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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1975
Page
2
Corry residents question energy supply patterns amid reports of gas and electricity shortages. Readers recall past marketing tactics by utilities to influence public perception, noting brand campaigns and public events. The tone warns against perceived manipulation while referencing historical ad campaigns and the slogan Have A Great Day.
In Erie, readers hear of Congressman Joseph P. Vigorito facing local doubts over energy policy, as a December column quotes him arming for energy debates yet failing to spur action. Vigorito’s aides note he was sole prime sponsor of the Alaska Pipeline Bill while cosponsoring Rural Electrical Association and other measures, amid backing for piggybacked bills. Citizens whisper of a vigorous challenge next election, citing his legislative track record and potential weaknesses.
In a wry column, Jack Anderson recounts how government spying on him shaped his worldview. He lists investigations by White House operatives, the Pentagon and CIA, including figures like Caulfield, Smith, Mardian, and Hunt, plus IRS audits and Watergate fallout. He notes heightened vigilance and irony in living under constant surveillance.
The piece chronicles Wilson and Addison Mizner’s Boca Raton construction con in the 1920s. It details fake gold claims, flamboyant Spanish mansions, lavish but broken schemes, and a gaudy jet set circle including Marie Dressler, the DuPonts, Vanderbilts, and Irving Berlin, ending as the brothers flee a flood of court writs and debt.
Public television’s Black Journal debuts a game show Can You Dig It featuring an 18 member band and a prize cap around 300 dollars in books. Host Tony Brown says the program aims to broaden awareness of Afro American history and culture with two preliminaries an elimination round and a final bonus round. Contestants are selected from staff acquaintances and viewers and prep with a list of books for two weeks before appearing.
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