08 Oct 1976
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1976
Page
1
A terse court notice records a case against a named party being removed or dismissed. The brief mentions the court action and finality without detailing charges or outcomes. No dates or additional names are provided in the readable text.
Fragmented text references Pennsylvania New York City and union actions. It hints at services offices and attorneys responding to conduct an action to unionize or oppose union activities. The passage is unclear and contains garbled phrases and missing details.
Police nabbed Norman M. Tripp and Roland L. Barls after a night of raids tied to burglaries in Erie Crawford and Warren counties. Authorities linked the men to attempts at the Penelec complex and Rogers Structural Steel, with thefts of beams and rail splices alleged. Both suspects remained in city custody after arraignments, while state troopers pursued warrants on related crimes.
Corry state police report multiple accidents over the last 24 hours, six people injured and hospitalized. Two Columbus women, Mrs. Donald Nelson 39 and Cindy Davis 18, were hurt on Route 957 near Columbus. Nelson rear ended by a truck driven by Victor Schrubb, with damages listed and both women in satisfactory condition. Other crashes near Titusville and Pleasantville involved four more people, including Mrs. Sarah Shaner 75, Richard E. Shaner 40, Cheryl Gustafson 28, and her daughter Wendy 8, all taken to local hospitals with mixed conditions, and several vehicles damaged. Two hit and run incidents were also reported in Corry areas. Total damage reported at 2925 dollars.
A Massachusetts company claims the CIA illegally used its name as a cover for overseas operations including alleged assassinations, with Helio Aircraft as the vehicle. General Aircraft Corp seeks $25 million, says CIA approached in 1962 but did not authorize use. The firm says CIA in Congo, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia acted as sales agents, harming sales and risking bankruptcy.
Washington AP reports unemployment edged from 7.9 to 7.8 percent in September after three monthly rises. Total employment fell slightly as fewer people looked for work, signaling little overall improvement while inflation and slower growth persist.
In Oakland California a court ordered Emery High School to reinstate Steve Dain a former girls gym teacher who underwent a sex change and to pay about 3200 in back pay The Alameda County Superior Court ruled that medical clearance showed he could return to work and voided claims of abandonment The decision follows a contentious controversy among students parents and staff over the identity change and Dain previously faced a misdemeanor arrest for disturbance when attempting to return to the campus
Two separate nighttime crashes sent cars off Spring and West Bend streets onto lawns. Timothy H. Bensink veered around a street barricade on Spring, spun into a yard at 648 Spring, with no injuries or damage figures reported. William A. Burrows slid in leaves on West Bend, damaged John Graham property, and fled the scene before being charged with failure to stop.
Two University of Pittsburgh professors warn Pennsylvanians against drinking milk until fallout from a Chinese nuclear blast dissipates. DER and another Pitt scientist say radiation in raw and processed milk is not high enough to ban consumption, with raw milk still the best fallout indicator. Officials note picocurie levels dropped but remained notable in Harrisburg and Lancaster areas, prompting cautious feeding of stored grasses to cows.
Washington AP reports Richard Sprague vowed years of work to interview witnesses and pursue leads in the assassinations of John Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Sworn in as acting counsel and director of the House select committee, he said he keeps an open mind on both cases. The 51 year old former Philadelphia prosecutor previously led the Tony Boyle murder case against former United Mine Workers President.
The US Postal Service says no regular window service or mail delivery in Corry on Monday October 11 for the Columbus Day holiday. Mail will be collected from boxes with a 5 PM deadline and a holiday schedule offers limited delivery and lockbox service where available. Self service centers provide stamps envelopes and insurance for packages up to 15 dollars. The strike affects the eastern region including upstate New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia West Virginia and DC with parcels not accepted at post offices on holiday.
Sen. Welter Mondale holds a local front page to emphasize fund raising for a Democratic ticket while addressing U S business boycott concerns. President Ford, in a Wednesday night debate with Jimmy Carter, promised disclosures though the interpretation remains unclear.
Orval Titus 75 of Tanner Road Wayne Township died after a citizen band antenna setup collapsed onto a 7200 volt line near his home. Teenagers Robin Woodworth 14 was treated and released. Brian Bailey 15, Titus’s great grandson, was uninjured. Police noted the incident occurred while the trio worked on the 46 foot antenna.
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