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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1975
Page
2
City Council set July 4 fireworks as the Bicentennial goal amid tepid local enthusiasm and stalled funding for the coordinating committee. Erie County shows similar caution as national price shocks prompt Ford administration worries about inflation, unemployment, and factory use.
A 1970s economic snapshot questions relief from the recession. It notes that median family income rose 6.5 percent in 1974 to 12,840 dollars, but inflation makes real income drop four percent. The number of poor rose to 24.3 million. Critics doubt recovery and warn inflation reheats as food costs prove the strain.
The piece argues that state leases under Gov. Shapp favored friends and contributors, with two large leases among the largest in state history. It notes investigations by a federal grand jury, changes proposed by Ronald Leach, and calls for legal backing to curb improper arrangements. It contrasts administrative steps with the need for enforceable law. It also touches on CIA investigations and intelligence activity, ending mid-argument about Soviet crateology.
The piece argues investigations on Capitol Hill should curb CIA abuses while preserving intelligence gathering. It highlights moral governance, condemns assassinations and blackmail, and notes a Guam refugee case where refugees allege sleep injections during repatriation, with officials denying US involvement.
The letter writer argues that developing nations seek recognition as emerging powers while decrying labels like backward and decaying. He criticizes UN voting dynamics, noting one nation one vote and the burden of funding, urges caution over Rhodesia, and cites U.S. leaders in Pennsylvania reacting to UN influence and global spending.
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