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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1976
Page
3
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Philadelphia mourns the Bellevue-Stratford closing after 31 years as 350 staff lose jobs. Health crisis tied to a July American Legion convention killed 29 and sickened 151, while lawsuits and elderly residents contend with $1,750 monthly apartments. Souvenir thefts and museum-like panic followed the upheaval.
Harrisburg AP reports the House passed a bill to enlarge the Superior Court to ease a case backlog. A constitutional amendment is needed, triggering voter approval. The dispute centers on required advertising timing for such measures and whether it applies to the 1977 municipal elections or only even numbered elections. If valid, the bill still requires two additional legislative sessions.
Boston AP reports a federal study showing the death risk from septic spontaneous abortion is over 50 times higher for pregnant women with IUDs. Center for Disease Control researchers analyzed 60 spontaneous abortion deaths from 1972 to 1974, noting about 115,000 pregnant IUD wearers and 11.9 million non wearers. They urged prompt removal of IUDs when pregnancy occurs.
Daniel Durham, buried alive for 90 minutes under six feet of wood chips in Vancouver Washington, was dumped into a truck and carried 40 miles. He survived after suffocation near-death moments, saying he now looks at life differently and credits God with his survival.
In the wintry Northeast high electricity prices drive theft by meter tampering. Utilities report hundreds of suspected cases and thousands of dollars in stolen power, with enforcement ranging from civil actions to criminal charges. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire cases illustrate a growing regional problem.
Harrisburg AP reports a bill to require minimum sentences for repeat offenders died in the House after a Senate vote and a bitter division. The measure would mandate prison terms for second to four or more offenses within five years, with gun use adding a year. The bill faces a restart after the next General Assembly takes office.
Washington AP report says a nine week Teamsters strike against United Parcel Service remains unsettled as talks continue under a news blackout. Dispute centers on future use of part time inside sorting workers, with mediators excluded after union anger over prior disclosure. The 17,000 workers have shut UPS operations in the Eastern states and D C since September 15.
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