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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1975
Page
1
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, exiled Soviet writer, is in Canada on a private visit and will stay in seclusion through Orthodox Easter. Immigration officials say he arrived on a visitor’s visa valid for six months.
A top House Appropriations leader said Congress is likely to authorize the Navy to build twin engine FI fighters while the Air Force builds single engine FI fighters. Other items include Mills returning to work after alcohol treatment and mass production of fast-growing super trees at Yale.
In Rochester, Beaver Valley Motor Coach drivers represented by ATU Local 1086 decided to continue working on a day to day basis until the company secures a federal subsidy. A union spokesman expects subsidy approval in June or July, averting a planned midnight Sunday walkout.
A North East district justice sitting for Corry Porter disqualified himself and dismissed a civil assault filed against Cpl. Joel Steele of the city police. The plaintiff, Dale C Bellman of Shawnee Village, sought 1000 in damages stemming from a December 25 one car crash and subsequent police actions at the station. Bellman admitted no medical aid was sought after claims of choking and sitting on him in a blind cell. The case began as criminal, later altered to civil, with testimony noting Bellman shouted obscenities and the transfer occurred while he was in custody.
City council will hear from a GECAC representative on a senior citizens center at its Monday session. Mayor Kibler seeks partial funding while bids for metal pipe truck and Water dept pump open. City engineer David Johnson and Administrator Robert Grice discuss the 1975 construction plan and a list of items including Civil Air Patrol and police training contracts.
A Hue estuary scene shows $100 million in U.S. military gear abandoned after ARVN retreat as Revolutionary Government forces salvage tanks, artillery, and vehicles. The Hue area displays burned hulls, live ammunition, and mixed armored fleets, with reports of prisoners released and equipment pulled for reuse.
Two carloads of youths from Corry and Greenville were picked up by city police in the Corry Area High School parking lot. At 9:30 p.m. officers found beer in the car and charged four youths, including one juvenile, with possession of alcohol by a minor. Early morning patrols led to three Greenville youths charged with possession after a similar check.
A&P confirms the Corry store will move to the Cleveland Division and stay open, as 46 Buffalo Division stores close or transfer. Effective Monday, 10 stores shift to Albany Division and 9 to Cleveland, with closures to June 7. Support facilities in Buffalo and Syracuse will close, affecting 1,170 employees.
Corry resident Robert Joy, a general contractor and president of the Corry Area School District Board of Education, was wounded by shotgun pellets in the face and upper chest while turkey hunting. He was listed in good condition at Corry Memorial Hospital. Police and Game Commission officials investigated, with authorities saying the shooting appeared accidental.
A U S naval task force began unloading about 70000 South Vietnamese refugees at Subic Bay Philippines. Eight ships stayed for stragglers while evacuees headed toward Guam. over 2000 Vietnamese and 100 Americans were ashore on USS Hancock, with families reacting with relief and tears.
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