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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1971
Page
2
In Our Opinion notes a rare reverse strike after Big Steel and Steelworkers signed a 30 percent wage rise yet did not recall workers. Low demand, stockpiling, and fear of a strike delayed production, while auto industry optimism could raise steel use and costs.
Dreamlike lines reveal conversations about life choices and family bonds. A separate Bangkok meeting outlines covert narcotics strategies including flooding markets with substitutes and bribing officials, detailing three regional supply paths from Okinawa to the United States and Thailand.
The piece outlines a dramatic narcotics smuggling scheme with GIs aiding a heroin pipeline from Hong Kong to the United States and mentions a CIA plan to counter opium growth among hill tribes. It then shifts to U.S. political notes on House leadership, Friday sessions, and budgets, followed by critiques of Nixon era counsel and House misdeeds, including tainted bond work and thefts in House restaurants.
A column contrasts Mike Mansfield’s fiery Senate floor outburst with Nixon era calls for calmer leadership. It notes public frustration, bipartisan blame for inflation and unemployment, and urges lawmakers to “do something” beyond politics. The piece shifts to proposals on driver behavior licensing and credit risk reflecting new ideas for old problems.
Dr. Richard N. Farmer of Indiana University suggests reflective driver plates color coded by danger level and owned by individuals. Red marks would signal dangerous drivers needing proof via testing and exams. other colors denote various risk categories. Prof. David Caprovitz proposes credit ratings set loan costs to curb risky borrowing and reward prompt payments. young adults might start with higher rates, dropping to lower ones with reliable behavior.
Corry board last night discussed a Beaver Club request to construct a press box on the east side of Loveland Field. The meeting noted progress on street graveling and city street improvements including East South, William, Spring and Brook streets.
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