Extremists Bomb Targets Protesting Prisoners Deaths Across Europe
Bombs hit German car showrooms in Bologna Milan Leghorn Turin and a German consulate building in Genoa as leftists riot in Rome Milan Genoa Athens and London. West German commandos killed three hijackers and freed six hostages in Somalia triggering fears of neo fascism while Baader Ensslin Raspe died in custody with Moeller attempting suicide. Prosecutors and lawyers question if killings were revenge amid suspected links to Schleyer kidnapping.
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BOM
West Germany
Italy
Europe
Milan
Leghorn
Turin
Genoa
Rome
Athens
London
Vienna
Johann Strauss
Somalia
Germany
Socialist March
Greece
Andreas Baader
Gudrun Ensslin
Jan-Carl Raspe
Irmgard Moeller
Stuttgart
Stannheim
Heinz Funke
Baader
Raspe
West Berlin
Lufthansa
Hanns Martin Schleyer
Warren exchange student Gudrun Meinhof’s violent arc exposed
Gudrun Ensslin, once a Warren Area High School exchange student, joined the Baader Meinhof Gang in Germany. She allegedly died by self harm in a German prison while co conspirators sustained injuries in the same incident. Her past in Warren included living with the Glenn Elliott family and being an accomplished violinist and student.
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Warren
Gudrun Ensslin
Warren Area High School
Frankfurt
Heidelberg
Andreas Baader
Jan-Carl Raspe
Irmgard Moeller
Ospital
Ulrike Meinhof
Gudrun
Glenn Elliott
Wandering Mail Routes 300 Mile Weekend Ride
The Journal explains weekend wandering mail from Corry to Erie to Pittsburgh and back, creating a 300 mile round trip. Mechanical sorting in Erie and Pittsburgh reduces local weekend labor costs by about $3,000 weekly, with no extra postage.
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Corry
Pittsburgh
U.S. Postal Service
Central Post Office
Erie
Christine Muffie
Customer Service Department
The
Journal
Muffie
Budget Surplus Here Forecast Why
City council member Benjamin Calderone says a surplus is possible for the 1978 budget with no or minimal millage increase. City Administrator Robert Grice explains unexpected anti-recessionary funds and stronger tax collections may boost revenue. Treasurer Mary Hubley notes a 2 to 3 percent rise in collections, leaving about five weeks in the cycle. The article references about 180,000 yearly revenue sharing from the federal government.
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Benjamin Calderone
the Journal
Robert Grice
Grive
Unice
Grice
Mary Hubley
Conrail weighs abandoning Corry Warren freight line study
Conrail and the Pennsylvania and Erie Lackawanna merger are examining whether to continue or abandon the Corry Warren freight corridor. The list includes Corry and surrounding plants like Corry Foam, Thompson Maple, McInnes Steel, and Rogers Structural, with further lines such as Kane Johnsonburg and Corry Lavell under review. Conrail says many lines are marginal and data must prove profitability before any action, with a final list due July 1 1978 and ongoing outreach to shippers and state officials.
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Conrail
Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie Lackawanna
Corry-Warren
Kane
Johnsonburo
Corry
Lavell
Thomas Hoppin
Warren
Warren To
Con
Hoppin
Smoke Testing Of Sewers Expanded In City Plan
City Administrator Robert Grice announced expansion of smoke testing for the sewer system to include Airport Road, upper Spring Street, and a section of South Center Street. Tests will cover new housing areas and other zones as engineers finish ahead of schedule, revealing intrusions and a plugged line recently cleared by city crews.
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Robert Grice
Airport Road
Spring Street
South Center Street
Grice
South Center
West Smith
Worth Streets
York
Mead Avenue
Kimball Engineers
Nation predicts calmer energy outlook this winter
Washington reports new surveys from the Energy Department and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission suggest the United States can avoid widespread plant shutdowns and layoffs despite potential natural gas shortages. Gas supplies may improve through extra interstate pipeline outputs and industry fuel switches to oil or propane, with shortages concentrated in select states and a few plant closings now unlikely.
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Washington
Energy Department
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commission
Department
Montana
Associated Press
Carolinas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Sound Off column invites Corry residents to call in
Tonight is your chance to raise issues for public attention in Corry. Call 665-8291 between 5 and 9 PM to share topical concerns for the Sound Off column.
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Corry
Oil City Youth Dies After Knox Jump
Oil City youth Billy Jo Sharrar aged 18 died at Clarion Hospital after leaping from a third story window during an attempted arrest in Knox. Carl S Sax ton 23 of Mercer was also charged and arraigned. Investigators said the pair were sought for burglary theft and receiving stolen goods with a broader inquiry underway.
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Knox
Oil City
Clarion Hospital
Billy Jo Sharrar
Theospital
Clarion County
Robert Burns
Sharrar
Carl S. Saxton
Mercer
Heffner
Main Street
Saxton
Band
Saxin
Concorde Lands In New York
The Concorde SST landed at Kennedy Airport at 1:09 am EDT after a flight from Toulouse France, marking the end of a long effort to bring the plane to New York. Regular service to Paris and London begins Nov 2, with intensive security and a brief union appeal for a warm welcome. About 100 people watched from the edge of the airfield as technicians and crew prepared Hangar 17 for the aircraft’s stay.
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New York
Kennedy International Airport
Toulouse
France
Paris
London
Hangar 17
Deaths: Charles H Petry Obituary Page Feature
Obituary section notes the death of Charles H Petry. A brief notice outlines his age, date of passing, and funeral arrangements, with mention of surviving family and his life highlights. The page honors his memory and situates the family within the local community.
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Rick Martin
Lovells Station
Plunge
Nied J
West South Street
Alice M. Amoroso
Uawn
Worth
West Smith Streets
Jon Rick Morgan
West Smith Street
Ms. Amoroso
East Street
Cuff Carroll's
East Main Street
Kerr
Charles H Petry
Walter Rotthoff
Wattsburg
Rotthoff
Eaton
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