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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1971
Page
3
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A garbled fragment references a giant figure and a hermit scene with a cage and carpet stains. Mentions of two names and a person nicknamed Merry appear amid unclear actions and settings. The text hints at a casual encounter, a cigarette, and a face seen, but meaning is obscured.
Auditor General Casey says the revenue department misses assessment deadlines and uses tax powers poorly while striking deals that cut state income by millions. Kane blames bureaucracy and an archaic tax system. Hearing before the House committee notes leakage mainly from corporate tax appeals to a five-member Board of Finance and Revenue.
AP reports as 1971 ends, celebrations span Rome and New York with toasts and parties. In New York Central Park hosts a massive crowd, while London greets 1972 with the Royal Horse Guard and Scots Guards. Frolics include crockery throwing in parts of Europe and a San Francisco gorilla party at the zoo. Traffic safety urges and charity drives accompany the festive season amid varied customs and notable gatherings.
Chelton and Dorothy Maker share Christmas dinner with Cora Smith of Corry and other relatives. Phillip Northrop Sr and Jr host gatherings with Northrop and Nichols families, plus a belated Nichols family event at the Nichols camp. A girl hurt in a Jamestown car crash is recovering at home.
Rep. John V. Dowdy, a 10 term Texas Democrat, found guilty on eight counts for conspiring to take a $25,000 bribe and lying to a grand jury in a scheme tied to Cohen’s Monarch Construction. The verdict marks the first in 15 years against a sitting congressman. Sentencing set in seven days as Dowdy faces up to 40 years and $40,000 in fines.
U S Steel Corp executive R Heath Larry was named by President Nixon as chairman of the Presidents Committee on Health Education. Larry, 57, is vice chairman of U S Steel and an officer in several industry groups, succeeding the late Joseph C Wilson. The committee, created Sept 14, aims to study consumer health education efforts and propose improvements. Larry has worked for U S Steel since 1938 and lives in Pittsburgh.
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