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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1976
Page
2
In Harrisburg Associated Press analysis, Pennsylvania state mandates education programs at the local district level but fails to provide full funding. Reimbursements cover only part of costs, leaving districts to cover the balance and blaming rising budgets on mandated programs and growing faculty salaries.
Reporters labeled the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia as the last victim of Legion fever, but the real damage came from fear. A persistent aura of superstition followed widespread sickness and deaths after a Pennsylvania American Legion convention, leading guests to avoid the hotel as if it were unclean.
Congress urged to act as product liability litigation expands since the mid-1960s. From 1969 to 1973 claims grew 26 percent, average loss per claim up 202 percent, and total incurred losses up 279 percent. In Cook County average awards jumped from 931,149 to 9144,001 from 1970 to 1975.
The piece explains rising product liability costs driven by higher jury awards and insurance premiums. It notes insurers losing billions and manufacturers facing self insurance or funds to cover claims. Senate hearings and a Commerce Department task force push for reform while preserving consumer rights to sue for injurious defects.
A Justice Dept lawyer seeks congressional help to raise 500000 for a two year venture named Intervest. He aims to use Somoza funds and has discussed with Rep. John Murphy who wrote to Somoza about the project. Murphy says he did not know of financial backing. the scheme also involved a Navy SEACOR audit and broader Israel commentary follows.
The readable portions hint at a republication of verse from 18 Mawerdapar with unclear dates and supplies. Names, places, and specific actions are obscured by garbled text making exact entities uncertain.
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection operates in six cities. For complaints about shoddy goods or business practices, contact via phone or mail. Erie address: 917 State Street, Room 203, ZIP 16501. Phone 454-7184. Area code 814.
Readers unhappy with PennDOT seek action and contact officials. Names and places appear garbled yet indicate local civic frustration and calls for accountability. The note mentions contacts in various towns and counties and cites a figure named William Sharracke in Fran Capital Ruliaing Nerrinberg.
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