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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1977
Page
3
Scraps from a report describe a stalled investigation and withheld details. Officials warned of potential exposure as weeks of meetings and testimony passed with limited public clarity. The fragment hints at a broader probe and protective silence around sensitive findings.
In Columbus a 14-year-old, Delphus Thompson, killed his 1-year-old brother Micros with a .22 derringer while re creating a Dirty Harry scene. He was charged with negligent homicide after police said the boys had watched the movie and staged a confrontation in their northeast Columbus home. The younger child died at the scene. the father and another brother were in the house.
Miami AP reports lawyer Ellis Rubin seeks to use a television intoxication defense for Ronald Zamora 15 charged with killing an 83 year old woman. Rubin asserts Zamora loomed by crime shows Kojak Police Woman and a Manson film influencing his mind and behavior. The defense hinges on Zamora's alleged television immersion and its impact on his sanity.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace seeks a divorce from Cornelia Wallace after six years of marriage. The petition cites incompatibility and impractical attempts at reconciliation while both sides declined to comment. The couple married January 4, 1971, with two of Cornelia’s children from a prior marriage and four of the governor’s children shared.
A Ernst & Ernst audit finds Allegheny County Port Authority Transit lost millions due to absenteeism and high payroll. Report cites £3 million spent in 1976 for 150 extra drivers and overtime to cover sick days beyond the contract. Port Authority officials defend service area and fault chronic absences for budget issues.
Philadelphia AP report says a federal grand jury is examining possible antitrust and price fixing violations by major paper companies. Subpoenas issued to corporate records. names not released though Scott Paper and Hammermill are among 13 firms under scrutiny. Connecticut civil suit parallels probe, alleging price and territory agreements and threats to enforce pricing with distributors. No witnesses have been called yet. no conclusions reached.
In Erie Pennsylvania 443 forgotten paupers were secretly buried a second time in a county cemetery near a corn field. The Monday morning burial drew only a grave digger a minister the county coroner and a county commissioner. Coroner Merle Wood said the burial was not publicized to avoid crowds. Remains were taken from a century-old potter's field at the northern end of Interstate 79 in western Pennsylvania.
Airman Curtis G. Bailey of Conelway Road, Corry, has been assigned to Chanute AFB Illinois after basic training at Lackland TX. The six weeks at Lackland earned credits toward an associate degree and Bailey will train in aircraft equipment maintenance. Bailey is a 1977 Corty Area High School graduate who moved near Erie County Hospital.
Douglas Cady 24 of Jamestown faces second degree murder charges for the September 5 shooting of Frank Meier 53 near Lakewood beach after waiving his right to be present at a preliminary hearing. Lakewood District Justice Bootey bound him for the grand jury, with testimony from coroner Marvin Peterson deputy William Peters and eyewitness Ronald Storms Jr. Cady is held without bail in the county jail.
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