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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1976
Page
2
The piece notes utilities face a 4.5 percent gross receipts tax and a 3 percent property tax. Customers ultimately pay these taxes as utilities earn income from them. The 3 percent property tax yielded 44 million dollars last year, with half returned to local communities under the 1970 tax terms.
A State economist argues that rising utility rates are fueling higher gross receipts tax income, rising from 186 million to 256 million over three years and forecast at 292 million this year. Consumers bear the tax as utility users, making it a hidden levy. The Pennsylvania Economy recommends eliminating the tax, a view endorsed by some consumers.
Pete McGovern, a famed name-dropper, claims to have spotted Cloris Leachman, Paul Newman, Robert Redford and many others around Westport Connecticut. The piece blends gossip with self aware humor, suggesting the sightings may be exaggerated and noting a joke about who is truly the name-dropper.
August and September bring bargains on essential cooking utensils. A General Services Administration scorecard rates copper and glass pots and pans by material, weight, durability, heat flow, care, and cost. Copper offers fast even heating but high cost and tarnish. glass is heavy but stable and breakable if misused.
A guide compares cookware materials including glass ceramic aluminum alloy cast iron and steel. It notes heat flow, durability, and costs, plus care tips, usage limits, and a consumer reminder to check guarantees, buy across stores, and request stock information from the government information center.
EEOC figures show Mobil, Shell, ARCO, and Exxon increased black hiring by 1972–75 yet blacks still make up under 9 percent of each company's workforce. Clerical and blue collar roles dominate, with limited progress in management. Skelly Oil reports a tenfold rise in black employees and zero to BB in management.
AP Television writer Jay Sharbutt notes reporters ask repetitive questions to stars. A survey of press agents yields a set of overused queries about series, privacy, aging, relationships, dating, feuds, and personal life.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions individuals Warren Warren Wolf Andersd and William Bradford in a police context with unclear actions or dates, suggesting a brief public or crime notice. The readable bits point to a cited list of persons and an unnamed police reference, details missing.
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