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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1970
Page
6
Corry Plaza stores report losses from burglaries with $207 cash and $400 safe damage at Sherwin Williams and $300 cash plus $300 safe damage at Eckerd Drugs. Civil Defense police worked weekend as roof openings remained unrepaired.
Governor-elect Milton Shapp invites Ralph Nader to aid in creating a strong consumer protection force in Pennsylvania and to review the Public Utilities Commission while Nader offers input at a Washington conference. Shapp aims to have Nader meet with attorney general designate J. Shane Creamer and future general counsel John Scales. State Rep Norman Berson proposes a rate-base reform to lower electric bills by using a nationwide formula.
Larry Keely of the Corry Rotary Club says Boy Scout troop No. 80 is inactive because no leader is available and the meeting building is no longer usable. The Rotary Club would sponsor again if a volunteer leader steps forward. contact Keely or Jack Nason for details.
Meadville NAACP held a calm public hearing on charges and countercharges with Philip Savage directing. Four witnesses reviewed meetings on Oct 29, Nov 14 and 20 and the Nov 20 election. charges of larceny against William Brewton and Earvin Hicks were withdrawn before Vernon Longo. Resolution expected from national board in January on election validity and charges.
Britain ends a week of electrical brownouts as 125,000 power workers halt a slowdown. Union negotiator Frank Chapple and the Electricity Council reach a one day pause amid dispute over pay, with the government seeking to protect the economy and curb inflation. Emergent talks resume with Employment Minister Robert Carr to seek a peace formula.
GOP governors gathering at Sun Valley, Idaho, discuss rebranding for 1972 emphasizing positive messaging over attacks. With 11 GOP losses in November and many lame ducks seeking administration roles, brink of a subtle revolt fades as officials weigh jobs with Nixon administration and reactions to Hickel’s firing. Governor McCall notes job ambitions tempering any upheaval while Shafer’s potential post and interior or agriculture posts surface in talks.
Washington AP reports a $210 million SST funding compromise cleared for House passage but faces a filibuster in the Senate. House support contrasts with Senate plans to strip or delay SST money from the transportation appropriation, with Senator Yates threatening unlimited debate to block funding. Proxmire signals a possible workaround if SST funding is removed.
A Wistar Institute scientist reported a new rabies vaccine shows dramatic success in laboratory animals and may enable preventive and post exposure use in humans. Dr. T. J. Wiktor said clinical trials could begin soon, as one post exposure injection in animals prevented death. The report echoed Swiss researchers calling current vaccines archaic and noted broader vaccine developments discussed at an international conference.
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