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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
1
Fragmented OCR reads of a legal matter show two New York attorneys accused of bribery and a local district official. The case references Ickham defense and prior actions as court preparation continues amid community concern.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Carney officials and a final point, implying a public matter amid unclear context and missing details. No clear event, date, or full names to define an actionable item.
President Nixon’s State of the Union drew quick Democratic reaction with Muskie and Humphrey promising an hour long air time to question him. Republicans were mostly favorable though Ashbrook criticized the address as depresso utopian. The speech proposed a revolutionary plan to ease school funding reliance on property taxes, signaling a possible value added tax.
President Nixon outlines a slate of defense spending increases and education financing changes aimed at appealing to both parties. He warns of Senate battles over tax shifts and school funding, while signaling a strategic shift to present programs that could pass Congress. The State of the Union echoes Truman’s call for cooperation amid a Democratic-dominated 92nd Congress. He declines public partisan appearances before the Republican National Convention.
The Corry Area School District approves a higher graduation requirement rising from 13.2 to 16 credits. Seniors must earn four credits to graduate, with juniors at five credits and eligibility rules favoring equal credit for equal time. The change affects shop courses and excludes health and physical education, taking effect in 1972 73 for the class of 1975 onward.
Police report three northbound cars on North Center collided after a red signal at Smith. Lead driver Mrs. Glenn Babcock 55 of 1287 White Street stopped. Patsy R. Ball 23 of 17 Snyder Circle was rear ended by Rose Marie Stutzman 16 of R D 3 Corry. Total damage: 75 to Stutzman, 300 to Ball, 200 to Babcock. no injuries.
House Bill 1829 sponsored by Rep. Forest Hopkins of Corry moves to the House Calendar after Game and Fisheries Committee approval. The measure would allow amputees to hunt big game with a semi automatic shotgun limited to three shells by a non removable magazine and chamber plug.
Richard Charles LaPoint, 23, hijacked a Las Vegas Reno flight claiming a bomb, collected $50,000 in cash, three parachutes and two helmets, and jumped near Sterling Colorado. He was captured wounded, taken to Logan County Hospital, then to Denver for a federal air piracy hearing.
A special committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association claims the no fault plan before the state General Assembly is unconstitutional. Delegates were to adopt a resolution opposing no fault while urging a constitutional referendum. The meeting featured calls for prison reform and a merit-based judge appointment plan.
The Corry Memorial Hospital Building Fund Drive advances toward completion in 1972 with about five percent of the $555,000 pledged expected to be written off as uncollectable. Hospital administrator Samuel Antrim says the shortfall, around $25,000, can be covered by other funds and extended care facility gifts. Final payments from Marine Bank and Erie County Plastics bring outstanding mortgage debt to $65,750 with $28,400 pledged still unpaid, leaving a $93,300 balance after eventual collectables. Endowments will cover interest and increasingly apply to principal as payments reduce the loan, while some local industrial pledges have been extended due to downturn.
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