Pothole Parade Triggers Corry Area Road Repairs
A reader campaign led by the Corry Evening Journal and area motorists press PennDOT to fix potholes across Corry and surrounding roads. Sen R Budd Dwyer and PennDOT officials outlined actions on Corry Clymer Road Route 426 East Main Street and First Avenue with patching, traffic shoulder repairs, and planned surface treatment and overlays to start next summer and this fall.
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East Main Street
Penndot
Erie County
Minimum Legal Fee Elimination Urged by Advocate
A commentator urged ending minimum legal fees calling them a nationwide disgrace. He cited a Monday ruling and noted some firms stopped using schedules similar to the Philadelphia Bar Association. The critic warned the practice shields insurers and costs individuals millions annually.
Will Shapp Propose Tax Cut in State Address
Harrisburg AP reports Governor Shapp is expected to propose again a reduction in Pennsylvania personal income tax in tonight's State of the Commonwealth. The address from Hershey will be broadcast live on PBS and many stations. The speech, a political maneuver ahead of 1974 elections, follows recent cabinet changes and a Republican‑leaning legislature.
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Harrisburg
Shap
Pennsylvania
Shapp
State of the Commonwealth
Public Television Network
Hershey
J. Shane Creamer
State
Rocco P. Arella Creamer
Complimentary Y Mship to Police Aims to Improve Youth Relations
The Corry YMCA awarded complimentary adult memberships to City Police and Pennsylvania State Police at the Corry barracks to foster better relations with youths and aid discipline. Allan Schell said the goals are to keep officers in good shape and help the Y curb discipline problems. Ronald K Willman, board president, noted the program may make police and youths more compatible and that officers should show the public they are not the bad guys. Families of officers must pay for regular memberships. In a brief ceremony at Slocum's Electronics, Charley Slocum received a Senate citation for Pennsylvania's Handicapped Man of the Year. Senator R Budd Dwyer presented the award and later a similar citation for the journal’s AP Freedom on Information win.
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Corry
Schell
Ronald K
Willman
Police Identify Sniper in New Orleans Shootings
New Orleans police named Mark J. Essex, 23, of Emporia Kansas, as the sniper killed on a hotel rooftop. Supt Giarrusso said six people died and 17 injured. ballistics matched a .44 magnum carbine used in the attack and in the New Year’s Eve cadet slaying. Authorities consider possible conspirators but offered no certainty on militant ties.
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New Orleans
Kansas
Essex
Howard Johnson’s
Giarrusso
Alfred Harrell
Police
North Vietnam bets on failure of Paris peace talks
In Saigon, North Vietnam announces new military and economic measures to deter renewed bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong amid stalled Paris talks. Premier Pham Van Dong imposes emergency rules, tightens defense north of the 20th Parallel, and signals continued resistance through Tet.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Paris
Nhan Dan
Pham van Dong
Nixon
Dong
United States
Thanh Hoa
Vietnam
Nghe An
North Vietnamese Panhandle
U.S
Corry School Revenue Tapering Off
The Corry Area School District expects most state subsidies to be in by year end with limited remaining revenue. Treasurer Robert Wharton outlined a $11,000 interest gain from short term investments and a pending $138,000 sparsity subsidy. The board approved submitting the state form for sparsity funds to aid a low tax base district.
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Corry Area
Robert Wharton
District Board of Education
Fourth Winter Carnival Parade Opens Corry Week of Fun
The 1973 fourth annual Winter Carnival in Corry runs Saturday to Sunday January 20 21 with a snowmobile parade starting at the airport and ending at the Moose Club. Sponsors are the Corry Chamber of Commerce the Corry Snowmobile Club and the Corry Area Jaycees. Activities include trail rides ice skating snowmobile exhibits dances and a Snowmobile Classic sanctioned by USSA. Jaycees sell $2 carnival buttons admitting to all events, valued at $5.
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Corry
Airport
Moose Club
Tamarack Swamp
British Airports, Offices Closed By Union Protests
London AP report says government employees staged a major protest against Edward Heath's wage freeze, halting work at 140 Downing Street clerks and delaying thousands of airline passengers as 2,000 air traffic controllers and other staff walked out for three hours. The unions seek a pay raise free of restrictions while Heath hints at extending the freeze to April.
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London
Edward Heath
Heath
Downing St
Heathrow
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Warren County
Corry Evening Journal
Journal
R. Budd Dwyer
Senate
Journal Newsroom
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Franklin Penndot
M.J. Saich
Corry-Clymer Road
City of Corry
New York State
First Avenue
Ins
Sen. R. Budd Dwyer
Dennis Frushone
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Henry Kissinger
Saint-Nam-La Breteche
France
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