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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1974
Page
3
London AP reports Britain's voters face a general election amid the worst postwar economic crisis. Polls show no party ready for a parliamentary majority. Prime Minister Harold Wilson leads a minority Labor government and is expected to seek an Oct. 3 or Oct. 10 vote.
Houston area case features David Owens Brooks a young father charged in four of 27 mass slayings with pretrial hearings and a potential sanity trial set for November 4 if found sane by a jury. Co defendant Elmer Wayne Henley already convicted in six deaths faces 595 years.
Harrisburg AP reports incumbent Sen. Richard Schweiker says conservative Republicans backed away after Nixon resigned. He notes threats of revolt faded when Nixon called for resignation May 10 and says voters now see Schweiker's stance as a campaign plus.
STATE COLLEGE PA AP September back to school and routine. Roasts from beef chuck round and pork loin plus cuck steaks round steaks and pork loin chops appear at sale prices. Vegetables such as tomatoes corn cabbage cucumbers and fruit like pears peaches prune plums are good buys. Chicken prices show whole cheaper per pound than cut up due to added processing costs. Potatoes show relief as summer crop projects rise 11 percent, with fall prospects favorable. Grapes face market battles as more fresh market supply arrives despite similar crop size to last year. Canning industry runs peak harvest but raw material costs and inventories are tight and tin plate remains high priced.
Jackson Armstrong, a WKTQ disc jockey, rode the Thunderbolt for 31 hours and 441 miles to set a world marathon coaster record, surpassing 728 laps. Bernie Kusibach accompanied him. Dennis Waters failed to complete the effort due to motion sickness.
New York AP reports the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon raised 16 129 213 in pledges to fight muscular dystrophy surpassing last year. telethon ran 20 hours from Las Vegas to 174 stations. Lewis, national chairman of Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America, said donors forgave economic worries to support the cause.
On the Avenue a promotional notice invites readers to find their name in advertisements and call the store to receive a free ticket to see The Super Cops starring Ron Leibman and David Selby and White Lightning starring Burt Reynolds at the Rex Theatre. The event runs Friday through Sunday, September 6 to 8.
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