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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1972
Page
1
Lowell Elliott of Peru Indiana found what is thought to be nearly 500000 dollars from an American Airlines skyjacking while inspecting a soybean field Monday around midday. He spoke to reporters and smiled at the prospect of a reward but declined to comment.
Showers scattered from the mid Mississippi Valley to the South Atlantic coast and the upper Lakes region. Western Pennsylvania expects partly cloudy to mild conditions with highs in the 70s. Tonight mostly clear with lows 50s to 60s. Daily stats show max 74, min 51, no precipitation. Shenango River at 8.95 feet. Moraine State Park reports 69 with SE winds and 0.0 precipitation and 3,764 attending. Obituary notes list six individuals with ages and addresses.
Transportation Secretary Kassab tours 14 flood damaged counties and urges immediate action for road and bridge restoration. He cites 126 washed out bridges and predicts a possible emergency tax to finance cleanup, with Wilkes-Barre severely hit and over 300 heavy machines planned for the area.
West Pittsburg residents allege rust colored damage to vegetables and vegetation linked to Pennsylvania Power Company stacks. Gerald Senchak and others filed complaints with the company and with air pollution engineer Richard Zinn as plant officials say they are investigating and sampling vegetation to determine cause.
W A Tony Boyle was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 130000 for conspiracy and diverting United Mine Workers funds to political campaigns. Federal judge Charles R Richey ordered immediate imprisonment and barred release pending appeal until the fines are paid or bonds posted.
In heavy fog early today seven vehicles including a tractor trailer and a school bus collided on U S 422 at Township Route 324. Edward Marcus, 47, was critically injured. Charles Burkhouse, 22, suffered facial cuts. Rescue crews freed Marcus after a half hour.
Governor Milton Shapp traveled to Washington to urge swift delivery of disaster funds, pledging up to 60 million in state aid. He revised flood damage estimates to over 1.5 billion, and urged passage of road, tax, and bond measures while detailing aid plans for industry, environmental cleanup, SBA-like loans, and local record keeping.
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