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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1974
Page
1
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French Ambassador Jacques Senard and a fellow hostage exit the Hague embassy with hands bound, trailed by a gun wielding Japanese guerrilla. The three attackers fled by plane to Damascus with a freed hostage exchanged for the captives.
A Pennsylvania House committee issued subpoenas to Gov. Shapp aides and Hilton associates to obtain notes and documents about a $15,675 1972 loan repayment and Hilton’s false public account. The move expands inquiries into campaign debts and state contracts linked to Shapp and former officials.
Three Japanese Red Army members who seized the French Embassy in The Hague surrendered in Damascus after landing from a French jet. Dutch authorities had valued their ransom at 300000 dollars and said the four militants planned further travel to East Africa.
City Council puts off selling the former Corry Water Supply Co. building until year end to secure a $16,000 Erie County budget commitment for a senior citizens center. Mayor Kibler favors auction to allow bid adjustment. sealed bids could block a higher offer. The site sits across West Pleasant Street from a planned elderly housing project. UAW and Tonnard Mfg workers seek union recognition or a election via NLRB in Pittsburgh after layoffs amid organizing activity.
Chicago restaurant executive laments a surge in theft from cafes as customers cart away bread rolls crackers and condiments. Buckmaster notes rising take-home demand a 22 percent rise in business offset by 6 percent profit drop, with widespread losses across 4,800 member restaurants.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced national elections for October 10 to bolster his Labour minority government. The move follows a lack of decisive House of Commons majority and stalled legislation, with polls showing a potentially inconclusive outcome resembling the February vote. Heath's Conservatives remain the main rival as Liberals under Jeremy Thorpe influence the campaign dynamics.
U S Ambassador Walter Annenberg says former President Richard Nixon plans hospitalization likely for phlebitis after a blood clot near the left knee threaten to move toward the groin. Julie Nixon Eisenhower reports improved condition but notes irritability. separate motion in LA seeks to quash Nixon testimony in a civil suit over the 1971 Billy Graham rally in Charlotte, with a deposition set for Sept 24.
City administrator Robert Grice announced to the City Council that Moody Associates drilled a new well in the middle of the existing field on Seiota road. The 18 fully developed Moody operation yields 400 gallons per minute and about 0.5 million gallons daily, with plans to reach 1 million daily. Completion involves a $6,000 pump installation after a $28,000 finding cost. bids open October 21.
Corry city crosses with Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna. David Miller, streets director, urges council to mail railroad officials to fix deplorable railroad crossings. If no response, pursue state Public Utility Commission action. City solicitor notes a bankrupt railroad cannot be sued without funds. next step may be PAC contact. Miller vows action for local car owners.
The Associated Press reports that Ford’s conditional amnesty is seen as unfair by draft evaders, their families, veterans and their kin in Pennsylvania. Kilpack, 27, of Media, now in Toronto for five years, calls it manipulative and insists on written signatures. His mother Ruth supports his stance, comparing it to Nixon’s pardon and noting the 600 who could return after a Supreme Court ruling on reclassification.
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