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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1975
Page
2
In Minnesota and California new governors halted inaugural balls while Alabama Governor George Wallace canceled an inaugural parade. The piece notes Milton Shapp’s inauguration may be trimmed amid economic hardship, with questions about costlier pomp and circumstance.
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania House swore in members with Judge Eugene Gollan presiding. Former Speaker Herbert Fineman won a close vote 109 to 93 against Martin Mullen, the first history making challenge to the Speakership. The Farm Show crowds filled Harrisburg as Republicans hosted a reception while concerns about Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth followed. Washington dispatches report torture letters from Latin American prisoners and Olga Talamante’s account. The assembly backed bills for election of the Attorney General and various reforms amid a busy Farm Show attendance and snow.
The American girl Alamante and a dozen Argentines were arrested days after Argentina declared a state of siege. Police report the site contained arms and subversive materials with a potential three year prison sentence under new laws. Alamante, UC Santa Cruz former honor student, had traveled to Argentina in August 1973 to study corruption in CIA backed regimes. Rebecca Estrada recalls her friend’s concern over heavy political issues. An Argentine embassy spokesman commented.
Discussion of dower and elective shares for surviving spouses in wills and intestate estates. Explains how law assigns one third to full estate depending on descendants, and notes rights even when a will leaves nothing. Includes accounts from Rozanne Weissman and Cuban prisoner Antonio Cuesta.
A Paul Harvey piece notes more women enter elective office and endure threats and distress. It cites Margaret Trudeau, Joan Kennedy, Betty Ford, Happy Rockefeller, Pat Nixon, and Martha Mitchell as examples of wives bearing public pressures and personal turmoil amid political life.
New York AP profiles Henry Winkler, Yale Drama School graduate, detailing his rise from theatre to the Happy Days role. He recalls audition twists, near France trip, and early TV experiences on Newhart and Mary Tyler Moore. He describes Fonzie as energetic, with a sharp wit and iconic leather jacket.
Sherif says 90-odd Arab airline jets should double by 1979 with emphasis on widebody conversions for bulk shipments. Transactions this year include two 747SPs and three 727-200s for Syrian Arab Airlines, four L1011s for Saudi and Gulf carriers, and several deals involving Gulf Air, EgyptAir, Trans Mediterranean, Air Algeria, Iraqi Airways, and others.
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