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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1975
Page
2
A Pennsylvania state study by the Bureau of Corrections finds 46 percent of inmates released return to prison within two years, up from 10 percent in 1971, with nationwide FBI figures about 66 percent. Sitansu S. Mittra labels the trend a gloomy picture of the correctional system.
President Ford plans a package of crime fighting recommendations described as very tough seeking mandatory prison terms for violent crimes and repeat offenders. He also calls for stronger prosecutorial staffs a revised federal criminal code and strict sentencing standards for judges as part of reform efforts to curb rising crime.
The legislature grapples with malpractice insurance reform as 43 amendments to House Bill 1317 are debated. An arbitration panel, joint indemnity plan, and a $15 million fund aim to curb high physician rates, while trial lawyers and the Pennsylvania Medical Society clash over rights to sue and board powers. Concurrent moves merge the General State Authority into the General Services Department and push state construction oversight to the Department of Property and Supplies. Several consumer protection bills pass, plus aid for non public schools, and bills affecting taxation, budgeting, and public services.
A blue ribbon commission report condemns the State Department for slow, ineffective anti narcotics action abroad. It notes attempts to coerce Paraguay's Gen Stroessner with a 35 million aid cut, the Ricard extradition, and persistent White House pressure, while warning of no machinery to coordinate country teams and ongoing narcotics surges from Turkish opium fields and Southeast Asia. The study charges bureaucratic inertia and clashes with the CIA NSA and DEA, urging reform and faster creative response to drug trafficking threats.
By February quiet panic grew in a Peoria school as health officials tested students and faculty for a mysterious hearing loss. Affected cases surged after a flooded classroom last summer, with Jennifer Lowe turning from hard of hearing to totally deaf in a week. Northwestern University virologist and a panel of audiologists and otologists will review findings by month’s end.
A narrator vents about stubborn resealable packaging flaps that fail repeatedly. They describe trying to slip a thumb under the top seal, tearing, and ending with a damaged package and prize retrievals. The voice pities the system and asks the reader if they share the frustration.
The Corry Evening Journal publication notice lists staff roles including George R. Sample as publisher and Willams Ealen as managing editor, with John McLaughlin as pressroom foreman. It outlines AP exclusive rights, mailing rates, and advertising deadline details for the newspaper.
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