Two-area push to adopt 911 emergency number
Our Opinion notes action to install 911 emergency service in two cities this summer, with Buffalo and Olean and Warren slated for implementation. Chamber of Commerce City Council Slocum Electronics Io operate, noting crime rise and public protection as drivers. Research favors 911 for memorability and brevity.
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Council and chamber push 911 emergency concept citywide
Military installations use the three digit emergency number nationwide and urge adoption locally. Citizens worry about memorizing a five digit number and delays in reporting crimes or fires. Agencies push the 911 system as essential to prevent crime and fires and protect homes and communities.
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Biggest Ad Flop Sparks Satire on Belt Use
Commentator George Sample recalls the failed fifty one million dollar campaign to promote seat belt use. Despite age old wisdom and broad media coverage, belt adoption remains around mid thirties percent with most drivers not buckling up. The piece quips that safety messaging may be unmarketable and compares the failure to the Edsel debacle.
The Bingo Syndrme By George Cookles
A reader laments the widespread yet covert bingo gambling in northwestern Pennsylvania churches. He notes buses ferry players from Warren and nearby towns to win large sums, questions church tax status, and argues bingo diverges from true religious aims.
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Corry seniors win local BPO Elks scholarships
Three Corry High School seniors Arthur Pitts George Bagley and Phyllis Hill were named local winners in the BPO Elks scholarship awards. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Robert A Ott Jr of GM Wayne street. Harriet Clough was appointed judge of election in Erie County. Senator Hruska faces insurance industry lobbyists over a new federal guaranty plan.
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Insurance and politics clash over policyholder relief
White House leaders clash over countermeasures to protect policyholders as Commerce Department officials push a draft to counter Magnuson Hart. Secret meetings water down the insurer-friendly draft while economists warn of recession and rising unemployment.
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Color Blind Law and Courts Too Politely Color-Blind
In a sweeping critique the piece argues that courts swing between harsh punishment and over leniency, contrasting it with a color blind ideal. It highlights crime trends, Earl Warren era protections, and a Monroe Louisiana school desegregation case contrasting with calls for legal equality and cultural pluralism. It questions whether the law should enforce integration or uphold color blind equal rights.
A Corry Evening Journal Readers Share Eerie Household Tale
A Corry Journal letter describes a wife who coolly carries martinis and magazines during visits, fluffs a weary husband’s pillow every five minutes, and claims a misplaced bonus as a bride. The piece blends humor with unsettling domestic imagery and invites brief, signed replies.
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