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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
1
Personnel director William Helmin toller notes prospects are much better than last year. In Bristol Connecticut headquarters of Associated, first quarter results show improvement with sales and earnings above the prior year. Domestic custom metal parts orders rebound from a slow period, say corporate officers.
Erie County plants report improving conditions with Corry Jamestown Corp recalling most staff after recent buyout by HON Industries. Plastics Corp and Melnnes Steel note upturns, while Corry Foam and Crestline Inc show steady or cautious gains. outlook: 1972 may exceed 1971 as more workers return.
AFL-CIO chief George Meany denounces President Nixon’s handling of the economy urging Congress to rewrite wage price rules and levy an excess profits tax. He claims price controls are failing, wages are misrepresented, and profits go to banks and big firms while prices rise. Senate questions accuse White House pressure on the Pay Board, which Boldt defends as not delaying decisions.
About 50 Corry residents and others attended a YMCA session featuring Lynn Varricho of the Erie Pennsylvanians For Human Rights Program who argued a fetus is a legal person. She warned abortion could raise monumental legal issues if courts recognize fetal personhood and cited safety risks. Some attendees urged considering cases like rape, adoption options, or population control while Varricho maintained abortion should be illegal.
Hospital administrator Samuel Antrim told the board that Corry Memorial's overall budget is within three to five percent of last year’s projections. Income is 5.5 percent under and expenses are six-tenths of one percent under. Audits by state and Blue Cross praise the records, with subsidies and reimbursements forecast. Mortgage debt for expansion now sits at 51,000 after a 1 million project funded by pledges and grants.
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr descend from lunar orbit to explore Descartes Mountains ridge, seeking evidence of ancient volcanic activity and original lunar rock. They plan 73 hours on the Descartes plateau using a moon rover while Mattingly maintains lunar orbit with a $10 million camera array aboard Casper. Young becomes first man to orbit the moon twice.
Corry Memorial Hospital faces two inch narrow stairways failing new Department of Labor and Industry standards. The Hospital Association of Pennsylvania plans a hearing later this month to protest broader regulatory changes that could require costly renovations. Administrators also must install smoke detecting fire alarms in rooms larger than 100 square feet, while the Utilization Review Plan awaits final board and health department approvals.
Memorial Hospital board approved spending 51 300 for new x ray equipment to replace outdated facilities and speed processing. Officials said the upgrade improves safety and clarity, halves exam time, and may use a special equipment fund and aid from the hospital auxiliary. A 231 200 trade in on the old unit is planned. Pittsburgh joint venture formed for offshore nuclear plants.
Heavy fighting flared on both sides of An Loc as North Vietnamese artillery battered the city site 60 miles north of Saigon. Six tanks were reported destroyed and U S 7th Fleet ships exchanged actions with MIG planes torpedo boats and shore batteries. Casualties rose on both sides with 1002 South Vietnamese and 7117 enemy killed last week.
City stores were passed counterfeit money yesterday. Marine National Bank reports two fake notes found in a cash drawer and four more in local receipts. The bills are a 1969 series with serial BS7547245A and plates Dag and 87. Bank security and city police investigate. National Bank of Corry says no bogus notes found.
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