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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1973
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions weight related terms and retail context but lacks clear people, places, or events to summarize into a coherent news item.
Venezuela raises its tax reference price on crude to a world record 14.08 dollars a barrel, nearly doubling from 7.74. The hike, effective January 1, boosts oil revenues and may pass costs to US consumers, with Venezuela supplying about 16 percent of US imports and Canada also planning tax updates.
Summit Homes Inc. and Ravata Homes Inc. agreed not to claim tax exemptions in ads unless they note eligibility rules. The firms with Corry branches operate 17 locations across ten Western Pennsylvania counties and must inform buyers that the exemption applies only when property owners have the dealer install the mobile home and that the saving equals the difference between sales tax and use tax.
An Air Force diagram outlines a proposed path for eight Minuteman 11 missiles to be launched across up to five western states next winter and in 1975. Debris could fall along the route to the Pacific after a near 102 second flight, with the first stage and four panels descending in northern Idaho after launch from Malmstrom AFB in Montana.
Roy Rogers, 27, an Erie man linked to at least five rapes, car thefts, kidnapping and armed crimes, was captured near Hydetown after a large state police manhunt. He faces a Meadville arraignment on a new rape charge and a preliminary hearing within 10 days.
City police report three burglaries and mischief cases last night at Thompson Maple Products on East Washington, Skat Oil station on East Columbus, and Agway on Pennsylvania. Thompson Maple sustained about 500 dollars in damage after intruders ransacked offices, damaged equipment, and smashed fixtures. Skat Oil door damage estimated at 50 dollars. Agway lost six 100 pound bags of corn from the platform.
GM to lay off about 44,000 workers indefinitely and 48,000 for up to 10 days amid a sales slump. Second shifts end January 21 at five plants and January 28 at two more, with 10 day shutdowns starting January 7 at seven sites and others, including Janesville and Pontiac. GM cites Arab oil embargo and fuel uncertainty as sales drag, plans to boost small car output while truck production stays steady.
E Howard Hunt and Bernard L Barker to be released next week to await appeal outcomes. Court orders release while parole hearings proceed for others. Hunt to be moved from Allenwood prison and Barker from Eglin AFB camp. Nixon holiday delay affected transfers.
Corry Area School District communities including Elgin Borough Columbus Township and Wayne Township expect to keep 1974 taxes steady under federal revenue sharing. Budgets pass unanimously or with clear support, with Elgin cutting to 8 mills while keeping 6 mills, Columbus lowering to 4 mills, and Wayne maintaining eight mills and boosting total spending to 84 697 amid increased revenue sharing and planned capital reserves.
Chautauqua County Legislature approved renting the first floor of a two story house on East Main Street in Clymer for a year at 150 dollars a month to establish a clinic for federally funded rural and child health projects. A second resolution set pediatrician rates at 30 dollars per hour for the child health program, with Dr Harriet B Northrup and Dr Maurice B Furlong agreeing to serve as consulting pediatricians.
A Freedom of Information suit filed in federal court seeks release of vice presidential papers Nixon gave to the government in 1969. The Tax Reform Research Group argues the documents were government property, the gift was not properly executed, and access restrictions are invalid.
Franklin AP report says the state will finance a two-part move to reduce Polk State School and Hospital overcrowding. Park Nursing Home in Allegheny County will house 100 to 200 residents, with others placed in foster homes near Venango County. A second phase would move 100 Polk residents to foster homes by July 1, and 160 more by January 1976, aiming to cut Polk’s population from 2,800 to about 1,800. The plan, agreed in Harrisburg with offices of Mental Retardation and Welfare, includes programs and training for relocated residents, many with Pittsburgh-area families.
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