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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1974
Page
3
Nearly a million people in Ethiopia's Ogaden region face impending starvation with urgent water needs across 12 of 13 districts in Heras Province according to the Ethiopian News Agency. In two months 96 people have died from thirst as donors are urged for 60,000 tons of relief grains to cover 11 provinces over the coming year.
Chrysler Corp says 991 vehicles including 1974 D-600 Dodge medium trucks and S-600 school bus chassis may have faulty 1,700 pound two speed rear axles. The firm will replace axle housings and notify owners to prevent rear wheel loss.
AP reports Robert Conrad plans a three hour film about James R Hoffa. Production is set to begin late next year after he acquired rights to Hoffa's life story. Conrad, 39, is known for Hawaiian Eye and Wild Wild West.
U S Senator Richard Schweiker calls for immediate sugar quota cuts and favors buying Cuban sugar if needed to lower prices. He notes shortages and price hikes as speculators pull sugar from the market and warns Ford to respond or face a Senate action. He also opposes the 5 percent income tax surcharge, citing lack of votes and proposing budget cuts instead.
Governor Shapp signed a bill to prohibit gun control ordinances in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Supported by the sportsmen lobby, the law voids local firearm restrictions. Shapp defended hunting needs and municipal rights in a statement prepared for newsmen.
Erie County mental health and retardation programs face an audit ordered by Attorney General Israel Packel amid ongoing Justice Department probes into alleged conflicts of interest. Officials’ salaries and outside work with Family Crisis Intervention are under scrutiny while reforms and bills move through state legislature. A second item notes Canadian National Railway's $6 million expansion of its Concord locomotive shop to meet rising Ontario demand.
Corry Journal invites letters via Sound Off every Thursday 5 to 9 p.m. at 665-8291 for publication. Readers urge support for grocery stores, church pages, and improved fountains while criticizing fat in ground meat and proposing actions on Halloween, roads, and farmland rights in Concord Township.
ERIE The county court will decide the validity of a $300,000 loan to the Erie County Authority. Security Peoples Trust Co. and the authority signed a stipulation naming two notes for $100,000 and $200,000. The funds helped pay contractors for the fieldhouse project.
Titusville city police report a juvenile suspect detained after two vehicles were stolen yesterday. A red car from St. Regis Paper Co. parking lot was found later and ran poorly. A black and white 1968 Ford pickup taken from Hogan's Palace was also reported and driven through the city, colliding with several vehicles.
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