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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1973
Page
1
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Former vice president Spiro T. Agnew described his political ruination as a nightmare and praised Nixon and his successor pick. In a 19 minute national address he urged reforms in campaign spending and contract bidding, denied extortion and tax evasion accusations, and said he left politics to quell the storm though he admitted potential improper fundraising and overlapping duties.
At a special board meeting the Corry Area School District voted to dismiss Robert Wharton from the roles of school treasurer and delinquent tax collector. The action followed alleged irregularities in Wharton and the district turned the case to Erie County District Attorney R Gordon Kennedy. State police, auditors, and bonding firms were alerted while Meadville accountant Robert Kebert was hired to audit Wharton’s books. Kennedy planned to meet with state troopers Thursday to review findings.
City budget talks begin for 1974 with hints of tax increases. Council members Calderone Zarger and others plan for more elderly services, transportation for seniors, a possible mobile medical clinic, and co ordination with state and mult icounty programs as the draft budget develops.
Corry Area School District has begun educational television with cable hookups and monitors in several schools but lacks a long range plan. PTA funded installations at Columbus Elementary and its monitor, plus high school hookup, are approved with conditions. Administrators will draft a district wide plan to control all TV use, while a cost cap of 100 dollars applies to the high school hookup.
President Anwar Sadat declared Egyptian missiles ready to strike deep into Israel while offering to attend a U.N. peace conference again if Israel withdraws from 1967 captured lands and guarantees Palestinian rights. Battles raged in Syria and Sinai as Israel claimed to destroy Arab tanks and hit targets in Syria and near Cairo.
Pittsburgh police arrest Melvin Brown a 27 year old security guard on murder charges after the stabbing death of Mary Lee Walters a 28 year old secretary for Arthur Young & Co in the Koppers Building. Walters was found Saturday night with about 72 stab wounds after a late Saturday afternoon entry to the building. Brown is jailed awaiting a Tuesday hearing as detectives pursue a motive amid a wide interview sweep. A bent eight inch letter opener found in the building is suspected as the weapon.
Washington officials say aid to Israel will be sized to battlefield needs, with sea and air shipments limited to replacing planes tanks bombs and artillery as they are lost. About 35 U S -supplied F4 Phantom jets have been lost, and larger deliveries are not expected despite calls from some lawmakers. The airlift aims to offset Soviet resupply efforts to Syria and Egypt.
The five surviving Stanek sextuplets near four weeks old remain in good condition at a Denver hospital. Pediatrician Wallace White said none will go home for at least a week, with plans to discharge babies individually as they mature at different rates. The babies were born Sept 16 to Edna and Eugene Stanek of Lakewood, Colorado. their fourth child Gregory is 4. Julia, the smallest, died about 44 hours after birth.
Erie County highway officials attributed Route 6 resurfacing delays to PennDOT funding losses. A tar and chips seal was applied to curb potholes on Route 6 and Route 89 while money remains on the priority list for next year. Local lobbying in Harrisburg urged to move the projects up.
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