02 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1976
Page
1
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A Corry Motor Inn luncheon showcased the first report results of the Corporate Division. Left to right: William J. Sample Corry Jamestown Hodie McLean Cooper Energy Services Roger Lansberry Barnes Group Raymond Merchandising Division Walter Bowen Mcinnes Steel Tony S Amoroso Erie County Plastics Norman D. Shatran Cooper Energy Services chairman.
The United Fund Corporate Division met at the Corry Motor Inn to hear a progress report. Norman D. Shahan announced corporate giving totaled 54 275, with a goal of 37 000 and a division target of 35 percent of the total 106 000 goal. The luncheon by Cooper Energy Services preceded the formal drive set for Monday. The list of contributing firms includes Corry Rubber Corp Crestline Dowell Dowell Elgin Erie County Plastics International Foam McInnes Steel Rogers Structural Thompson Maple Barnes Barnes Bond Carnation Cooper Corry Foam Corry Jamestown Corry Iron and Metal Corry Micronics Viking Al Xander.
Corry Post Office braced for a rush as the UPS strike pushes parcel volume up 240 percent. Stanly Dombroski says parcels flood the facility with twice daily truck runs and a policy that tells recipients to pick up their own parcels if delivery is delayed.
Mexican soldiers bury victims of the hurricane in mass graves after 100 mph winds struck Baja California and Sonora. At least 630 dead, possibly up to 1,000, with 14,000 injured and 40,000 homeless. Aid airlifted as President Echavarria orders emergency relief to La Paz and coastal towns including Ciudad Obregon and Los Mochis. Weather rains threaten further flooding in the U S Southwest.
The 94th Congress wraps its 1976 session after approving a 19 billion dollar tax cut and probing U.S. intelligence, with a late adjournment in both houses. House members return to campaigns as Senate levies a rare late session and a filibuster delays a Clean Air measure.
Corry City Council will meet at 8 p m in a regular session with a long agenda and a stormy tone anticipated One councilman will be absent Safety Director William Halfast is out of town Topics include the dog pound early retirement and a Fourth Ward Urban Renewal Project closeout Finance Director Benjamin Calderone and Barbara Mack will speak on budget dog pound and related issues Mayor Kibler will discuss a police retirement request City Engineer David Johnson will address the buried telephone line project City Administrator Robert Grice will seek curb cut permits the renewal closeout and a refuse contract Snowplowing of sidewalks will be discussed as winter nears The meeting is open to the public
William Summitt, who claimed to be 141, died this week and faced fears of a pauper’s burial. Friends, led by Laura Miller, organized a funeral described as good and affordable, with a police escort to the cemetery. The service cost about 750 dollars, offset by church and friend guarantees to settle the remaining balance.
Corry and the Corry Police Department face a drawn out wrongful death case over a high speed chase crash that killed Barbara Gilson and Bernard Riehart near Spartansburg. Depositions are complete but no trial date set. Plaintiffs include Harold Gilson and his children Kimberly Vincent and Scarlett. Driver Rick Newman, 22, was later arrested after an Ohio aggravated burglary warrant surfaced.
William Pele, 22, of 636 East South Street, bound over to Erie County court on a charge of open lewdness after reportedly running naked behind the Red Barn at 8:20 p.m. September 4. He fled from a police officer, leaving clothes behind in the yard and trunk area before heading west toward backyards.
Mark Beckwith of Bear Lake, a 1976 Corry Area High School graduate and Edinboro State College student, plans to become a lawyer to serve the country. He participates in a state Vocational Rehabilitation program giving him vans, ramps, bathrooms, and aides, with class breaks to support his education. He notes the Edinboro program is likely unmatched statewide and will rely on tape recorders and note sharing to keep up. He says politics interest him and he worries lawyers were highlighted by Watergate era.
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