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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1975
Page
1
Local fragment notes Edna Ripley associated with Hicks maway in Kentucky and a Bowen Owen address. Details are unclear but refer to a widow or relative named Mrs. Roger in a dated notice fragment.
Fragmentary text references a river and flood context with unclear chronology and names. Unable to extract definite persons, dates, or places from the garbled lines.
U S Representative Otis G Pike asserts U S intelligence is not good enough to predict a near term attack, challenging Kissinger and CBS remarks. CIA disputes the claim, defending the system as the best in the world. Pike plans to push access fights to the full House while pursuing public disclosure.
In Madrid and Barcelona gunmen robbed the Spanish social security pay office of 600000 dollars injuring two guards with one guard reported dead. The attackers dressed as medical staff fled to waiting cars. In the Basque region a 48 hour general strike began with 50000 workers protesting the executions of Basque nationalists and FRAP members, fueling international diplomatic tension with Spain.
The weekend police log lists thefts vandalism and burglary including battery theft from a parked car at Marine Bank lot. A Corry girl, Andrea Henry 13, was killed by a hit and run on Route 8 near Titusville, with driver to be questioned. Additional incidents include a wheel theft at Vern Davis Auto Repair and bike theft at Bowl-Aire Lanes. The report also notes a high school criminal mischief case and international fallout from Spanish executions with protests across Europe and heavy policing.
Erie County Redevelopment Authority reveals three hires under CETA to run a year long winterization project. Deputy director Randall Nanni and coordinators Eric Legenzoff and Dan Maloney will verify applicant incomes from Corry area and oversee insulation and storm door/window work for about 700 owner occupied homes. Thirteen laborers and a secretary will join next week.
Three Jamaican gunmen captured seven Italian waiters in a Knightsbridge restaurant basement storeroom during a failed robbery. The raid began at 1 45 a m Sunday as staff prepared to close. one worker fled with the money satchel to alert police.
The Pittsburgh Press raises daily edition price from 15 to 20 cents effective today, citing higher production costs. Sunday Press stays at 90 cents, while the morning Fast-Gazette remains 15 cents. nationwide 20 cents or more are rare and rising.
After persistent rain farmers in the Corry area report sun over the weekend aiding corn and potato harvests. Dairymen gain ground as weather improves, with corn ready for fodder and dairy feed costs easing. Potato growers foresee strong prices in 1975 but face weather risks and field access issues. Ordway notes 36 cent bag prices last spring and current incentives to store until spring delivery.
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