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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1976
Page
2
Corry Journal notes Pennsylvania governor signed bills to fund highway maintenance by pulling 3422 million from motorists and trucking firms. License fees doubled to 55 and registrations rose to 24, while inspectors decreased and snow removal funding faced cuts. Voters remain skeptical as potholes persist despite new revenue.
A nostalgic meditation on sleds, slopes, and imagination. The piece extols traditional toboggans over modern gear, praising Killer Hill and The Bump as emblematic names, while noting sledding as both solitary and social, linking it to history from Neolithic times to classic cinema.
John W Gardner argues during the 1976 campaign the nation must demand specific, honest government plans. He calls for sunset reviews, simplified budgets, open meetings, stronger ethics and accountability, and a responsive machinery to restore citizen trust amid inflation, crime, and scarce resources.
A roundup of bills and hearings across Pennsylvania covering graduated income tax efforts, flood control zoning powers, reform of the public school code, motor vehicle code recodification, hospital cost controls, lobbying disclosures, campaign spending reform, ethical limits on official private business, state construction restructuring, aid to nonpublic schools, medical malpractice arbitration, and desegregation policy. The items highlight government actions, opposed by local governments and lobbyists, with various proposed timelines and political maneuvers.
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