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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1976
Page
3
Beiruts hotel district, commercial center, and port were seized by 300 Lebanese army commanders in armored cars and personnel carriers, marking the government’s first move to reclaim the capital after months of control by rival Christian and Muslim militias and Palestinian guerrillas.
Harrisburg AP report: Speaker Herbert Fineman and Majority Leader K Leroy Irvis said hearings will be needed to study the impact of a proposed two-year graduated state income tax and that voter approval via constitutional amendment would be required before any measure could take effect during this legislative session.
Harrisburg reports a push in the General Assembly to legalize beer and wine sales in grocery stores with safeguards for tavern owners and distributors. The measure would require grocers to buy from distributors and raise tavern discounts, with hearings requested to weigh revenue, enforcement, and public health concerns.
In Washington CORE figures led by Larry Miseyear announce plans to recruit black Americans to join the UNITA fight in Angola. They cite legal limits but say medical technicians may enlist, with payments and possible ties to CORE. A separate New York report notes the New York City Ballet Nutcracker run set a December box office record at the State Theater.
Corry accepts a Dohanos digital flag painting from General Telephone Company in a council ceremony. William Schilling presents the enlarged front cover of the 1976 Bicentennial phone directory to Mayor Mary Ann Kibler. The work honors the 1777 flag design, with explanatory text noting the First Continental Congress act and the flag’s symbolism.
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