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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1974
Page
3
Hundreds of tons of mud swept the Impala Platinum Mine shaft near Rustenburg killing at least seven miners including two white workers and five black workers. Damage to surface facilities followed heavy rains that burst a dam at the mine.
WASHINGTON AP The Rev Allison Cheek of Annandale Va defied a bishop and led a communion service at St Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church becoming the first woman to do so in the United States The event followed her July ordination alongside 10 other women which the House of Bishops later said was invalid PITTSBURGH AP The steel industry faces a coal strike risk after a no strike pact with workers and likely profits through 1974 if the strike lasts beyond two weeks thousands of layoffs and reduced production could follow
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger will travel to mainland China from November 25 to 29 to bolster warming ties with Peking. The trip follows a Vladivostok summit between President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
A five year old boy, Philip W. Egan, accidentally hanged himself in his grandparents yard in Kersey. Found by his grandmother around noon, he was at St Marys Hospital by 1:51 p.m. Coroner James Costanzo ruled the death accidental and attributed it to a rope and tire in the backyard.
Erie County jail holds Wilfred E. Ainsworth 42 after detectives arrest him for robbery in connection with the Wednesday assault on Edinboro woman Eleanor Batten 50 at a Millcreek laundromat. Batten, head injuries from a claw hammer, was treated and released. purse with $11 recovered. Ainsworth arraigned and jailed in lieu of 10000 bond. other charges pending.
Barry Shrout of 408 Wayne Street keeps a single car in his antique auto collection. His 1915 Smith buckboard, valued over 2500 dollars, is his pride. He bought it from a Ligonier collector after selling three other autos and plans to showcase it in antique shows starting in spring.
Meadville pledges for information leading to the arsonist's conviction exceed 1900 dollars with 310 dollars opened last night at the Meadville Tribune. The drive began November 1 and totals rise as Crawford County Firemen's Association collects pledges sent to the Tribune. Names of informants will not be publicized and cash will be collected only after conviction.
Three people were injured when a two story home near Linesville Crawford County burned early Saturday. Mrs Mildred B Robison suffered burns to the left hand back and face while husband Roy and their son Jerry were treated and released. Fire departments from Linesville and Conneautville battled the flames starting at 3 am. The son awoke as burning wallpaper collapsed onto his bed. Loss was estimated at 17000 dollars.
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