25 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1977
Page
1
An 18 year old college freshman confessed to beating his parents and two brothers with a baseball bat, dousing them with gasoline, and igniting the fuel. Four family members died in Brunswick Medina County. Police noted a gasoline can at the scene and the bat remained unfound.
Michael, a Miami University student in Oxford, Ohio, drove his mother's car back to campus after the bodies were found in a Brunswick home where a gasoline fire was started with a device. Neighbors recalled his final hours and a photo of his girlfriend.
James Davis, 35, of Union City, remains in fair condition at St. Vincent Health Center in Erie after a farm silo incident Saturday night. He lost a foot and suffered severe leg injuries when entangled in the chopping mechanism while loading silage. Union City volunteers removed the mangled limb before extricating him and transporting him to the hospital.
Mrs Lorraine Emile Beardsley is remembered in the back page obituary notices. Details on birth, family, service, and interment are provided for community readers.
Dairy farmers anticipate decent crops this season with level lands yielding normally while hills limit some low-lying acres. At Dodd Farms near Corry, corn for silage has been harvested and about 60 acres for shelled corn remain to be cut. The Dodd operation splits harvest evenly with 300 acres shelled corn and 300 acres for silage.
City administrators say Monday budget sessions will run on alternate nights as the council crafts a preliminary 1978 operating budget. Finance director Calderone and the administrator project no tax rise, possibly a small increase, and a potential year end surplus to offset next year’s costs.
Harrisburg officials tighten welfare abortion financing requiring a physician's certification that each operation is medically necessary to protect a woman's health or life. A Senate committee also weighs a national constitutional convention to consider an anti abortion amendment backed by Catholic and Right To Life groups amid a broader funding debate.
The body of Charles D. Murphy of Waterford was found yesterday afternoon in his car after a multi day area search that began Sunday night. Erie County Coroner Merle Wood has not ruled on the death as state police investigate. A rescue helicopter from Erie County and a Franklin substation chopper aided the search spanning Union City Waterford and Corry per Millcreek Fire Control.
Tonight readers are invited to call Sound Off with topical issues for Corry. Dial 665-201 between 5 and 9 to raise a concern or problem for public attention.
Harrisburg AP says state officials agreed on a fix to a loophole in the Motor Vehicle Code that could dismiss many drunk driving cases. The Health Department will notify all state police that breathalyzer devices are certified and will announce the change Saturday in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The shift moves certification from PennDOT to Health, effective since July, after a Monday meeting with police, PennDOT, Health and Justice departments.
police and Fred Tononi Excavating of Fairview seek the thieves who stole a $15,000 front end loader from Prime Builders on Spring Street. thieves winched it onto a car carrier trailer spotted with New York and Ohio plates. investigation continues. also reports of a noontime auto crash at North Center and Smith involving Janis Dodd and Charles Stites. two other accidents and a hit-and-run in Venture Inn lot noted. citations issued to Mike Koziara for motorcycle license violation and Thomas Boorum for improper passing.
PennDOT faced Corryites’ plea for decent roads after a summer repair push left passable routes. Locals urge continued accountability by using a 4 page Road Hazard Report to log potholes, guard rails, shrubbery, curves and exact locations and sending weekly summaries to PennDOT via The Journal.
A road hazard report notes a hazard exists at an unspecified location in the Corry area. The Journal continues efforts with PennDOT to locate trouble spots and keep roadways adequately maintained for safety. Reported by an unspecified source and mailed to The Corry Journal at 28 West South Street, Corry, PA 16407.
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