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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1976
Page
3
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Patricia Hearst begins seven year bank robbery sentence at the Federal Youth Correction Center in Pleasanton. She will live in dormitories with 18 to 26 year old inmates, may study, work jobs, and socialize under three strict rules, with parole eligibility in 16 months.
The Erie County Prisons Board held a special session to review inmate complaints about food quality and quantity. Warden Albert Skoniecnka cited a state Corrections Bureau report rating the jail food as excellent, while County Controller A J Gehrlein and a special committee plan monthly menu reports to monitor conditions.
Titusville City Council gave initial approval to an ordinance prohibiting possession or consumption of alcohol in public parks streets alleys and sidewalks and adjacent properties. If second reading passes next meeting the law could take effect about 50 days after.
In Erie a former mental patient threatened Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and is under round the clock police and FBI surveillance for the visit tonight. Rockefeller arrives late and will use a personal car ferrying to the Holiday Inn and flown in for his Erie stay. Police Chief Sam Gemelli said the man was interviewed and placed under surveillance after a Family Crisis Unit call.
Erie area officials consider defunding the Bicentennial Commission after finding duplication with the county Historical and Architectural Preservation Plan funded by a federal grant. The plan mirrors the commission project to publish a book on historical sites and publish a map, with remaining funds for displays.
Dr William Cashman will speak to the Corry Area Historical Society on the Holland Land Company. The October 12 meeting at 7:30 pm in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church undercroft will feature slides and Cashman’s notes from Netherlands research on original ledgers. The talk covers land deeds in Corry Wayne and Concord Townships from the early 1800s. Frank Grice notes future programs include the Erie Triangle and Battle of Lake Erie with free admission.
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