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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1971
Page
2
The plan to create an official ombudsman system in Pennsylvania would add a central Harrisburg office and pay for a secretary and about 3,000 additional expenses per legislator. The proposal raises total state costs near 2.5 million annually while failing to cut legislature size.
In Harrisburg weekly sessions, a Democrat sponsored bill cleared committee to the House calendar, marking bipartisanship as House Bill 643 would amend the Child Labor Law to let minors over 16 work in hotels and motels where liquor is not served. Governors speech drew attention amid budget postponement plans and questions on PUC milk board reforms.
President Nixon told Republican congressional leaders the recession is ending citing rising gross national product by 28.5 billion in Q1, higher retail and auto sales, and housing up to 1,918,000 annualized. He predicted unemployment would fall over time while White House aides highlighted March sales gains and a 1.5 percent rise in retail sales year over year.
A reflective column treats twenty five years of postwar tension and the drift toward suspicion. It cites arms races, political divides, media distrust, and shifting social norms, noting how fear, bias, and anger erode community and truth. The piece laments lost civility and a bygone sense of normalcy.
Tim Pryor commends Corry Area High School seniors for organizing a Classics IV concert to benefit the band and charity drives. The project hinges on raising at least 2600 dollars with Chamber of Commerce underwriting the balance, risking adult support for youth efforts if the effort falters. The piece praises youth initiative, notes the novelty for Corry, and urges reader attendance at the May 6 concert.
Corry notes from 20 years ago report plans for the No Bar Riding Club annual summer horse show on Sunday June 3 at the show grounds in Columbus. A highway engineer urges a North Center street school safety patrol. A dessert bridge party honors Mrs Arthur Treat of Union City with private dining for two at a Hotel gathering.
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