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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1973
Page
1
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Washington AP reports the Democratic Party moved toward healing 1972 divisions as delegates approved drafting committee recommendations for revising quota-based rules. Leaders like Robert Strauss favored compromise, while reformers sought broader application to the 1974 charter conference amid ongoing unity efforts in Louisville and Washington.
Princeton AP report notes Gallup poll shows Edward M. Kennedy leading Ronald Reagan 50 percent to 43 percent among 1,576 adults surveyed Oct 6 to 8. Five percent undecided and two percent favor neither. Kennedy also topped Democrats as their 1976 candidate in a midsummer poll.
The Soviet news agency Tass argued that U S actions during the recent Middle East crisis were a diversion from domestic troubles of the Nixon administration. It remained unclear if this signaled a shift in Soviet press toward the United States as Nixon’s problems persist.
A 42 year old Corry man Howard J Morris died from third and fourth degree burns after his car caught fire while parked at the Marine National Bank lot. Firemen discovered his body in the convertible and Coroner Olin Bracken ruled the death accidental from a lighted cigarette. John Malek identified the body and Renee Morris, a daughter, was notified.
Israeli air and ground forces reportedly shot down three Egyptian helicopters over the Sinai southwest coast. The attack did not halt aid deliveries to Egyptian troops behind the Suez Canal, with Egyptian trucks under UN drivers moving food water and medicine to the trapped 3rd Army.
Fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox appears as lead-off witness before the Senate Judiciary Committee as hearings open on his ouster. He says the nine presidential tapes were only a first step toward obtaining broader White House evidence, while senators press questions on motives, ITT, dairy contributions, and future prosecutions. Time magazine reports Nixon may name a new prosecutor via Robert Bork, with Sirica picking another candidate to avoid later firings. Cox notes tapes may be symbolic beyond practical value.
A 19 year old Corry man George W. Jewell was charged after wrecking one car then jumping into another and fleeing on Plank road. He abandoned the pursed auto near his home after a multi-vehicle chase involving Dale L. Edwards and Roger L. Fitch. Police also reported deer collision on Route 6 and brake failure incident on Route 277 with minor damage.
Corry police returned Robert A. Davis to Corry from Canton after he fled with 1200 dollars from the Corry Car Wash on September 29. Davis waived extradition and will be held for local court. Floyd Hockenberry named as car wash owner.
Halloween will have a single official trick or treat window in Corry from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. The Halloween parade starts at 5 p.m. at the Raymond Division plant lot and moves to City Park led by Corry Area High School band and Sparkettes. Police Chief Kenneth Nichols says police Civil Defense and eight radio units from the Corry Citizens Band Radio Club will provide full communications coverage. CBC units will be marked with Corry Communications signs and may assist troubled children by approaching them. Radio activity runs 6 to 9 p.m. with CD and police patrolling afterward until quiet. Civil Defense will signal end of activities at 9 p.m.
The United States is headed for a large trade surplus with Communist nations, projected at about 2 billion dollars, driven by agricultural exports led by a Soviet wheat deal. The arrangement has strained grain supplies and pushed up U.S. food prices while exports to Russia, China, and Communist Europe are forecast at 2.5 to 2.9 billion dollars with imports around 500 to 550 million.
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