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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1972
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions an official act and names Muller and in laws. The readable elements are too fragmented to identify a clear event, date, or location. Further readable text is needed to produce a proper summary.
Fragmentary OCR item notes an investigation involving police. Names and details are unclear. The readable words suggest a local inquiry or inquiry into a death, with no specific dates or places established. Further readable context is too limited to confirm subject or outcome.
South Vietnamese Marines breached the Quang Tri Citadel amid heavy fire as U S and Vietnamese jets pounded the fortress. Officials say about 400 North Vietnamese troops remained inside while marines closed supply routes and pressed multi front assaults. Casualties are described as moderate. The air war also targeted rail lines to China, wrecking boxcars and buildings in the barracks complex.
Duane D Dempsey driving south near Diamond Park diverted by a candy bar caused a chain collision damaging three parked cars. Cars owned by G C Bailey Ida Lamb and Smith Gray Motors were struck. Lamb vehicle shoved into another. Dempsey unhurt.
The Corry Salvation Army will host a new day care center funded by federal programs to serve children of working mothers. Seventeen enrollments exist with at least thirteen more needed. applications for staff are also being accepted. The program runs five days a week from 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m, serving ages three to five with activities in art, reading readiness, and basic hygiene.
City police and the Corry Post Office closed a burglary case by recovering two rings valued at 1375 dollars. Mrs. Gravis reported the loss from a jewel box, leading to a suspect and a lie detector test. A mail carrier delivered an envelope marked Police to the post office, where the rings were found.
A seven month study by the Pennsylvania Economy League calls for a complete overhaul of public assistance, citing incomplete and contradictory regulations. It urges annual legislature reports, a flat grant option, a clear policy framework, and a stronger watchdog role for lawmakers to oversee Welfare Department actions. The $25,000 study, requested by a Senate committee, was discussed by Chairman Louis Coppersmith in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg reports the Shapp administration has introduced a bill to abolish minimum retail milk prices. House Majority Leader K Leroy Irvis says votes will be hard to secure this session as lawmakers return for four weeks of work before the November election. Rep C L Schmitt sponsored the measure amid a crowded agenda of over 30 appropriations bills and a $100 million food relief bond issue. Irvis warned that as Nov 7 nears, chances for swift action shrink and some lawmakers prefer to focus on local campaigns.
Corry Area School District finances show growing cash reserves with reinvested $750,000 in 90 day certificates. The board considers reinstating the per capita tax dropped last year while treasurer Robert Wharton notes $5,600 earned on the $500,000 maturity and a favorable shift in new investments expected to exceed budgeted returns.
A two car collision at Mead avenue and West Smith street caused $1300 in damage with no injuries. Mrs. Helen L. Joy faces a charge of failure to yield the right of way. Mrs. Nancy J. McGregor reported damages of $500 and $800 to her car, respectively. A separate note discusses school financing and a curfew in Gainesville after weekend disturbances.
As crews advance the Route 277 relocation, workers report a usable road emerging where there was none. The section lies on land formerly owned by Hartley on East Main Street, marking progress in the project despite initial doubts.
The Corry Area School District Board of Education approved multiple hirings and resignations at its meeting. Rhonda Gemellas, 21, from Verona and a Slippery Rock graduate, becomes a fifth grade teacher at Wright School earning 7100 annually. Ruth Van Dam replaces Cheryll Bremmer at Sparta Attendance Center at 4500 yearly. Ann Webb resigns as guidance clerk. Jane Mahoney fills the role at 3250 for 10 months. Lorna Richmond is hired as attendance and library clerk at Corry Area High School at 3500 for 10 months, a new district position.
At a school board meeting Mrs. William Mack of Bondstreet thanked the board for starting a girls basketball team but questioned why no salaries were funded. Superintendent Ray Elsen said the program was added after the budget and relied on volunteer coaches with $1,000 planned for next year.
Ann Margret sustained facial fractures a broken jaw a fractured left arm and a concussion after a stage scaffold collapsed during a Lake Tahoe hotel show. She was flown to Los Angeles and admitted to UCLA Medical Center in satisfactory condition.
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