Plan to End Draft Faces Cold Congress Reception
Washington AP President Nixon seeks to end college deferments and phase out the draft by July 1971 amid Congressional doubt. Senate and House leaders warn reform may take years with aviation of exemptions and continued medical and science student deferments.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendal Rivers
D-S.c
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House
Stennis
Hebert
First Mail Appeal Funds Coming In
A local man, Joseph Hassett of Corry, became the first responder to a Northwestern Pennsylvania mail appeal for the Stanford Hose Company Memorial Fund. The day’s total on hand at Citizens Corry Office and Corry Savings and Loan stands at $14,167, with more deposits expected today as the drive continues.
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Pennsylvania
Stanford Hose Company Memorial Fund
Joseph Hassett
Corry
The
Journal
Erie
Corry Savings and Loan
Corry Area High School
Corry Journal
Anna Sav
Penn State Students Cry Foul Over Outside Panel
Penn State activists criticize administrators for bypassing procedures by forming an outside fact finding panel and seeking to make a preliminary injunction against campus demonstrations permanent. A court hearing is set to decide if the injunction becomes permanent as 1,000 march in protest. The trustees also create a three member panel to hear students accused of leading disturbances, while no amnesty is granted for those arrested.
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University Park
Pennsylvania State University
Pamella Farley
Penn State
Centre County Common Pleas Court
University Board of Trustees
Pittsburgh
R. Paul Campbell
Centre
Bellefonte
Old Main
Old Court
Trustees
Income Tax Yield Climbs First Quarter in Corry
The Combined Earned Income Tax Committee reported first quarter receipts at 73 901 dollars, up 8 905 from the prior year, with expected annual yields near 100 000 for both the city and the school district. Disbursements included 46 364 to Corry and 5 328 to the district, plus 10 560 to other districts. A bomb threat at Ft LeBoeuf High School in Waterford prompted evacuation. no device was found and the all clear was given about 1.5 hours later, with investigation ongoing.
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William Miller
Corry
Miller
Ft. LeBoeuf High School
Waterford
Lawrence Park
Henry Miller
Pentagon Leaders Back Cambodia Military Aid
White House approval for shipments of captured South Vietnamese weapons to Cambodia sparks congressional debate while Pentagon and military leaders weigh quick arms aid to Lon Nol against potential expansion of U S involvement. Cambodian battles around Angkarssom and Takeo strain government forces as Vietnam War dynamics shift.
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Pentagon
Cambodia
Washington
White House
South Vietnam
U.S
Congress
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Lon Nol
Indonesia
Cami
United States
Thailand
Wayne Cuts Millage By 5 In Rural Corry Areas
In the Corry Area Jointure five rural districts show tax changes. Wayne Township cuts property taxes from 30 mills to 25 while retaining the 10 mill and 0.5 percent income tax. Spring Creek and Columbus Township raise millage from 30 to 31 and 41 to 42 mills respectively. Corry City School District lowers its millage from 23 to 20 mills as part of its adopted budget.
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Corry Area Jointure
Wayne Township
Spring Creek
Columbus Township
City of
Corry
Columbus Current
Concord
I. Elgin
Wayne
Celoron Derailment Blocks Rail Service After 18 Car Wreck
Eighteen cars of a Rock Island freight derailed near Celoron New York halting both directions and delaying service. A burned Journal box caused the incident and cleanup involves Corry Cambridge Springs Meadville Buffalo and Jamestown crews. No fires reported but cargo deemed valuable was protected as rails and poles were torn up and a prior derailment in December 1969 looms in memory.
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Rock Island
Corry
New York State
Celoron
Penn Central
Lakewood
Lakeview Cabinet Corp
Journal
Jackson Avenue
Cambridge Springs
Meadville
Buffalo
Jamestown, N.Y
Just File Form 72 Exempts 72 Plus From Per Capita Tax
Corry residents aged 72 and older will no longer owe the Corry School District per capita tax of 15. The district board approved a simple form requiring name birthdate address and phone to secure permanent exoneration. Board notes the savings are nominal but aimed to ease seniors on fixed incomes. Continued on Page Six.
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Corry
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Fred W.ie
John L. Swigert
Igns
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Phnom Penh
Vamnodiaary
Angrassom
Gulf of Siam
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Takeo
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