09 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1977
Page
1
A fragmented OCR line references a halted action involving a Mrs and an unspecified end point. The readable text is sparse, offering no clear event, person full name, date, or location to anchor a fuller summary.
A fragmented note shows a fund set to move forward over the next four periods with unspecified allocations and dates. Limited readable names or places appear, leaving key details unclear and no additional context.
A garbled OCR fragment references time, a kickoff, players or figures, and a vague event. Names and details are unclear, but the text implies a past incident or description involving multiple individuals and a sequence of actions.
A fragmentary OCR item notes a city inquiry sparked by a letter from Ey Slome. The readable lines indicate officials reviewing policy or procedural steps in response to the correspondence. Further details are unreadable due to damaged text.
A brutal blizzard hammered Corry, Crawford and Warren counties with an estimate of 36 inches in Corry and up to 10 inches since yesterday across the region. Winds over 50 mph created impassable roads, rescuers aided the elderly Gruber family, Coast Guard crews saved four men from two boats off Seagull Point, and an emergency operations center opened amid multiple accidents and icy conditions.
Northwestern Pennsylvania faced heavy snowfall at a rate of about one inch per hour with 40 mph winds and bitter cold. Police warn residents to stay indoors as cleanup lags behind drifting snow. Erie area roads were passable but drifting obscured highways while Meadville and Corry saw new accumulations and active plowing efforts through 12 hour shifts.
City administrators report blizzard conditions in Corry with heavy snowfall and ongoing plow efforts. Robert Grice notes the main challenge is snow removal as storage space for plowed snow becomes scarce across multiple locations.
The Curry Chamber of Commerce calls off tomorrow’s Holiday In Park Santa visit due to a severe winter storm with six inches of fresh snow. Santa will now visit at 12:30 p.m. next Saturday as crews plan snow removal and city roads begin to reopen, conditions permitting.
The Pennsylvania Senate passed a tax package 27 to 21, boosting personal income tax from 2 to 2.2 percent and business tax from 9.5 to 10.5 percent, retroactive to Jan 1 1977. The bill aims to raise 155 million toward 301 million needed for state universities, with Gov. Shapp expected to sign early next week. Senate Democrats rallied votes, while a few previously opposed members switched to yes.
Parents and students at the institutions long denied funds urge action in a statement. They insist authorities meet obligations and provide the support needed.
Washington AF A top Interstate Commerce Commission official Robert L Uswald will be fired next month amid allegations of ties to organized crime. JCC Chairman Daniel O Neal said Oswald received 30 days notice based on improprieties or breach of conduct. Oswald has 15 days to respond.
Local students designed and drew all advertisements in The Journal as part of Drawn An Ad. Ten young contestants win cash prizes for their efforts amid strong cooperation from schools and merchants.
Washington reports the Carter administration will inspect two Erie County dams Union City Dam on French Creek near Cambridge Springs and Union City Reservoir on Bently Run near Union City. About 15 million already set aside for 2,000 dams, with 70 million more requested next year to fund surveys, engineering, and state aid under a national inspection program prompted by the Toccoa Dam collapse.
Harrisburg report explains the Lax package passed by the Senate. Beginning Jan 1 the state will take a larger share of paychecks with a wage tax rise to 8.75 percent for city residents while Philadelphia suburbs and workers may see relief. Businesses face a new 1 percent corporate net income tax and a phased shift from quarterly prepayments to scheduled payments over four years.
Washington AP reports newly released FBI files quote J Edgar Hoover suggesting communists might have wanted to remove John F Kennedy over his thawing relations with the Soviet Union. The notes from an interview with William Manchester discuss Oswald, Khrushchev, Castro, and Spain’s ambassador Sanchez Bella, noting Hoover found motive speculation possible but not definitive.
Republican County Executive led Russell Robison outspent his Democratic opponent by $13,000, expending $97,953 while reporting $48,524 in contributions and a $9,429 debt. Opponent Robert Brabender filed $44,767.97 in spending against $479.63 in contributions, with debt listed at $195. Other county and city candidates filed expense reports at the Erie County Courthouse as deadlines passed.
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