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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1974
Page
3
In a lane near their home west of Belfast a gunman killed a man and his wife early today while their 17 year old daughter was wounded. Police tied to the Irish Republican Army with motive unknown as the death toll in Northern Ireland’s sectarian violence reaches 1010 with 82 this year.
In Managua General Anastasio Somoza ends censorship of newspapers radio and TV following the hospital workers strike settlement. Military censors had been in newsrooms since April 26 during a 52 day dispute, with La Prensa missing issues during the period. In Budapest Hungary workers lay groundwork for a 350 room Hilton hotel to open in early 1976.
White House lawyer J Fred Buzhardt cites automatic recorder delays and voice actuator system as the main reasons for inaudible and unintelligible gaps in Nixon Watergate transcripts. Also notes caffeine related anxiety symptoms and Ford remarks on potential presidency if needed.
The Pennsylvania Crime Commission reports York Police Chief Elmer C. Bortner participated in a kickback scheme with tow truck operators. The 49 page document details payments to officers and inflated towing charges to fund the scheme before his promotion.
Walter Davis of Erie placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington on behalf of the Corry Area High School Alumni Association, marking its 100th anniversary. He returned the wreath and it is now on display at the Cooper-Pentax office on North Center Street.
The Associated Press reports incumbents Wallace of Alabama and Gilligan of Ohio face voter tests as primary day unfolds with two governors and two senators seeking new terms. Ohio and Alabama races shape up amid Watergate scrutiny, while Meitzenbaum and Allen contest for Senate seats alongside quiet local races and a Crawford County murder trial outcome pending pre trial motions.
The Corry Journal invites public opinion each Thursday 5 to 9 pm via Sound Off at 665-8291. Letters urge coverage of alcohol and land use concerns, road repairs, school taxes, resuscitation alerts, sports banquet invites, and welfare aid. Citizens voice frustration with taxes, land access, and public services.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy says he would like to be president in 1976 and would decide by late next year but acknowledges he must answer questions about the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident if he runs. He insists his Senate record is clear and that his family will not veto his decision.
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