utility pole totaling $450 in damages, a Canadohta Lake curve crash with $450 total damage, a Firie youth falling asleep causing $740 damage to his car and $40 to a tree, a Pleasantville two-car crash with $425 total damage, and a Route 967 deer collision resulting in $100 damage.
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