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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1977
Page
4
An incomplete OCR fragment references traffic dynamics and local officials tied to a tower area. It mentions someone named Smith, a district or year context, and an unidentified site in New York. The readable items are insufficient to determine a clear event, date, or outcome.
Gov. Shapp urged quick passage of bills to speed emergency aid for the Johnstown flood survivors. He noted a constitutional barrier to direct grants and urged amendments to allow federal disaster funds, with $5 million requested to rise from $3 million. Red Cross sets Johnstown phone lines for flood inquiries and shelter updates.
New York AP reports that sterilization for both sexes has become a leading birth control method, rivaling the pill and prevalent among couples married ten years or more. A Princeton study of 3,403 white married individuals shows 6.8 million couples sterilized versus 7.1 million pill users, with 1.1 million sterilized for medical reasons. The 1975 survey notes sterilization rose from 18 percent in 1965 to 31.3 percent in 1975, while pill remains dominant for the young and newly married, and condom and diaphragm use declined. IUD use rose until 1973 then fell, possibly due to safety concerns about the Dalkon shield. Female sterilization has increased slightly faster than male sterilization.
The Erie County Geriatric Center trustees appointed Dr. John Mannarelli to a one year term as executive director and operations head. The board, voting unanimously, supported him amid a health department deficiency report and budget notes.
Harrisburg AP says 2.1 million will fund emergency road repairs in seven county Johnstown flood area. 158 miles of roads and 22 bridges remain closed. 95 million in damages estimated. Allocations: Bedford 200k Cambria 600k Somerset 500k Indiana 500k Jefferson 50k Westmoreland 250k. Gov Shapp names Kassab rep. recovery meeting set in Harrisburg Monday.
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