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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1973
Page
1
A damaged fragment references a Penn event with mentions of two persons and some local names. Details are unclear but indicate a brief news note or notice about these individuals and a location connected to Penn.
Erie area witnesses report Route 6 from Corry to Union City plagues motorists with gravel from tar and chip work. Perry Bennett of Erie says a tractor trailer showered his windshield with buckshot like gravel, totaling about 50 dollars in damage plus deductible. Other Corry residents report shattered windshields and pierced radiators on Route 4.
Gasoline prices rose across major brands after a freeze ended. Arco stations led with a three cent hike, making regular 41.9 cents and premium 45.9. Boron and Keystone outlets added one cent, with regular at 99.9 and 38.9 respectively. Other brands followed as state police investigate. Burglars hit Action Salvage Center on Route 6, stealing 100 dollars in cash and two auto shock absorbers worth 90. break-in discovered by a center employee.
Boston Mayor Kevin White insists the city remains walkable after two killings last week. A young woman died in a fire and a retired man was robbed and stabbed. police report the man was struck by rocks. City officials describe the incidents as isolated insanity and emphasize livability versus other cities.
Philadelphia AP report credits teen newsboys Andrew Nesmith and Rickey Ward with rescuing two young children from a deadly upstairs fire that claimed five other youngsters under five. Several firemen were injured. the blaze gutted a North Philadelphia two story row house as investigators probe how the fatal fire started.
Two Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad freight trains collided head on in heavy fog near psuTLER Pennsylvania injuring the engineers and two crewmen. Four diesel locomotives were derailed and more than 15 cars sprawled along the single track south of Penn Township, officials said.
City Council in first session of the month, a week late due to League of Cities meeting, will hear budget comments from Finance Director Benjamin Calderone as budgeting opens. Safety Director William Halfast leads talks on automatic alarms and fire relief driver. Downey discusses recreation programs and Municipal Building entrance renovation. Johnson outlines water resources survey relocations, city building remodeling, right away agreements, state highway abandonments and city administration restructuring.
Shirley Ann Bacon faces charges of burglary arson and theft from a July 4 Meadville incident. Bond set at 10000. She reportedly acted with Walter Shorts who is charged with theft arson at St. Agatha Church and parsonage. Fire damaged a rectory living room and bathroom.
Reports from Associated Press say Israel claims full retreat by Syria while Egypt downs 57 of Israel’s jets and loses 16 of its own. Syria asserts 43 Israeli jets shot down. Jordan reports a plane down over north Jordan. Khadafy pledges funds, Iraq nationalizes U S oil holdings, and Nixon orders UN Security Council meeting to end fighting.
Washington notes Kissinger’s rapid diplomacy during the Middle East war, including calls to Saudi Arabia and Egyptian officials, and the U.N. Security Council plan. Washington doubts a peaceful end this week, expects battlefield settlement, and eyes Europe and Asia missions later in the month. Bodies in the know flag cautious Kremlin and Israeli dynamics shaping U.S. options.
State police report a tire blowout on Route 6, two and a half miles west of Union City, sending a Cleveland man’s car off the road and into a tree stump. No injuries. $250 damage to the vehicle.
At dawn Israel says its land and air forces counter-attacked and struck five Syrian air bases inflicting heavy losses while claiming air superiority. Egypt reports deeper Sinai advances after repelling Israeli attacks with heavy losses. Syria proclaims liberation of central Golan Heights sector. About 30 000 to 35 000 tourists remain in Israel despite the war and Cairo and Damascus experience blackouts and curfews. President Nixon returns to the White House from Florida as U S forces move toward Crete amid the crisis.
President Nixon said the United States will propose an action to halt fighting in the Middle East after private messages with Soviet leader Brezhnev. Kissinger and Ziegler indicate broad UN Security Council support and closer talks with Egypt and Israel, plus a meeting with Huang Chen in Washington.
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