Middleman Blamed For 4 5 Of Food Price Hike
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department figures show middlemen drove more than four fifths of last year’s retail grocery price increase. A 1974 market basket cost $43.65 weekly, up $4.09 from 1973, with farmers getting 63 cents of the rise and middlemen $3.46. The full year cost was $1,750, up $213 from 1973, with middlemen taking $180 of the increase and farmers $33. The basket totals $1,016 for middlemen transport and processing, 21.5 percent larger than 1973, while farmers’ share was $724, up 4.7 percent. The 65-item basket excludes imports and seafood and is for a theoretical 3.2-person household and not a typical spend.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Educational Planning Begins Here
Corry Area School District approves an educational planning program led by J. David Rossi Associates, Ltd., to study school programs, staff, and facilities. The $10,000 project will be funded half by 1974-75 and half by 1975-76, with Rossi meeting staff, students, and community groups to gather input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Area School District
Rossi
State Department of Education
Ohio
Area Mother Child Hurt In 3-Way Crash
A Youngsville mother Coriana Mourer 28 and her 3 year old daughter Barbara were injured in a four p.m. Route 6 three vehicle crash near Youngsville. Mourer and her daughter were taken for treatment. the school bus 50 passengers sustained minor damage but none aboard were injured.
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Youngsville
Coriana Jane Mourer
Warren General Hospital
Barbara
Hamot Medical Center
Erie
Mourer
John Wojtowicz
Garland
Kenneth Shellhouse
Spring Creek
Maorer
Guard Funds Boost Corry Economy Amid Strong National Guard Strength
The Pennsylvania National Guard reports Corry receives more than $103,540 from federal and state pay and operations, with 97 guardsmen in Company C of the 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry based at 205 East Washington. A new $750,000 armory is planned for 1980-1981. the Guard notes full strength since the 1970s draft end and offers jobs, training, and higher drill pay as incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania National Guard
Harry J. Mier Jr
Corry
National Guard
Army
112Th Infantry
East Washington Street
Mier
Army National Guard
Guard
Warren Drug Bust Tops Largest Drug Raid In Warren
Four Warren residents were arrested after police seized a 20 pound cache of marijuana with an estimated street value of 6 500. The raid at the Skiba and another suspect residence ends a police investigation begun in July 1974 and involved the Pennsylvania Department of Justice. Police anticipated seizing another 20 pounds, potentially lifting the haul to about 13 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Pennsylvania
Mark J. Lucas
Timothy C. Foster-Pegg
Stanley J. Skiba
Harold el. Reese
Skiba
Juana
James Nelson
Pennsylvania Department of Justice
Office of Drug Law Enforcement
Bureau of Drug Con
Northwest District Band Festival Opens at Corry High
Dr. Stanley De Michalski Jr of Clarion State College directed the Northwest District Band in a concert at Corry Area High School the first of two for the festival. A second concert follows tonight at 8. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for students with bands from 35 high schools participating.
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Corry Area
Stanley de Michalski Jr
Clarion State College
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association
PMEA
McEldowney
City Council Amends Urban Renewal Contract for State Funds
At a brief special meeting the City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the cooperation agreement with the City Redevelopment Authority to reimburse the state for any ineligible expenditures. The action accompanies approval of the state contract which funds the downtown renewal project, with the Authority to submit quarterly cash needs and begin property appraisals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
S P.m
City Redevelopment Authority
Department of Community Affairs
Robert Grice
Mary Ann Kibler
Benjamin Calderone
William Halfast
David Miller
Jack Downey
Darwin Wolcott
State Department of Community Affairs
Wolcott
Fine Arts Group Event Backed For Erie Philharmonic in Corry
Cooperating groups fund a two performance pops concert by the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra under Harold Bauer in Corry Area High School auditorium on February 15. Youth program at 3 pm and evening show at 8 15 pm feature concertmistress Carmen Romanenko. Pre sale tickets $2 adults $1 students, doors $2 50 and $1 50. Tickets at local Marine National Bank offices Rossbacher Insurance Grice Jewelers Dr Seitz Union City Times Leader office and from council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Endowment For the Arts
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania Council For the Arts
Corry Area
Carmen Romanenko
Corry
Marine National Bank
Rossbacher Insurance Service
Grice Jewelers
Dr. Seitz
Union City
The
Times- Leader
Congress weighs delay on Ford energy plan and debt rise
In Washington, the House Ways and Means Committee approved tying a 90 day delay of Ford oil tariff boosts to a higher debt ceiling. The panel backed the package 19 to 15 and aims to move it to the full House next week. Democrats say the move seeks cooperation to refine energy policy, while Republicans warn Ford would veto any bill. The debt limit would rise to 531 billion through June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Congress
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Gibbons
House
Ways and Means Committee
William J. Green
D-Pa
Committee
Herman T. Schneebeli
R-Pa
GOP
al Ullman
Dore
Firestone offers $100 to buy a 1975 car
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company announces a nationwide program granting each employee $100 if they purchase a 1975 passenger car or station wagon between January 27 and February 28. The incentive runs alongside manufacturer rebates and promotions. The plan aims to stimulate the economy and was disclosed from Akron via a telegram to local plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Corry Foam
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Firestone
United States
North America
Gas Firm Cuts Output Five Percent
National Fuel Gas Co informs industrial customers in Erie County and Corry that their 1973 gas volume will be cut to 95 percent. Chester Poor, the local general manager, notes the 10 percent curtailment by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co as the unexpected factor after prior steps to limit shortages.
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National Fuel Gas Co
Erie County
Corry
National Fuel Gas
Chester Poor
Southwest
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
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