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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1971
Page
1
A fragmented report notes an incident at Milton venue around 10 p.m. with unclear details and multiple unreadable words. Local authorities are not named in the legible portion. Further readable facts remain unavailable in the surviving text.
Dissident coal miners in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia kept mines closed despite a three year labor contract approved by the Pay Board granting a 49 percent wage increase. The number withholding work was not known, and production remained stalled as dissent centers on pay scale differences and lack of guaranteed benefits for disabled miners and widows.
A weekend event initially described as a deadly shotgun incident near Reed street and Stewart road was clarified by State Police. A teen fought with a hunter over a shotgun, but the hunter denied aiming at the youth. Local rumors connected to Corry Area High School prompted further calls and investigations.
State Police at Corry report two minor accidents yesterday totaling 900 in damage with no injuries. At 1 40 p m on Route 6 north of Union City Donald P Hamilton 18 Erie lost control and struck a tree causing 300 in damage. At 3 20 p m on Route 8 four miles south of Union City Kenneth Calfo 31 Union City stopped to wait for traffic as Vesta Wooley 68 Union City traveling south rear ended Calfo’s car causing 350 and 250 in damage respectively.
A 14 year old Bear Lake girl Crystal Dalrymple was treated and released from Corry Memorial Hospital after a hunting accident. She was with her father when buckshot bounced off a rock and struck her in the head and back.
Snowfall to 16 inches hits parts of Somerset County with 13 inches in Corry and 10 inches in New Castle. State police report high winds, road closures, and 35 minor accidents along a 25 mile turnpike stretch. Several schools closed, while Pittsburgh and Johnstown saw 1 to 4 inches and lingering flurries expected.
A Karachi English radio broadcast claimed India had launched an all out offensive against East Pakistan with nine infantry divisions four mountain divisions and two tank regiments concentrated in Jessore. It said fierce fighting continued overnight as India pressed offensive actions amid regional tensions and international restraint rhetoric.
AFL-CIO President George Meany defended the labor convention from claims of mistreatment toward President Nixon. He said Nixon was offered courtesy, his speech to about 2,000 delegates and guests drew applause, and there was no booing or jeering. Meany noted a few laughs when Nixon claimed wage-price controls were working, and defended the event as a democracy not a monarchy. The White House had said Nixon faced studied contempt. Meany said the speech was political and that labor would oppose Nixon Pay Board rulings if they conflict with contracts.
Washington AP report notes Republicans ready multiple amendments to resume Senate debate on a presidential campaign financing plan. Dole would direct 20.4 million to the Democratic nominee and end the taxcheckoff. White House objects, warning of a veto risk.
Police seek clues in the death of Carmen Colon. A 10-year-old girl disappeared on a Tuesday while shopping with her mother and was found strangled Thursday along a rural Riga road. Rewards totaling over 4000 dollars were offered by Rochester papers and groups for information leading to the killer.
City Council meets in a special session to hear the first reading of the 1972 budget. A one mill real estate tax increase is anticipated due to revenue losses in two taxing areas. If approved, the budget will be open for 30 days of public inspection before a second and final reading.
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