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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1970
Page
3
An 80 year old Massachusetts senator faces a difficult path as he contemplates a return to national politics. Reported health issues and ongoing firepower concerns cloud the outlook, with opposition focusing on military and defense policy amid debate over leadership and strategy.
Congress approved a sweeping anti crime bill targeting campus bombings and organized crime. It empowers the FBI to probe bombings at federally aided institutions, imposes the death penalty for fatal attacks, and adds a 25 year extra sentence for habitual criminals. Senate action followed House changes and swift debate.
Public hearings in Harrisburg proceed on a tax exempt property bill affecting churches colleges and hospitals. Rep Forest Hopkins of North Hast leads committee work while Erie officials and Edward Pastewka urge in lieu of tax payments and county assessments. The measure tightens assessment rules and preserves exemptions with ten year revaluations.
Negotiations opened overnight as the Quebec government and the FLQ pressed for the release of James Cross and Pierre Laporte. In Ottawa over 400 troops strengthened security around political targets while Montreal and Quebec City faced threats, communiques, and demands including ransom and political prisoner releases.
The meeting defined who is labor and who is management in ongoing contract talks. Management would include administrators and department head teachers, who cannot participate in negotiations, while PSEA members can vote. The shift to labor-management negotiations may extend the process beyond the usual three meetings.
Washington AP reports the U S government argues busing does not violate the Constitution, leaving amount and distance as key questions. Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Mobile County, Clarke County and related cases surface as the Supreme Court weighs desegregation orders and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund seeks guaranteed access to desegregated schools amid shifting demographics.
Bishop James E Walsh, freed after 12 years in Red China on spying charges, attended a Mass with Lawrence Cardinal Shehan at the Cumberland high school named in his honor. About 1,500 people filled the gym as principal concelebrants led the service. The school opened in 1986.
In Oil City Pennsylvania an 11-year-old Timnesta boy is cited for juvenile court involvement after a hunting accident. Timed incident left hunter Martin Stutley paralyzed from the waist down, with a bullet through his kidney and liver lodging in his spine. Stutley, 24, of Sharon, was bow hunting near Kellettville when shot by a rifle fired from about 100 yards away after the boy saw movement in weeds.
Borough Council passed ordinances to curb speed and parking near the school. A 15 mph speed limit and 15 feet parking restriction at street corners were set with fines from 2 to 10 dollars and up to five days jail for nonpayment. A second ordinance defines disorderly conduct plus penalties up to 10 dollars or 30 days in jail.
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