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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1975
Page
12
Roving registrars counted forty seven Republicans and forty seven Democrats along with three independents at Titusville city hall. Two address changes and two party changes were recorded. Eligible voters can register at the Meadville courthouse today from morning to noon and the next day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Meadville.
Rep John Fein touring a Philadelphia rail yard cites a rusty Penn Central track fragment as proof of unsafe roadbeds while backing a 24 billion dollar rail upgrade plan. He notes a six mile per hour maximum on the inspected stretch and says the track’s condition warrants action.
Washington AP Gerald and Betty Ford will not plant a White House garden this year despite Mrs Ford's interest. The decision, blamed on late timing, leaves plans for next year. The Fords had support but chose not to proceed. Nancy Howe, Howe resignation, and related notes on the garden plan and inflation strategy accompany the report. A second item covers SAFER ROADS AHEAD with a federal program allocating 121 million for safety projects including left turn lanes at highways and grade crossing improvements.
A May 12 trial date is set in Omaha in a suit to stop the USDA from enforcing new beef grading standards. The Independent Meat Packers Association of Omaha leads the action, arguing the rules raise costs and lower fat marbling, harming consumers. The case follows a 45 day injunction and bond decisions by Judge Robert Denney and an 8th Circuit panel.
A Justice Department study finds juries increasingly side with defendants in antiwar and political protest cases. Eight late 1960s to early 1970s trials mostly ended in government defeat, with disruption tactics not the main cause. juries seemed sympathetic to defendants or skeptical of government misconduct. The sole win came from the Catonsville draft file burnings in 1968.
Erie Department of Justice probes a possible $100,000 bribery offer to Erie school director Donald Lundeen connected to the Sears building sale for an elementary school. Lundeen says a male caller offered the sum for his swing vote, which helped defeat the plan 4-5. The story links PAT Realty, William Cafaro, and local investors Lou Porreco Max Algase and Sam Tanenbaum to the option on the property amid questions about the price and motives.
Mrs. Martha A M Gibson of Corry died at Corry Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Born March 6, 1914 in Warren, she married Willard S Gibson in 1934, moved to Corry in 1948, and was active in several local organizations. Survived by husband, son, grandchildren, a brother, and many relatives. Burial in Oakland Cemetery, Warren. Memorials to local heart and cancer associations. Mrs Olive Donaldson of Ithaca New York died unexpectedly after illness. Born May 7, 1895 in Corry she taught in Warren County and lived in Spring Creek and Ithaca. Survived by two daughters, a son, ten grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Services to be held at Bracken Funeral Home with burial in Spring Creek Cemetery.
In Toledo a design shift to nonmetallic housings made of fiber glass reinforced plastic provides insulation from heat and shock. The housing creates a double layer of insulation, reducing the risk of electric shock and related hazards in tools and equipment.
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