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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1970
Page
1
President Nixon plans a budget around 202 billion to 203 billion with a surplus of a few billion. Officials say cutbacks in some services, possibly including Post Office operations, may be proposed to save money. The plan includes tax hikes and faster tax collection to bolster the 1971 outlook as 1969-70 costs rise.
Wire thieves fed by a growing pattern stole 87 000 feet of Meadville Telephone Co copper in Richmond Township near Lyona, pushing total losses past 250 000 feet. Estimated value 1 640 dollars. Meantime former Pennsylvania Gov William Scranton plans a private Middle East visit aided by Cairo based diplomat.
The December report for Corry Area High School shows 29 club and organization accounts totaling 12820 in month end balances. The top five balances exceed 1000 each: Student Council 1477 Athletic Association 1515 Corrian 2839 Junior Class 2358 Junior High 1368 Varsity Club 0 Senior Class 355 Majorettes 3 81. Susan Comitz serves as student treasurer under the supervision of William Miller.
Ohio University students plan to build shacks on the campus green to memorialize Martin Luther King Jr. and simulate Resurrection City living through Saturday. The story notes observances across four states and involves a union effort by the Kentucky Christian Leadership Conference in King's memory, with tribute events planned in Atlanta and Maine's governor designation of a King Day.
Corry State Police arrested 42 year old Jack Peters near Titusville after a Crawford County constable spotted the fugitive’s car. Peters, accused in the Christmas Eve stabbing death of his wife Patricia Peters, 33, remained in Erie custody awaiting arraignment and a preliminary hearing. He faced murder and two counts of larceny. Police noted a long manhunt reaching to Los Angeles and Kansas, with Peters denying guilt and seeking legal counsel.
Harrisburg AP Pennsylvania welfare secretary Stanley A. Miller faced his first crisis by allowing Welfare Rights Organization demonstrators to attend and record meetings and private huddles. He pledged openness, heard late check complaints, and explained delays due to a Scranton computer firm handling key data. The group sought emergency aid but Miller stated such aid could not be provided.
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