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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1971
Page
4
A local note announces a business meeting Thursday. Officers gather at 7 30 p.m. and coworkers meet at 8 p.m. The brief item notes a workgroup gathering under a shorthand title.
Erie County officials opened preliminary budget sessions for 1972 led by Commissioners Lamberton Weir and Controller Gehrlein with Hill Jr. absent. Only two offices, controller and coroner, were covered as figures and routine grants were entered. The wage battle is delayed until salaries are reviewed next week. Public viewing of preliminary figures lasts 20 days before finalization, with a December 31 deadline to adopt the budget.
Atty Gen Richard Turner paused his Iowa Statehouse address as Gov Robert Ray triggered a canned laugh device to amuse council members who had seen it earlier. Turner finished his speech unaware of the prank.
About 40 Moniteau School District custodial secretarial and food service workers were ordered back to work by court after a strike that closed the 5000 pupil district for a day. In Mount Pleasant Westmoreland County 40 Local 505 Service Employees Union members struck after talks failed, affecting 3700 pupils and prompting school officials to cancel classes.
A dated, fragmented notice lists Corry Memorial Hospital and Corry Ambulance Service contact numbers. It names ad mitts and discharges including John Svet, Daniel Ahl, Elizabeth Winger, Frank Dorrance, Vicki Locke, Thomas Edwards, Ellaine Cornish, George Martin, Wayne Holthouse, Donald Nelson, and others with addresses in Corry Spartansburg Bear Lake Centerville and Columbus. It also notes desk volunteers Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Five persons were jailed in Venango County after shortchanging attendant Mark Dovenberger at a Pennzoil station in Rocky Grove. They paid with a large bill, then rapidly exchanged money, netting $20 for the attendant. State Police and Franklin police arrested them with help from two citizens who tracked the suspects’ car by license number. O’Bryant of Florida and Monk of Florida are jailed for larceny by trick and conspiracy. three others face conspiracy charges. Bond set at $1,000 for two defendants.
Gunmen in Taytay, 10 miles east of Manila, held ten members of the Marciano Baltzer family hostage including two women and eight children after firing on a policeman. The family freed themselves and escaped to Manila after negotiations allowed their release.
Union City Memorial Hospital and Union City Ambulance numbers are listed. Several residents including James McGuire, Mrs Earl Baumbach, Karen Mahoney, Neil Sherman, Jeff Miller, Dora Marvin, Ellen Kinney, Mrs Neil Keefer, Miss Margaret Naughton, Norma Jean Houser were lodged in the county jail. Bail set at 750 for three others who failed to meet bail. A preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow.
In Oakland California a physician says jailed activist Angela Davis may require a small operation for a physical problem. Dr Talbert Sall declines to discuss specifics. The Oakland Clergy states doctors indicate her eyesight is impaired due to confinement limiting vision to close focus.
The Corry Evening Journal editorial and publishing details list the paper’s West South Street office in Corry Pennsylvania, 16407. It names publisher George R. Sample general manager William Eaton city editor John McLaughlin pressroom foreman and notes Associated Press exclusivity for local and AP dispatches and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery.
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