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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1970
Page
1
AP reports in Washington the Senate will vote early next week on an amendment to curb U S military actions in Cambodia. A key opponent said the revised language improves the measure, making passage uncertain.
Carl A. Silvis, 18, of 109 Fifth Avenue, arrested by Corry State Police on aggravated assault and battery charges for beating a Bear Lake boy. He appeared before Justice Susan Hodges, posted bail, and was jailed in Warren County awaiting Thursday hearing. Incident occurred at the mother's Bear Lake home. Mother Billie J. Curtis, 23, reported child vomiting early morning. Boy hospitalized with bruises. incident investigated by state police and Warren County Child Welfare.
Sen. J. W. Fulbright warns against government supplied Vietnam newsfilm to networks claiming three staged battlefield scenes. He cites Mary in Vietnam and AC47 gunships at night as examples and seeks ending the program. CBS and Defense Department discuss disputed footage as Washington weighs press practices.
Leonard Woodcock, newly elected UAW president, vows the union will press social action and civil rights, joining Ralph Abernathy in a Georgia march. He hints at re election at the 1972 convention, and signals a shift on Vietnam policy toward disengagement in Indochina. He also becomes the first UAW leader to attend GM’s stockholders meeting and backs Campaign GM positions.
Mary Ann Vecchio, 15, famed in an AP image kneeling beside a slain Kent State student, waited in an Indianapolis juvenile detention center for her Florida parents to send airfare home. Frank and Maria Vecchio of Opa-locka identified her. she had run away from a Miami juvenile home February 10.
The New York Times quotes undergraduates at Columbia University saying some students gross up to $3,000 a month selling marijuana hashish LSD and other drugs. Dealers usually meet buyers in nearby apartments storing large quantities off campus.
A 22 year old Columbus man, Stephen V Tinko Jr, escaped injury when his 1970 car ran off Wayne street at 2 15 a m after a dog darted into its path. The vehicle struck two trees, travels onto a lawn, causing about $50 property damage and $4 000 to the car. Police charged Tinko with reckless driving.
In Meadville a horse car collision on Route 86 two miles south of Cambridge Springs injured two men and killed two horses. Hargenwater was admitted for observation then released. Jeff Mosbacher treated and released. State Police said the horses ran in front of the car as it rounded a curve.
The article recounts 1950s to 1980s Los Angeles child disappearances and murders linked to suspect Edwards. It notes Stella Nolan eight vanished with a Father’s Day note, Don and Brenda’s 1956 bicycle disappearances, and later teen killings. Edwards claimed the six victims were slain after molestation attempts and sought execution in gas chamber. He provided clues guiding to three bodies, with statements about wealth and risk of harming others.
The Nixon administration plans to ask Congress to raise the national debt ceiling by about 18 billion dollars amid heavier financing needs next year. Treasury officials indicated a rise between 13 and 16 billion, with one hinting at possible amounts above that.
In Melbourne Florida Vincent Cattee bedridden wife Gradie Mae and 11 year old Tammy face eviction after a circuit court awarded Cecil B H Platt ownership of their home and 23 other parcels for a $2 drainage district tax they say they never received notice of. The Catteess survive on $270 monthly social security and a veterans pension, while a bank says it paid taxes and mortgage. The district attorney and county officials defend the sale noting the taxes and notices.
Ernest Brown ten, son of Jack Brown of Cambridge Springs and Mrs. Azzielene Brown of Meadville, drowned after 7 p.m. while swimming in French Creek near the Mead Avenue Bridge. His sister Kay nine and Elvis sixty eight were also with him. they had been staying with Rev. T.R. Wofford while their mother was hospitalized. The family said Mrs. Brown was discharged yesterday and the children were en route to visit her when the tragedy occurred.
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