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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1975
Page
4
Community listings include farm stand ads for Dodd Farms Dairy and Orton's Farm Market with produce prices, a Stanford Hose dinner at Elks Club, and a memorial service for Harold Cragg. Also noted are fall craft events, a pumpkin pickup, charitable meetings, and a truckload sale with specials at Montgomery Ward.
John Denver was named entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association awards in Nashville and won the best song of 1975 for Back Home Again. He also received nominations for best single album and male vocalist while Waylon Jennings Dolly Parton earned top vocal honors and Minnie Pearl joined the Hall of Fame. Denver, touring Australia, noted his country roots and ongoing evolution of the genre.
DETROIT AP Three U S auto makers begin 1976 with strong notes reporting sharp gains in car sales for the first 10 days of the month. GM up 17 percent led by initial mini Chevette sales, Ford up 16 percent, AMC up 25 percent from last year. GM sold 129,846 cars in 10 days, best since April 1974. Chevette noted as fastest selling new Chevy.
A reader from Pennsylvania asks about birth control pills and potential side effects, fearing sterility or deformities. Abby replies with guidance toward professional counseling and Planned Parenthood. The column then includes letters about marriage intimacy schedules and a neighbor’s naked children, with humorous or cautionary responses.
Patricia Hearst is allowed to eat meals with other inmates at the San Mateo County jail, with security tightened due to her presence. Sheriff John R. McDonald Jr says the enhanced measures cost up to $200 daily and followed a taped jail visit by Patricia Tobin. Hearst, held on federal bank robbery charges, has seen limited routine changes and ongoing visits from family and lawyers.
Jamestown police records show a prior firearm complaint against Walter Clark who was killed by police after an incident in which neighbor John Kraus was shot. Clark had a loaded shotgun with safety off and 18 rounds found. hospital ordered he not carry a weapon again. He allegedly bought a new .12 gauge shotgun before an argument with tenants Kenneth Robbins and John Kraus, in which Kraus was killed.
A massive forest fire in White River National Forest northwest of Aargie Colorado has burned about 4600 acres. Officials say no injuries or major property loss, but timber damage nears 1 million dollars while over 500 firefighters, National Guard, Ft. Carson personnel and Indian crews fight the blaze. The fire began last Saturday near a hunter camp as Colorado opens elk season.
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