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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1974
Page
3
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Crime Victim compensation would pay up to 10000 for lost earnings and medical costs and up to 15000 for survivors of innocent victims killed in crimes with ten states and eight Canadian provinces already operating such programs. The House action is awaited.
Washington AP report notes Secret Service and local police increased protection for Kennedy children after a kidnapping threat under FBI investigation. Protection extended to Edward Kennedy home in McLean and Kennedy family members including Christopher Lawford amid threats centered on Boston area. FBI Boston officials said the plot targeted Kennedy offspring with multiple suspects identified. officials from White House and Treasury aware of the matter.
Washington Senate action on a bill to restore standard time from November through February was postponed after controversy over a nongermane amendment by Sen. John Tunney to bar higher wine taxes for out of state production. A filibuster followed and consideration was pushed to next Tuesday or Wednesday. The measure would keep clocks back an hour in October and forward in February and has House passage with little Senate opposition. Transportation studies show daylight saving saves about 1 percent electricity, mainly in spring.
State Police pursue a possible link between a woman's shallow grave near Dunkirk and the disappearance of Martha Metzger, 29, of Middletown Township Pa. Her four sons, aged 4 to 10, were found in a Dunkirk motel and placed in foster care while investigators search for her estranged husband Frank Metzger, 37, and a woman identified as Diane L. Hamill. Police say the death is listed as strangulation and dental comparisons are pending.
Former White House counsel Charles W. Colson has asked President Ford for a pardon. The request, described by deputy press secretary John W. Hushen, was sent to the Justice Department for study and a recommendation to the White House.
Two offers have been made to provide a proper grave for the abandoned infant girl found dead Aug. 31 and buried at the Venango County Home. Mrs. William McCain of Titusville offered a cemetery lot in Cherrytree Cemetery, saying she owns five lots and was moved by the infant's grave conditions. Rev. Daniel Martin of St. Joseph's Church in Oil City offered a lot in Calvary Cemetery and offered to move the body to Oil City, voicing concern over the burial system. Merle Mong, supervisor at the Sugarcreek county home, said he was unaware of the condition and noted only a few cattle remained at the home.
In Mayville a judge planned to rule on admitting jailhouse conversations as evidence in the Martin Whitmore kidnapping murder case. Prosecutors said $14,660 in cash tied to a ransom was found in Whitmore’s couch and linked by serial numbers to bills used in a ransom packet.
A proposed law would let suspended professional drivers obtain a limited license to drive for work after hearings before a state commission. The plan, backed by the Teamsters, would require a $25 fee and specify strict driving limits, excluding revoked licenses, with access to essential needs like food and medical services. Up next is a legislative vote.
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