01 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1971
Page
1
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a road incident and a bus skidding in wet conditions. It references a transport event with unclear names and places, listing numbers like 4 and 45 and a Long trip. Details are fragmented and non-specific.
The Price Commission approved a 2.5 percent price hike for General Motors as the final major domestic auto maker to be considered, with the Big Four averaging 3.1 percent. The panel cited gains in productivity and profits. The commission also urged landlords not to raise rents under Phase 2, while Rent Advisory Board works on residential guidance.
In Corry the November election was austere with no major fundraising. GOP candidates plan to file expense forms showing under 150 dollars as they near the 5 pm deadline. Democratic totals were not available. Several candidates reported varying expenses, with Byron Clapper leading at 5910 dollars spent and no contributions.
Corry Jaycees unveiled a drug education program at their headquarters aimed at educating students and the public about drug abuse causes and risks. The program uses taped discussions from Vital Issues Projects and is already used in Corry and Pennsylvania schools. six Jaycee members split into groups to present tapes and lead discussions with health class feedback reported as encouraging.
Senator R. Budd Dwyer of Corry plans three alternative redistricting proposals to keep Titusville in his 50th District. He will file these as an appeal to the reapportionment decision that moved Titusville to the 25th District, gaining six Erie County townships and three boroughs. Dwyer collaborates with Rep. Jay Haskell of Titusville as the November decision reshaped districts and expanded the Frame 25th District to more than 5,000 square miles.
Washington AP reports House and Senate conferees cut 12 billion dollars in tax relief amendments that drew President Nixon’s veto threat. They remain divided over a campaign finance plan funded by federal income taxes and consider modifications to curb splinter party formation.
President Nixon plans a February week in China from the 21st to the 28th with Pat Nixon visiting Peking Shanghai and Hangzhou. Kissinger says talks aim to ease tensions and build understanding with no fixed agenda while Vietnam peace will be pursued by Vietnamization or direct talks with Hanoi.
The Senate moves toward passage of a bill giving President Nixon authority to control wages and prices through April 30, 1973 with retroactive pay for many raises blocked by the freeze. A key amendment would exempt small businesses and unions from controls after next year. A Cranston proposal to exempt media faced party votes and heated debate over press freedom and potential economic censorship.
In Pasadena Calif AP scientists question if Mars 2 carried instruments or only a flag. Tass announced Mars 2 capsule delivered to Mars surface with a coat of arms pennant but provided no data. If instruments exist, it marks a major planetary exploration milestone and could yield data not available from Mariner 9.
Agway Inc of Union City and Seaman Tank Lines Inc of New York State face hearings in Pittsburgh on Friday and tomorrow to determine each firm’s share of a roughly 100000 fish kill in French Creek. Investigators cited accidental chemical dumping into a French Creek tributary as the cause.
A group of Senate Republicans seeks 6 percent interest paid to taxpayers for money withheld under the now unconstitutional 3.5 percent income tax. Sen. Richard A. Stryder sponsors the bill, arguing interest covers the period from payment to tax credit against the new 2.3 percent rate. The Finance Committee plans to let the measure die.
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