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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1974
Page
3
Israeli security forces stormed an apartment house in Beit Shean near the Jordanian border and killed four Arab terrorists who had seized the building and held occupants captive for three hours. Three residents also died in the gun battle, in the town about 15 miles south of the Sea of Galilee.
Fanne Foxe, now Annabel Battistella, starts a new stage career at Pilgrim Theatre earning $3,000 weekly for four 20 minute shows daily. She says Rep. Wilbur Mills condemned her new job while Mills and Battistella faced police during a Washington night incident in October when both appeared intoxicated and Battistella entered the Tidal Basin.
Washington AP reports the Watergate cover-up trial plays four new tapes showing Nixon discussing clemency for Hunt and admitting only cover-up guilt. Neal expects 15 more tapes before the case ends. Other AP briefs cover a Denver pants-heist card game, Detroit journalist danger, San Antonio TV protest by Youth Moratorium on Indecency, and Washington dairy calf slaughter due to market lack.
Denver AP report Rev Frederick McCallin seeks a beer wine and liquor license for St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church to operate a restaurant near the church chapel. The plan envisions a Christian environment for parishioner dining on a sprawling 40 acre site with a permanent chapel to come. No restaurant name chosen yet Padre is a candidate. State official Mike Kennedy notes no law against a church holding a permanent license but has never issued one in 22 years.
The Corry Housing Authority approved refinements to the 30 elderly housing units planned in the Fourth Ward Urban Renewal Area. Changes include moving four units to the main structure, enlarging the community room, and installing an enunciator system with two call buttons per unit that light a door indicator and flash at the police station. Construction is slated to begin in spring.
AP report says U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel, the top two U S producers, plan plant shutdowns and layoffs as coal shortages bite. U S Steel warns of forced closures by December 1 if miners do not return. 13 700 workers total laid off, 2 700 in Pittsburgh. Bethlehem cuts 175 at Sparrows Point and banks four coke ovens while relining two furnaces. Production reduced across Ohio plants due to gas cuts. Bethlehem operates Burns Harbor Johnstown Lackawanna normally.
Harrisburg AP reports a House vote of 151 to 25 approving a motorist fee package to fund road repairs. The plan raises about 14.5 million annually and moves higher charges for motorcycle codes, duplicates, titles, and registrations while cutting renewal fees from 4 to 2.
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