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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1975
Page
3
Pope Paul VI, in his second open-air weekly audience for Holy Year crowds, tells about 150,000 pilgrims in St. Peter's Square that the lessening of ethical and personal effort does not lead to real human progress. He says a disciple of Christ must not be afraid and urges courage in personal and public life.
Prince Charles will trim his new mustache to meet navy rules but plans to attempt fuller facial hair again once he returns to sea this weekend. Buckingham Palace officials say the royal will resume facial hair in line with regulations after the voyage.
A twin engine Lockheed Lodestar crashed on takeoff near Rockwood Municipal Airport killing two. Authorities recovered about 800 pounds of marijuana valued at $600,000, with some in bags and others wrapped in Mexican newspapers. The fuselage marijuana burned for hours after the 3 a.m. crash.
Nobel Prize winning novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn spoke in Juneau Alaska at a private gathering about politics but asked that his remarks not be repeated. He avoided stall talk and family questions, focusing the conversation on political themes. Sanita
Martin P. Kelly and Judi M. Boyle are indicted on mail fraud for bilking Fr. Norman Smith and associates of about 90 000. The case cites promises of Holiday In Overseas bonds and multiple worthless checks. A bench warrant was issued for Boyle as a non jury trial was set before Judge William W. Knox with possible transfer to Pittsburgh.
President Ford declared June 15 as Father’s Day to salute natural, foster, adoptive fathers and big brothers. He called it a fitting American tradition and cited personal ties, noting his own parents’ divorce and later meeting his biological father in his teens.
Washington AP. A large portion of Basic Educational Opportunity Grants remained unused for 1974-75, $135 million unspent and $535 million available for fall. About 600,000 students received grants this year, values from $50 to $1,050, while about 100,000 eligible students did not participate, often opting not to attend college. Diane Sedicum of the Office of Education notes many eligible students chose not to enroll.
A Fayette County woman, Elizabeth Edna Roebuck age 58 of Brownsville, died after her car collided head on with a tractor-trailer on U.S. 40 east of Brownsville while attempting to pass three vehicles. The driver of the rig, Thomas A. Gardner a 41 year old from Johnstown Ohio, was treated and released at Uniontown Hospital.
John Edmond Raymond, 23, of McKeesport, was arrested in Meadville Crawford County on charges of kidnapping rape and assault linked to a May 9 incident in Allegheny County. He rammed a woman’s car dragged her from it and raped her threatening to kill her family. Twins Donald and Ronald Hall, 18, were arrested with him for hindering apprehension. They were released on nominal bond. Raymond was turned over to Allegheny County detectives.
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