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15 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1971
Page
1
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Indian government imposed a news blackout as forces closed on Dacca while ground troops were reported within four miles of Chittagong, East Pakistan’s largest port. Radio Pakistan admitted that Indian troops were applying pressure on Dacca the East Pakistani capital.
As the India Pakistan conflict deepens both nations face rising casualties and regional upheaval. The war strains Russian and U.S. interests while threatening refugee resettlement, with Indian advances toward Dacca reported and Pakistani defenses weakened along the Lakhya River line.
The Corry area endures a warm spell hurting Peek n Peak and Peek n Mountain ski resorts. Four days of skiing so far at Youngsville. Peek n Peak lays off 100 seasonal workers and trims full time staff to four day weeks. Snow needed below 40 degrees with 4 to 6 inches of snow for operation. lack of snow delays ski classes and depresses shop and ticket sales. Maple Crest Leisure Farms reports off snowmobile sales while restaurant business remains steady. Local shoe shops Zalzneck and Carrig note steady sales but warn warming could hurt later in the season.
Nixon agreed to devalue the dollar for the first time since 1934 after a nine hour Azores meeting with Georges Pompidou. Officials hint at about 8 percent, affecting gold price and boosting US export competitiveness while imports grow costlier. A broader currency fluctuation range and removal of the 10 percent import surcharge are envisioned as part of a global settlement.
The Journal unveils a new front section of 16 pages in today’s 24 page edition. Journal pressroom staff and a Goss Company press erector started the fourth unit of the offset press for the first time enabling a 16 page run instead of 12.
Congress passed the lean welfare reform provisions forcing able bodied recipients to work or train and expanding federal aid for day care and public service jobs. The move risks alienating liberals or Southern conservatives and jeopardizes the larger Nixon plan for a guaranteed annual income.
Massachusetts officials ordered a 55.2 percent reduction in 1972 compulsory bodily injury auto insurance premiums citing no fault system gains. Gov Sargent and Insurance Commissioner Ryan warned half the cut could be challenged in court by insurers.
Congress sent to the White House a conference bill providing Alaska natives with 962.5 million dollars and 40 million acres to settle aboriginal land claims. The measure, backed by a Senate House panel compromise, would fund grants loans schools hospitals and village expansions while reserving land for future national park and other federal uses.
Alaska natives face a landmark bill approved by Congress that would return up to 40 million acres of land and about 962.6 million dollars to Eskimos Indians and Aleuts. The plan assigns land shares via native corporations with no immediate cash distribution.
A Harrisburg report shows Erie County monthly public assistance rising from 1,680,400 in 1970 to 1,936,412. Cash grants in May increased from 1,010, to 2,213,096 with medical aid vendor payments up from 41,015 to 546,454. Expenditures detail old age 76,886. blind pensions 936,608. aid to dependent children 875,050. general assistance 1,246,042. aid to disabled 45,114.
Hannibal Missouri report that mayor Henry Glascock forgot to turn off a looping Christmas record playing over a speaker system at City Hall. A resident living five blocks away called the mayor at 1 a.m. to request the switch. He answered and flipped the switch to stop the music.
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