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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1970
Page
6
Sparta merged School's music department presents a concert featuring the junior and senior choruses the senior high band and a folk group in the school auditorium. Dale Dorman directs. No admission, donations welcome.
The Corry Area Jaycees plan a Sunday vision screening at the YMCA from 1 to 4 p.m. for children aged 3 to 6 to detect amblyopia or lazy eye, a leading cause of partial blindness in kids. Edward Thompson, project chairman, notes early detection before age six can often restore normal vision and urges parents to bring their youngsters.
Members of the Corry Civil Defense unit rushed from a regular meeting to the National Guard Armory to relocate the 200 bed hospital's equipment as rain leaked through the roof. The water-damaged area was dried and repairs planned, with box units moved onto pallets supplied by Dowell Inc. and a city streets truck used for transport. None of the hospital gear was harmed.
FT. HOOD, Tex. AP S. Sgt. David Mitchell will be called to the stand as the final defense witness in his court martial for assault to murder in the My Lai incident. His lawyer Ossie Brown said Calley will not testify until his own trial ends and Mitchell’s testimony is the first order of business when court convenes.
Erie County sets 16 rules for snowmobile operation drawn by Public Safety. New classifications place snowmobiles under Conservation Law Article 8, effective Jan 7, banning road use but permitting designated road shoulders. insurers required. licenses, helmets, lights, and night rules outlined for safe, allowed riding across 1,100 miles of county roads. Local officials may adopt curfews for night driving.
El Capitan climbers Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell completed a 27 day ascent of the Wall of the Morning Light on El Capitan in Yosemite, celebrating with food and friends. They plan future expeditions to Jitishanca in Peru and a rock wall near Angel Falls in Venezuela, aiming for new high routes and continued climbing feats.
The Hi Neighbor Club met at Cutting Lanes for a bowling party with nine members and one guest Mrs. Bruce Kerr of Corry. Desserts and coffee followed. Mrs. Vernon Humphrey and manager Russell attended to give instructions. Christmas party hostess planned for December by Mrs. Dale Eaton. Residents and guests visited, dined, and shared updates from Corry and surrounding areas. Deer hunting opening news noted first deer and other hunters named. Several local visits and hospital news plus baptismat Cutting Community Church and travels to Erie and Mt. Dora, Florida.
Two climbers refused aid and vowed to descend only under their own power after a week stuck on a sheer rock face. The pair faced a brutal rainstorm and dwindling supplies, surviving on emergency rations and the last half can of sardines eaten on Tuesday.
Anthony Szymanski and William Welsh were sentenced to life imprisonment for the bludgeon murder of Charles Lanton of Euclid Ohio. Both pleaded guilty in Allegheny County Court before a three judge panel. Monty Crivella to be tried separately. Lanton’s body was found in a Pittsburgh car trunk on June 12.
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