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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1977
Page
3
The readable fragments describe a chaotic day with references to events and a person named Can. Details are obscure, with no clear dates, places, or outcomes to confirm. Further context is needed to form a complete summary.
Local event page notes a late addition theater plans for opening night amid brief clues about performances. Seemingly minor details suggest a focus on a debut or premiere with emphasis on cast and venue.
As Senate hearings on Griffin Bell's attorney general nomination proceed, Jesse Jackson and NAACP leader Aaron Henry press Carter to withdraw or suspend the choice citing Bell's civil rights record. Meantime, Commerce and Transportation nominees Brock Adams and Juanita Kreps expected to win approval, with Bell described by supporters as a cautious desegregation skeptic.
Western Pennsylvania gas lines regain vital pressure but state suppliers urge continued winter conservation. Thermostats should stay in the low 60s in homes and schools. Industrial users face cuts when service resumes, to prevent another crisis as temperatures rise.
Meadville Mayor Richard J. Ruhlman says he has met an attorney and may sue Democratic chairman John H. White for alleging he misused party funds while county chairman. White plans to release minutes of Ruhlman’s executive committee meetings to support the charge about hiring an employee from Personal Service, Inc. Ruhlman favors public release of the minutes and a fuller review. Meanwhile Western Pennsylvania braces for widespread energy and school disruptions with National Fuel gas rate limits, mass plant closures, and conservation appeals across the region.
In Mineola, Rochelle White of Roslyn Heights won out-of-court settlement for $350,000 after claiming a Daiteh Shopwell floor slippery with vegetable oil caused a hip fracture and permanent limp. Jury selection had begun in State Supreme Court before the deal was reached.
The Labor Department reported December prices rose four tenths of a percent, keeping 1976 inflation at 4.8 percent—the smallest in four years. Food prices fell, while nonfood items and services rose, and real earnings edged up for the third straight month. The report notes housing starts rose to 1.9 million annualized in December, signaling a potential rebound for 1977.
President Ford reportedly replied maybe to a push from Republican mayors who urged him to attempt a 1980 White House comeback. Ralph Perk cited Grover Cleveland as precedent, noting his nonconsecutive terms, while Ford prepared to relinquish the presidency to Jimmy Carter at noon Thursday.
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