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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1975
Page
2
Harrisburg action signals longer pothole battles for Pennsylvania motorists as budget shortfalls push district highway superintendents to curb repairs. Officials warn that funding gaps may trigger price hikes in gasoline or license fees to cover road needs.
Beaver Falls News Tribune critiques PennDOT leadership and funding in assessing the Beaver Valley Expressway opening. The piece questions maintenance rates, future costs for the taxpayer, and the status of incomplete projects while urging clearer plans and accountability from legislators and the executive branch.
A city Q and A addresses park work, dump rules, tree decline, apartment ownership, and pavilion reservations. The sewer project widens East Smith Street, a transfer station handles yard waste with a charge, and leaves can be composted. Maples die from age and disease. no current tree planting plan exists. South Center street apartments are owned by Housing Corporation of Corry, managed via Redevelopment Authority. reservations for Mead Park pavilions go through Charlie Slocum’s answering service.
A Newsweek backgrounder argues Americans face a fundamental shift in living standards and values. It suggests permanent adjustments to wealth, housing, travel, and consumption, with a new American dream prioritizing modesty, home life, and shared resources over endless growth.
President Ford weighs rehabilitating ex-Watergate figures Richard Kleindienst Harry Dent and Wendell Wyatt by appointing them to honorary public trust positions. He defends Nixon pardon and hints at reviving controversy while Trumanlike loyalty drives his choices. A separate food stamp study reports up to half of Illinois Massachusetts and other states ineligible recipients, sparking claims of bias and red tape. Morris Ernst recounts a Burn Before Reading note to Nixon urging privacy of personal letters.
Paul Harvey profiles opposition to school busing with planned marches in Louisville, Boston, Detroit, Dallas, Charleston and West Virginia. He cites figures like Louie Nunn and Monroe Swan while noting strong voices against busing as a failure of mixed schooling and a cause of protests and civil disobedience.
The Corry Evening Journal lists George R. Sample as publisher and William S. Eaton as editor with John McLaughin as pressroom foreman. The paper notes Associated Press dispatches and states subscription rates 75 dollars yearly by mail and 23 dollars in advance in restricted territories. Advertising rate details are set by display deadlines.
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