Probe on Medical Costs Draws Government Study
Washington AP reports the Council on Wage and Price Stability will study rising medical costs, with Albert Rees noting health spending as a remaining inflation trouble spot. Medical services rose 145 percent in 12 months. doctor fees up 14 percent. hospital charges up 16.8 percent. Rees favors industry reorganization and shared facilities over wage and price controls.
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Driver Falls Asleep Behind Wheel In Corry Crash
A 24-year-old Corry man, Raymond L. Amy, is in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a one car crash on Route 426 east of the city. Police believe he fell asleep at the wheel as his car, a total loss valued at 800 dollars, left the road, struck a utility pole, rolled several times, and then rested on its wheels. In a separate incident on Route 89 near Wattsburg, 22-year-old John F. Bonavita swerved to avoid a truck, hit two wooden guard rails and a mailbox valued at 5 dollars. he reported no injuries.
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Evacuation of Americans Begins in Laos amid Uprising
A chartered Laotian jetliner carrying eighteen women and sixty-one children led the first evacuation flight from Vientiane Bangkok bound, as Washington agreed to withdraw most U S aid personnel from Laos. Kissinger said the U S presence would be substantially reduced while Pathet Lao authorities pledged to negotiate on aid.
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Corry Girl 15 Reported Missing
A 15-year-old Corry girl, Sonya Lee Merritt, last seen Wednesday afternoon, is listed as missing. Police have issued a missing persons report for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle V. Merritt of 567 West Church Street. She is 5 feet 3, 130 pounds, with long dark brown hair and hazel eyes, wearing a maroon and white blouse, blue jeans, and blue and white sneakers. She may be in the Union City area. contact police with any information.
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Corryite Faces On Energy Legislation Bribe Charge In Case Here
A Corry man Carlyle V Merritt 41 of 567 West Church street was arrested and charged with tampering with a witness in a Pennsylvania Game Law case. The witness Clifford Lindenberger implicated Merritts 17 year old son during questioning. Lindenberger reported an offer of 200 to not testify. Merritt released on his own recognizance. hearing date not yet set. Washington AP Ford may act on energy by next week amid congressional inaction. The options include a 1 per barrel tariff or ending price controls, with Ford already imposing a 1 tariff Feb 1.
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Homemade Fence Kills 2-Year-Old Girl in Pa. Yard
In Arnold Pennsylvania a two year old girl Tabatha Christopher died after touching a homemade electric fence wired around a vegetable garden. Neighbor Elizabeth Hession said the fence used two wire strands wrapped around wooden posts and was powered from a wall outlet. The incident occurred while the fence was reportedly on only at night. The coroner’s office opened an investigation as authorities reviewed the accident. The story also notes ongoing discussions on energy conservation measures in Congress and potential tariff considerations affecting gasoline costs.
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Teachers Strike Again Over Contract Dispute
Special education teachers of the Northwest Tri-County Education Association, part of the Tri-County Intermediate Unit Board 5, continued their hit-and-run strike tactics by not reporting to classes. About 150 teachers across Crawford, Warren and Erie Counties were involved. they returned to work today with no long range predictions.
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Soviet U S Space Flight Set for July Joint Mission
Space officials from the United States and Soviet Union approved the planned joint manned mission with July 15 launch. Soyuz 18 crew Aleksei Leonov and Valeriy Kubasov will lift from Baikonur, while Thomas Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Slayton ride the Apollo craft from Cape Canaveral.
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Prayer Back In School? Law Reintroduces Prayer in NH and Silent Meditation in CT
The New Hampshire legislature passed a bill to allow voluntary recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public elementary schools with local option, while Connecticut approved an optional period of silent meditation at the start of the day. Governors Thomson and Grasso are expected to sign. The moves challenge the 1962 Supreme Court ruling against school prayer.
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Mayaguez Reaches Hong Kong as Cargo Opened for News
The Mayaguez arrived in Hong Kong and six sealed containers were opened by order of newsmen to check for military equipment. The containers carried auto parts fertilizers butane gas paint office equipment and toilet paper. Officials noted the ship had no arms and denied espionage claims.
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