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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1970
Page
3
President Nixon turns taunts from hecklers into a campaign tool as he visits Tennessee Indiana and North Carolina urging voters to back Republicans in the November 3 election. He warns against responding in kind and urges a quiet, decisive ballot when voting in polling booths.
Washington lawmakers and critics argue no knock warrants threaten Fourth Amendment rights. District of Columbia law would require probable cause and danger to justify such raids with safeguards. supporters say it aids narcotics and gambling cases.
Indiana Pa AP report says the body of Charles E. Lee 21 a junior from Pittsburgh was found in woods near Indiana borough and police indicated death appears linked to a hunting accident. Lee was a University of Pennsylvania student.
Pittsburgh AP report says School Superintendent Louis Kishkunas rejected a collective bargaining proposal from the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers seeking about a $2000 raise and expanded reading programs for 3400 teachers. The plan would raise starting salaries and top scale, with cost estimates projecting a multi million impact for 1971 72.
The Public Service Commission asked a U S District Court in Pittsburgh to stop Penn Central from dropping four Buffalo Detroit Chicago passenger trains. The PSC notes these trains provide the sole NYC to Detroit service and cites ongoing Railpax legislation affecting continuity. Penn Central argues Canada routing places the trains outside the court's reach.
A three judge panel fines the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers $75,000 per day for continuing the strike against the Board of Education. Union leaders claim a nearly empty treasury but vow to persist as negotiations stall over salary raises and longer teaching days. Only 12 of 275 schools closed with 121,262 of 290,000 pupils in classes as attendance dips.
Two Corry women were admitted to Titusville Hospital after a two car crash at an intersection in Titusville. Elizabeth A. Tinko 18 and passenger Patricia Hepler 19 were injured. Hepler was discharged later. Tinko in satisfactory condition. Richard P. Crowther 41 of Pleasantville could not stop in time to avoid the collision. both vehicles sustained heavy damage.
States challenged the 1970 law granting the vote to 18-year-olds arguing it undermines the constitutional system. Arizona AG Gary K. Nelson warned shortcuts erode government, while U S Solicitor General Erwin Griswold defended the measure and questioned where the line should be drawn. The case centers on state versus federal authority as Nixon administration support faces limits on literacy tests and residency rules.
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Cleveland on Penn Central's plan to end the Cleveland to Columbus daily passenger train concluded in 90 minutes with two witnesses. State Rep Walter J Rutkowski and Rev O Franklin Johnson voiced opposition on behalf of seniors and Kent residents. The case, first heard Sept 23 in Cleveland and Sept 25 in Columbus, was reconvened after a missed Sept 24 hearing.
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