This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1975
Page
1
Exiled author Alexander Solzhenitsyn said his next book will portray military actions on the Russian front in 1916, continuing after August 1914. He spoke in Paris after a week-long visit aimed at meeting Russian émigrés.
President Ford signs a sweeping trade reform measure granting authority to reduce tariffs and barriers for a new round of negotiations this year. Administration officials call it the most significant trade legislation since the start of the trade agreement program four decades ago, while noting potential concerns and further review.
In Erie, 400 municipal workers represented by Teamsters Local 397 voted to accept a three year pact worth about 722 dollars annually in wages and benefits. The contract was approved at a meeting Friday as white collar workers headed to a vote on the latest offer from city hall. Meanwhile in Pittsburgh, a dry cleaning shop owner Morris Weitz was shot and killed during an attempted holdup in East Liberty. two suspects fled on foot after the shooting Friday.
President Ford’s advisers warn the worst is yet to come as recession deepens and tax-cut talk rises. Unemployment jumps to 7.1 percent in December, with 6.5 million jobless, amid policy signals for possible $10 billion tax cuts and rate moves by the Federal Reserve and banks.
Special Unemployment Assistance becomes active Monday as SUA expands aid to workers normally ineligible.Edward Kinley of the Corry office says filing opens at 142 North Center Street. The program, authorized by Congress in December, includes extra 13 weeks for long-term jobless and funds to states for hiring, tied to a 6 percent national unemployment rate in late 1974.
North and South Vietnamese forces fought through Phuoc Binh as officers denied the provincial capital had fallen to the Communists. The city, population about 26 000, remains a government foothold amid a three week Communist offensive with shelling and see-saw ground actions.
Corry YMCA announces a 1975 membership campaign starting January 26 with rate changes. Elementary memberships drop from 15 to 12 annually, but payment plan pricing stays at 15. Senior High rises to 18 and College to 20, while cash and Master Charge stays unchanged. Payment plans require full within 90 days and one third up front. Cochairmen Shirley Rooker and Jeffrey Davis lead the effort running through February 10.
Harrisburg report shows about 364,000 Pennsylvanians unemployed last month, lifting the jobless rate to 7.4 percent, highest in over a decade, with causes blamed on steel and auto industry woes, recession, and natural gas shortages. State Labor Secretary Paul J. Smith cites factory layoffs and energy curtailments, while Gov. Shapp seeks federal action.
Matthew Paul Roche is the 1975 New Year’s Baby, born at 10 14 PM last night at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Paul C Roche Jr. He is the first baby of 1975 at the hospital, the Roches’ second child alongside their daughter. Local merchants organized a gift array for the newborn, including First avenue merchants and several services, continuing a city tradition.
City officials will convene at 10 a.m. for the annual reorganization meeting. The agenda includes a new fire hydrant installation on Sciota Street, review of the 1975 lighting program, and the fire department annual report. Mayor Ribler will read a proclamation as Robert Grice presents year-end appropriation adjustments. WQLN TV plans a videotaped broadcast at 7 p.m. Wednesday January 15.
Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania asks the Public Utility Commission for rate increases that would raise long distance call costs by up to 50 percent on some calls and yield about 52 million dollars in annual revenue. The plan also lowers the initial toll period to one minute for direct dial calls and touts possible savings on certain routes. Bell notes these changes are independent from a separate 116.4 million dollar annual service rate request filed in November, awaiting PUC action by January 15.
Corry Area School District officials announce the Adult Basic Education program to help non high school graduates improve English reading writing and math. Sessions start Monday at 7 pm in the high school library and run each Monday and Wednesday 7 to 10 pm with no cost to students funded by federal and district cooperation.
Corry and Columbus fire departments responded to a fatal traffic accident on Route 6 near the Rustic Restaurant just before press time. Firefighters aided two trapped occupants, with state police on the scene investigating as The Journal went to press.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.