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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1977
Page
1
G Gordon Liddy is freed after 52% months in prison for Watergate crimes. He leaves Danbury with wife Frances, heading to Oxon Hill Maryland to reunite with five teenage children. Liddy faces debt exceeding 250000 and has shown little willingness to discuss Watergate.
Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping says President Ford pledged to break diplomatic ties with Taiwan if re-elected, while Carter offered only to downgrade the embassy in Taiwan for full U.S.-China relations in Peking. He says Vance’s talks then and Kissinger’s 1975 visit set the stage for eventual policy changes.
Superintendent Charles Krepps announced a district wide push to implement individual educational programs for all students. The plan requires collaboration among principals teachers and parents with a Friday kickoff and aims to meet October 1 deadlines set by state and federal authorities.
Sound Off invites Corry area readers to call 665-2291 between 5 and 9 this evening with topical comments. Listeners are told to raise issues or problems they believe deserve public attention and to look for their remarks in the Sound Off column.
Cornelis Wallace left the governor's mansion in Montgomery after alleging vulgarity threats and abuse by Gov. George C. Wallace. She said she will have her lawyers take necessary steps to protect her, leaving with two attorneys and planning to live with friends. The separation follows disclosure a divorce petition had been drawn up on the governor's behalf amid long marital troubles.
The Corry Area High School area faces a traffic issue caused by a 10 inch asphalt ridge built to divert storm water onto the north-side properties. City and school officials agree both water management and traffic slow down are needed, but plan to trim the ridge this afternoon after receiving two driver reports.
President Carter and Omar Torrijos were set to sign the Panama Canal treaty in a 13 year negotiated ceremony with 19 heads of state and 27 nations represented. The signature, hosted by the Organization of American States, aimed to display hemispheric unity though U.S. Senate ratification remained uncertain.
City Council debated a permanent free parking plan for downtown with a fall trial and continued two hour metered limits. They set October budget sessions, reviewed bids for downtown renewal, and discussed revenue loss versus enforcement, with input from Chambers of Commerce and police leadership.
The hearing against Prime Builders, contractors accused of mishandling runoff from the Spring Street hillside apartment site, was postponed due to the attorney's illness. District Justice Patsy Nichols set the new date for September 21 at 1 p.m. Affected property owners may testify.
John H. Mick, longtime resident and community member, dies aged 82. Services are pending at the local church with burial at Riverside Cemetery. He is survived by a spouse and two children.
In Harrisburg AP report, Public Utility Commission judge Morris Mindlin recommends Bell Telephone’s $80.6 million rate increase, including a 20 cent directory assistance charge and higher residential installation fees. The proposal, 59 million less than Bell’s request, moves to the full commission for final decision. If approved, most increases fall on coin phones and directory assistance. first three directory inquiries remain free.
Douglas Cady, 24, of Jamestown, was arrested by Chautauqua County deputies and Lakewood officers for the Monday night shotgun slaying of Frank Meier, 53, amid a dispute over right of way. He was jailed without bail. arraignment set for this afternoon. A witness aided an artist’s rendering of the suspect.
AP reports two pre dawn explosions in Washington. One blast shattered a wall at the Aeroflot building near an alley entrance. Another blast near the White House Ellipse triggered police searches with no injuries reported. Officials explored a possible Cuban group involvement.
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