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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1971
Page
1
The Pennsylvania 3.5 percent income tax was ruled unconstitutional by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for violation of the uniform assessment requirement. About $135 million already paid may face refund questions, though officials noted the money is already spent. The ruling leaves the Shapp administration seeking stopgap funding as it plans a $3.3 billion budget for 1971-72.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court voided the 3.5 percent state income tax for lack of uniformity, yet refunds are unlikely and withholdings may continue. Revenue Secretary Kane said money collected since May 15 has been spent while officials consider credits against future taxes. Gov. Shapp and Israel Packel urged continued withholding as the legislature mulls a new revenue plan. The decision, written by Justice Roberts, upheld fiscal concerns but affirmed the constitutional ban on a nonuniform graduated tax, prompting possible future tax reforms.
District Justice Porter Auer will decide Monday whether to bind over two Corry police officers, Richard Farley and Warren Reynolds, on burglary larceny and receiving stolen goods charges from the June 12 incident at the North Center street IGA. Pretrial publicity was challenged as prejudicial, but the prosecutor opposed dismissal.
State Police report a three car collision at 11 PM on the Corry-Sparta road. Two people, Charles Hartman and Clarence Miller, were hospitalized in fair condition with facial injuries, fractures, and chest lacerations. Graves car sustained $30 damage while Hartman’s and Miller’s vehicles suffered $900 and $2,500 in damage respectively.
The annexation of a Wayne Township portion by Carry was set back over two years. Township property owners petitioned for city control over land including North Hills Municipal Golf Course, Corry Water Supply Co. station, and Erie County Parties Corp. City Solicitor Douglas Rozelle said a state superior court review will receive an initial determination from Judge Lindley McClelland.
Franklin The Pennsylvania Transportation Department said 80 highway engineering assistants will be fired statewide next week in a move tied to political patronage. Ten were laid off earlier in the season. Officials claim the action benefits citizens and taxpayers while opponents cite patronage and procedural delays amid ongoing legal debates over annexation and court orders in Erie County and Pittsburgh.
A Union City couple, Mr. and Mrs. Clive Jones, have purchased the Elgin Fruit Market and Dairy Freez at Elgin corners. They will take possession July 1, with a tentative fruit stand opening July 3. Through Dial Realty, the couple will run Jones' Dairy Freez and Fruit Market, formerly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Erskine, with their son and daughter in law, Daniel Rugar and Steven Brown, assisting. Both have quit prior jobs to work full time in the new venture. The new business will offer soft ice cream, eight varieties of sandwiches, and seasonal fruit and supplies.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, affirmed governor power to hire and fire patronage workers in highway maintenance. The decision upheld dismissal of about 3,500 workers tied to political sponsorship, rejecting claims for due process or protections against party-based firing. Chief Justice Bell authored the majority. Justice Barbieri dissented.
A military judge refused to dismiss murder and assault charges against Capt. Ernest Medina for the 1968 My Lai assault. Col. Kenneth Howard ordered the case to trial likely in late summer with jury selection tentatively set for July 19.
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