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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1962
Page
4
Two congressmen from Florida and Tennessee push the Herlong-Baker bill proposing a 25 percent personal income tax cut to boost the economy. They argue federal tax revenue would fall modestly while incomes rise, but critics warn the move is not a cure and call for cutting federal overhead and waste.
Reports from 1942 describe Soviet troops under the slogan die but don’t retreat halting German advances along the Dent River bend fifty miles northwest of Stalingrad. In the Caucasus the situation worsens as Allied veterans hold a reunion in Corry. Local news covers accidents, housing work, street incidents, coal supply concerns, and looming school program expansion in Pennsylvania.
A serious vehicle crash occurred last night involving a Shedebaker car driven by Pawel Grown in Corry. The incident led to hospital attention and disruptions along West Main Street with local police and press noting the event for the Evening Journal.
The piece outlines a divide between desegregation supporters seeking equal opportunity and separationists led by Elijah Muhammad’s Black Muslims who push for a separate nation within the United States. It quotes the Herald-Dispatch defending Black pride and details the movement’s religious framing, goals, and rhetoric.
The piece promotes an island in the sun offering 386 guest rooms with water toilets, free electricity, library of 45,000 volumes, garden plots, and regular mail service, urging Americans to relocate with government support and freedom to work or relax. It contrasts Kennedy era foreign events with island life and a promise of a self-sufficient, tranquil home.
To the Editor: I compliment your editorial Pennsylvani a as King of the Pork Barrel and challenge the claim that Pennsylvania has fewer state and local government employees per capita. The letter argues expenditures cannot be compared, cites civil service changes, highway employees, and a disputed surplus versus deficit under Lawrence and voters. It accuses leaders of excessive spending and tax increases, noting a raised sales tax and broader taxes as part of fiscal policy.
The steel industry faces a weak second quarter with April declines and lower orders. Yet 19 firms show a half-year gain versus 1961, totaling $187.98 million in the first six months, with some optimism for August and after Labor Day despite looming recession fears. Demand cooled as buyers used up stocks amid no expected strikes or price hikes.
The speaker claims the official kept accounts payable unpaid into the next fiscal year, dated July 2, 1982, and pressed for sales tax returns early to show a larger deficit. He asserts prepaid items and delayed state bill payments reached nearly 120 million dollars, with deductions leaving a substantial red figure despite tax increases. Public frustration with Pork Barrel dealings grows, says AW Waterhouse, Republican City and Area Chairman.
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