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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1971
Page
4
The Business Men's League starts bowling September 13 at 8 p m at Avalon. Also advertised is a Montgomery Ward freezer sale with several sizes in stock and contact number 664-4633.
American helicopters airlifted about 1000 South Vietnamese troops to landing zones south of Highway 9 and Khe Sanh within two miles of the Laotian border as B52 strikes drop 780 tons of bombs across the DMZ. The operation, aimed at disrupting NVA supply lines, reported no major fighting though several skirmishes and a few enemy casualties were noted in separate Mekong Delta actions.
In Titusville a car jumped the curb in a city parking lot and struck two parked vehicles. Patricia Britt, 14, of Oil City, was in a running car that moved forward and crashed into Patrolman William Gilson’s truck and scraped Norman J. Canada’s car, bending a parking meter. Britt uninjured. Gilson’s truck and Canada’s car heavily damaged. Police noted their new cruiser narrowly avoided the impact.
A ventriloquist from Georgia and a Pennsylvania girl tied for the first preliminary talent prize at Miss America. Cynthia Cook of Smyrna performed a variety act with a red headed dummy, while Maureen Victoria Wimmer of Perkasie sang Musetta’s Waltz from La Boheme.
New York Anaconda Wire and Cable Co was indicted on 100 counts for discharging copper and other wastes into the Hudson River from its Hastings on Hudson mill. If convicted on all counts fines could total 1 250 000. The firm faces charges under the Refuse Act of 1899. The case notes copper toxicity to aquatic life and shells. Anaconda is set to plead Monday.
Jamestown reports about 500 students miss school as Fletcher Elementary remains unoccupied due to incomplete construction and renovation. Superintendent Bryan Shaddick says portions of the building may be ready by Monday while 12 other schools open for about 8200 pupils. The project aims to support an individualized instruction program.
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