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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1975
Page
1
Dutch industrialist Tiede Herrema walked free from two Irish Republican Army kidnapers after 36 days in a filthy hellhole. He spoke to reporters smiling and said terrorists gave him a .3&-caliber bullet as a souvenir. Medical examiners said he was in very good health.
A Marine lieutenant, 28, faces discharge rather than court-martial after accusations of sexual relations with six enlisted men, while her mother calls for a congressional probe into Marine Corps treatment. Separate items cover a California boy refunding back taxes deducted from his savings, Ohio’s youngest mayor-elect Craig Myers, former Treasury secretary John Connally seeking no federal post, New York City’s rising fiscal costs, and a heroin smuggling ring busted by federal agents with sixteen arrests.
Erie AFL CIO Local 348 proposes a new prefab senior center in Corry with labor and partial material provided by the union. The Waterhouse building is considered inadequate. GECAC would fund operations, while local lenders may finance a new site near Fourth Ward Urban Renewal housing. A meeting is planned with Mayor Kibler to mobilize government, business, and financial partners.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco, 82, faced a four hour operation in Madrid after ulcers lined his stomach. Doctors reported massive blood transfusions, over 10 pints during the procedure and 16 pints earlier, with his condition described as very grave. This was his second abdominal operation in four days following prior heart illness.
City police hunt a burglar who stole two rings valued at 150 dollars from the second floor residence of Mr and Mrs Fred Southworth on Euclid street between Monday and yesterday. Officers found a moved lamp and a Red Barn sack in the kitchen. jewelry stores have been alerted to recover the rings if offered for sale.
Thomas Dominessy a 26 year old Corry burn victim was moved from Warren General Hospital to the Buffalo Burns Center this morning. Two fellow hose company members Jerry Walsh and Charles transported him in a Corry Ambulance Service vehicle. Dominessy is in good spirits and hopes to recover quickly but will remain hospitalized for months. The two other burn victims Donald Fowler and Quay Shaffer remain in Warren Hospital in good condition. Fowler saved Dominessy by tackling him and pushing his face into mud to stop flames. Fowler is receiving treatment for facial burns.
In Sacramento Lynette Fromme, banished from the courtroom for disruptions including an attempted guilty plea, says the main issue is Charles Manson. Her attorney, John Virga, battles with Secret Service over Fromme’s conduct as the judge orders Virga to handle the rest of her defense.
Richard A. Newman 22 of Snyder Circle was arrested as he left St. Vincent Health Center in Erie and charged with involuntary manslaughter for the July 5 two car crash on Route 77 in Spartansburg that killed Barbara Gilson 92 of Spartansburg and Bernard P. Riehart 23 of Hancock Nas. He was arraigned by District Justice Stephen Ostrowski in Crawford County.
Patricia Hearst, 21, found competent by US District Court Judge Oliver J. Carter to face armed robbery charges with the Symbionese Liberation Army. Defense seeks private psychiatric care. judge allows treatment but not delay. Hearst showed no emotion at ruling. psychiatrists described initial passivity and distrust, then gradual improvement.
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