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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1971
Page
2
A reader argues against using public funds for private and parochial schools, urging lawmakers to redirect track programs and education funding to public schools instead. The letter frames the stance as a fiscal and ideological priority.
An opinion piece argues for preserving green spaces like Union City Dam recreation area, Pymatuning and Goddard State Parks, Presque Isle Peninsula and Mead Park as cities push toward an asphalt future, urging government protection of last natural enclaves. It warns private lands give way to development and urges retention of grassy escapes amid growth.
Former Army captain Bradley Ayers, under cover as Daniel B Williams, reveals notes and drafts about CIA led raids on Cuba. He describes payoffs, hidden money, and training of exiled Cuban cadres for assaults on the Cuban oil refinery and beaches, with many details to be published later. The piece also notes possible Nixon era cabinet changes and White House speculation over replacements for Attorney General Mitchell and Hoover.
Census Bureau data shows more Americans moving to the South and West, with over two million ex-Northerners settling in the 16 Southern states and California alone. The shift brings mixed responses from state bodies as warmer regions gain population and wealth, while welfare recipients migrate and local life changes. A reader from Eugene, Oregon, laments the transformation of his hometown and urges the host to stop praising similar regions.
Grassroots readers urge taxpayers to join a push against retiring or defeated lawmakers who travel on worldwide junkets at public expense. The Sun Advocate notes the Chamber of Commerce report from 1969 estimating costs at about 28 thousand dollars, with higher costs in recent years as officials tour globally.
AP dispatch from New York notes a broad aversion to trivial modern irritants and social excesses. It criticizes noisy stunts, vanity items, and frivolous trends while calling out hypocritical manners, costly living, and overdone social gestures, all set against a decadent urban backdrop.
In Corry the 1951 Disaster and Relief Committee mobilization date was set for April 25 after 26 chairmen met in the Municipal Building. The city also approved Spring cleanup dates May 7 8 and 9 for the Streets Department. Navy Mothers Club hosted a tureen dinner at IOOF Hall for 40 with movies on Navy life afterward. Rehearsals advance for the junior class play Skidding by Samuel French at Corry High School April 22 and 23. The Harem Scarabs and a related newspaper publication raised 754 21 for the Emergency Fund of the Community Chest. The Kiwanis Rotary Woman's Club and Business and Professional Women's Clubs sponsored the event. Boost Corry Its Good For You. The Corry Journal invites brief letters with signatures and addresses, for publication and notes condensations and no responsibility for statements.
A list of government officials and their offices in Washington and Harrisburg includes United States Senators Richard S Schweiker Hugh Scott and representative Joseph P Vigorito with their respective Capitol addresses, plus Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp Senator R Budd Dwyer and Assembly member Forest Hopkins in Harrisburg.
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