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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1974
Page
3
The independence accord in Algiers sets Guinea-Bissau as the first Portuguese African colony to become a nation on Sept 10 and requires complete Portuguese troop withdrawal by Oct 31. The colonial administration will be replaced by the West African territory's rebel government.
Two witnesses gave opposing testimony on a $3,000 political contribution to Turnpike Commissioner Egidio Cerilli when he led highways in Westmoreland County. Simone Tantillo challenged James Poole on how $2,000 was paid in early 1972, as a House panel probes forced contributions tied to state contracts. Gov. Shapp agreed to testify Oct. 4, seeking live coverage to inform the public amid ongoing Harrisburg probes. Four education groups fault state officials for encroaching on local school boards, voicing concern over erosion of citizen control.
Cheryl Johnson twenty left Cheyenne for a three day New York City tour and the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey beginning September 1. Johnson the first black Miss Wyoming says the nation is ready for the first black Miss America. Chaperone Elizabeth Toleston accompanies her.
President Ford meets with economy advisers to shape an inflation plan and outlines a September 27-28 Washington summit. He plans a morning prayer at the White House and will chair the two day event with a nine city series of mini summits to gather ideas from agriculture health banking and other fields. A Wage and Price Stabilization Council will be formed with a director named soon to monitor wage and price rises.
Community voices call in for Sound Off open forum from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at the Corry Journal, with published viewpoints but no personal attacks. Readers ask about local issues from meat labeling to signs, drag racing, tech schooling, and volunteer fire department praise.
Advertisers invite readers to find their name in the ads and call the store to receive a free ticket to the Corry Drive In Theatre. The promotion runs Wednesday through Tuesday from August 28 to September 3 featuring Herbie Rides Again and Dumbo.
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