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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1974
Page
3
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Reports from Santo Domingo describe police activity around the Venezuelan consulate where seven hostages remained for ten days. A two-block perimeter was cleared as authorities press for unconditional surrender. Barbara Hutchison of the US Information Service is among the hostages.
Jack Dempsey, former world heavyweight champ, ends his Times Square restaurant after 32 years citing rent increase from 65000 to 100000 dollars a year. About 150 friends attend the final night as he contemplates future plans with wife Diana at his side.
Sen. Franklin Kury says the Clean and Green bill will be revised to restore open land provisions. The Northumberland Democrat will seek an amendment during a two day Senate session before the election recess. The measure would grant tax incentives to keep farmland in agricultural use, after a Stauffer amendment removed open land not actively farmed.
In New Haven Connecticut spill response teams work to reclaim thousands of gallons of crude oil after the Greek tanker Messiniaki Bergen ran aground in the harbor. The vessel carried 8.5 million gallons with about 100000 gallons released into the water.
Erie public school teachers walk off in a contract dispute shutting 18,000 students in 32 schools. More than 700 of 1,000 teachers rejected the board proposal of a $2,000 raise over three years. Students were dismissed after arrival as teachers picketed district buildings.
Erie County will receive a state court reimbursement check totaling 294726.48 by October, more than the expected 200000. The extra funds, part of 24 million allocated to counties, allow keeping the 1974 budget balanced and may go to the general fund.
Washington AP First Lady Betty Ford continues an excellent recovery from breast cancer surgery and may leave the hospital late this week. Doctors describe her as bright and chipper with a good appetite after the removal of her cancerous right breast eight days ago. Bob Hope and the President visited she the prior weekend.
Governor Milton Shapp faced House investigators as his personal attorney argued the proceedings resemble a grand jury action. The inquiry aims to assess state contract practices and potential legislation, amid election-season scrutiny of Shapp's administration.
Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev called for moving further ahead in disarmament talks during a 70 minute East German TV appearance as Kissinger prepared to visit Moscow on October 23 for nuclear weaponry talks. The SALT process resumes amid mixed signals from Washington and Geneva observers.
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