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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1974
Page
1
During the evening rush hour yesterday elevated trains operating south from the Loop collided. The left train rammed the rear of the right one injuring more than 100 people. Both trains carried an estimated 300 to 400 passengers.
Washington AP Agriculture Secretary Butz urged supermarkets to cut prices, while administration advisers warned against expecting lower retail food costs. Farmers have slashed major commodity prices 20 to 40 percent since winter, yet officials expect only slower price increases for the year. Stein and Seegers said food prices likely won’t fall, though some reductions could occur in individual items. Inflation forecast around 7 percent, with fuel and electricity prices rising but slower than earlier. Ash’s Cleveland speech highlighted internal administration dispute on price trends.
Miami AP reports a proposed federal change would let commercial fishermen with a $5 permit slaughter dolphins along Florida coast. Critics fear it undermines the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act aims. A hearing is set for May 16 in Seattle to weigh the proposal.
Civil aviation authorities reported a group of young men with bombs and pistols hijacked an Avianca Airlines 727 from Pereira to Bogota Friday night with 85 aboard. The jet landed in Bogota to refuel and allowed 25 women and children to disembark. A female passenger said four hijackers were aboard, armed with a bomb and revolvers, and the men were poorly dressed.
President Nixon faces mounting calls from Republicans to consider stepping aside as Watergate woes deepen. White House aides discuss possible resignation if it serves the country while Nixon travels to Oklahoma State University to address students amid clashes over his visit. Senator Milton Young urged turning over the presidency to Vice President Ford until impeachment ends, with Ford indicating resignation is not being considered.
The House Judiciary Committee plans to subpoena a pre Watergate White House tape to probe Nixon knowledge of the plan to bug Democratic headquarters. John Doar will seek the subpoena at the next session as committee members expect little opposition.
A Corry woman, Mrs. Barbara Mack, was elected secretary of the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Erie Area Transportation Study. The Erie area supplied most officers and board members, with James R. Brown as chairman and William A. Kramer as vice chairman. Corry sent seven delegates to the meeting to back the study’s recommendations to the Erie Metropolitan Planning Department and the state Department of Transportation.
City police stopped two young men whose cars contained quantities of beer. One defendant, Malcolm E. Kysor, 19, of Spartansburg, was jailed in Erie County with a minor in possession charge after his car was stopped for a traffic violation. State police at Corry substation filed a fourth charge.
In Rome and across Italy voters will decide whether to keep or repeal the three year old divorce law. Campaigning ended amid clashes in Milan and posters torn in Bitonto as anti and pro divorce groups mobilized. Parliament approved the law in 1970, with over a million signatures triggering the referendum.
Erie County Commissioner Louis Rzymek charged that the newly formed Erie County Parks and Recreation Authority is loaded with Union City Dam project backers. He noted three panel members from Union City and others known to favor the plan, while he has twice failed to place the issue on the November ballot. The measure would govern the Union City Dam project and a 40 year contract with the Army Corps of Engineers to develop surrounding land, with annual costs estimated between 22 000 and 166 000 dollars, funded by admissions and fees to sustain the park. A separate note reports price hikes for The Corry Journal’s newsprint, requiring a 1.6 cent daily increase for home-delivered copies starting May 13.
Senate testimony describes a pre dawn 1971 airport meeting where three large dairy co ops urged a quick donation of 200000 to 300000 to Nixon. Dairymen Inc later gave 25000 as milk price supports were raised by 27 cents, boosting dairy farmer income amid pledges of a $2 million fund.
The Journal republished a May June highway project map showing Corry area off limits to construction. The piece suggests clipping and sending the map to state legislators to highlight no changes since April.
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