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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Page
3
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Gov. Shapp rejected GOP claims that a halt on design contracts for 176 state road projects is political. Transportation chief Kassab said the hold aims to prevent budget overruns and ensure legislative approval, with projects affecting U S highways and major state routes. Interstate projects largely unaffected. most Pennsylvanian interstates already built.
Mayville boards present a revised school budget about 15 100 dollars under the failed 1 313 000 proposal. If approved by voters the plan would trim taxes by roughly 1 25 mills. A second option to save 311 000 by closing the cafeteria would appear as an off ballot choice and require floor action to amend the new proposal.
Pittsburgh School District seeks 60 fourth and fifth graders from applicants for an open classroom experiment starting this fall. A parent teacher panel will select a representative cross section of city students for the Washington Education Center in Lawrenceville. The setup allows observation by teachers and college students and enables interaction across grade levels on small group or individual bases.
Family members of accused mass slayer Juan Corona visited him at Yuba County Jail in Marysville California. Corona is charged with killing 10 of 25 itinerant farm workers found buried in an orchard north of Yuba City.
The State Senate backs a probe into a Philadelphia traffic ticket racket while Norbert Bachemer, Fourth Ward alderman, pushes adding Pittsburgh to the agenda. He cites numerous false charges in both cities as he recalls a Dundon case from West Smith Street. Meadville judges hear motions for a new trial in Glenn Steele murder. defense argues lack of evidence for malice and appeal decisions await written opinion within 60 days.
Russell Chaffee a Bradford County high school math teacher swims 325 miles from Allegheny New York toward Pittsburgh aiming to reach Warren by June 25. He plans to average about 25 miles daily as he follows the Allegheny River headwaters toward the city. The lengthy journey tests endurance and features no expected shortcuts.
In Brescia Italy the 22 year marriage of soprano Maria Callas and industrialist Giovenbattista Meneghini ends legally. The Brescia Civil Court awarded Miss Callas a divorce after five years of separation, upholding Italy's divorce law against the husband's constitutional challenge.
President Nixon outlines a four front national offensive against illegal narcotics. He seeks more funding, a White House Office of Drug Abuse Prevention, and plans to treat addicted soldiers overseas, deter production abroad, and extend service terms if needed. Jerome H. Jaffe is named to head the new office pending Congress approval.
Researchers attribute a widespread aeromonas infection to the death of alligators turtles fish and birds at Lake Apopka amid a fish kill and water quality decline since 1947. Dr. Frank Hayes notes muck enrichment sped bacteria growth while overcrowding and organic ooze stressed ecosystems. State officials report human exposure cases and ongoing management of the lake including a drawdown to cut nutrients.
Arnold McCaslin of Corry was found guilty of cruelty to an animal by District Justice Justin Butters in Union City. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs for failing to provide food and water to a collie that suffered distemper and was destroyed. The Erie Humane Society officer Paul Vanetti reported the violation of the humane treatment contract after the dog, kept near a mobile home, remained out of reach of food. Neighbors alerted the society to the case.
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