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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1973
Page
1
The target date for completion was set for late summer or early fall. The old bridge was among numerous deteriorating structures in Pennsylvania creating roadside hazards for motorists. Journal Photo by Eaton.
City Council debates Corry area road conditions and rail crossings with State Sen. Budd Dwyer and Rep. Forest Hopkins backing relief efforts. Officials fault PennDOT and railroads for delays while City Engineer Johnson eyeing patching options. Erie County highway chief Kennerknecht says crews fix potholes but face inspection holds.
City Council unanimously endorsed Gov Milton Shapp proclamation naming May Recruiting Month for the Pennsylvania National Guard. Corry unit needs a few more recruits to avoid deactivation. local Company C members generate over 100000 dollars yearly in pay and spending. The council also approved a 250 dollar annual allocation to the unit. Meanwhile, over 900 Icelandic Heymaey eruption affected families’ children will attend two months of Norwegian summer camps funded by the Norway Iceland Friendship Association.
Wounded Knee militants to surrender weapons ending a 70 day siege that drew national attention to Indian affairs. An accord signed by government negotiators, village occupants, and Sioux leaders calls for disarmament and residents’ safe return before a broader talks on the 1898 treaty and Sioux welfare. Two militants were killed. others face federal indictments.
Watergate figure E Howard Hunt testified that Charles Colson directed forged cables linking JFK to Diem’s assassination. Hunt said he used a Xerox machine and typewriter to create two cables after Colson pressed for more damaging material. Colson denied the charge. testimony released in the Pentagon Papers case.
The local teachers union and the Board of Education will meet on May 24 for a Labor Relations Board hearing to decide the fate of a proposed bargaining agency for district secretaries and custodians. If approved, an election will determine union affiliation with the Pennsylvania State Education Association. The issue hinges on whether all non professional staff must join, which cafeteria workers oppose. Creola notes a Carlisle precedent allowing non inclusion. A PLRB ruling will follow about a week after the hearing, guiding the subsequent election.
Erie County officials and leaders of Corry and Wayne Township meet to map future growth updating master plans from zoning to subdivision rules. The effort aims to mesh residential and commercial areas along Route 6 with a single coordinated plan, aided by state funds possibly covering half the cost.
Elgin-Beaverdam Volunteer Hose Company members launch an annual fund drive with in-person house calls. President Al Cox says volunteers will hand out phone stickers and red ball stickers to windows of rooms where children or invalids sleep to aid rapid locating in a fire.
U.S. Consul General Terrance G. Leonhardy was freed 39 hours after Mexican authorities released 30 detainees and Cuba viewed the group. He thanked authorities and his family, saying he was grateful to everyone who helped secure his release. He appeared tired yet composed with his wife and State Department aide present.
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