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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1976
Page
7
Harrisburg AP reports that farmers were paid 3 percent more for their goods in the past month than November and 9 percent above December 1914. Prices rose for cattle eggs milk and meat while hogs slaughter cows and broilers fell. The note mentions the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794 as an unsuccessful western Pennsylvania farmer revolt against the 1791 excise tax.
Erie officials from the Energy Council, DER, and Fish Commission testified at a two day hearing on pollution controls for possible natural gas drilling off Pennsylvania Lake Erie. Proposals would allow gas drilling but not oil with safeguards to prevent pollution.
Auditor General Robert Casey urged Pennsylvania Revenue to revert to pre 1974 sales tax verification so titles and registrations aren’t issued before tax checks. He says the new timing delays deposits by seven days and loses interest while about 1.3 million in deficient sales tax could be collected on roughly 10 72 titles processed annually.
Buffalo officials clash with federal agencies over 250 unpaid parking tickets around the courthouse issued to U S law enforcement drivers in the past year. The city seeks payment while federal officials argue for access. a 34‑ticket civil judgment against Gerald Carey remains unsettled. An affidavit process and potential hearings are required for disputed tickets.
A New York City publisher and Civil War widow Mrs. Deihm championed the 1876 Centennial Exposition. She proposed gathering mementos from the Philadelphia celebration and sealing them in an ornate safe to be opened only on July 4, 1976, by designated guardians.
Berniece Marsh and Arthur Wallace were feted at the home of their daughter in Clymer for his Bath birthday. Guests included Randall Shampoe and other locals, with multiple celebratory events cited. The article also recounts community birthdays, church activities, and a Capitol safe exhibit tied to Mrs. Deihm.
The Associated Press reports a broad heavy snow warning for Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland with at least three inches anticipated. Light rain stretched from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley, then turned to snow in northern Ohio and the Great Lakes region, while Pacific Northwest snow lingered and floods persisted in some areas.
A son born January 15 1976 at Corry Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Lyle Miller of R D 2 Spartansburg. Mrs Miller is the former Janice Miller born January 13 1976 to Mr and Mrs Thomas Potocki of 513 North Center Street Mrs Potocki is the former Anderson.
Temperatures ranged from 6 below in Limestone Maine to 74 in El Toro and Point Mugu California. Other readings include Anchorage 23 cloudy Atlanta 33 partly cloudy Boston 2 cloudy Buffalo 23 cloudy Chicago 34 cloudy Cincinnati 33 light snow.
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