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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1971
Page
3
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AP reports India began a 10 day national election with 75 million eligible voters across 101 of 518 districts. Violence halted voting at six polling stations in eastern Bihar with two killed and several injured. Polls opened as Indira Gandhi faces a major opposition challenge and potential loss of a majority.
Rhode Island Gov. Frank Licht signed a retroactive tax bill requiring wage earners to pay 20 percent of their federal income tax to the state for the first six months of 1970. The measure, approved 26-24 by the Senate, runs Jan 1 to June 30, with potential extension due to state expenses. Rhode Island becomes the 42nd state to adopt an income tax.
Gov. Shapp acknowledged a campaign aide spoke to unemployed Edward Nolan about a $25,000 state job to win Senator Thomas Nolan's vote on the 5 percent income tax bill. Shapp said the caller was not part of his administration and no one there is involved. The Justice Department opened an inquiry as Nolan and a colleague block the tax measure, which Shapp deems essential for government functioning.
Cleveland AP report quotes Marvin Goode ABC News correspondent saying the Pentagon controls the nation and soldiers run the country. He urges immediate withdrawal from Vietnam and criticizes teaching children to hate others. He warns against churchgoers ignoring God, and cites Budapest on college admissions and social equity.
Chauncey P. Saupp of Williamsport has been named district engineer for the Northwestern Pennsylvania District by State Transportation Secretary Jacob G. Kassab. He succeeds A R Rowles who resigned to enter private industry. Saupp has served with PennDOT for 18 years.
In Titusville a woman, Agnes Ross, is in fair condition today after a fire yesterday destroyed her home. Two children treated and released. The blaze started about 9 am following a wood stove fill and was out of control upon arrival. The house and contents were total losses and several junk cars were also destroyed.
The Soviet Union urged Britain and other major Western powers to press Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab territories as part of a broader Middle East settlement. In London, Ambassador Mikhail Smirnovsky met Prime Minister Edward Heath to argue Israel’s refusal to pull out undermines peace prospects. Similar appeals were reported in Paris and Washington, as U.N. mediator Gunnar V. Jarring’s peace moves entered a delicate phase. Egypt, led by Anwar Sadat, said it remains committed to negotiated peace but rejects a separate Egyptian solution, insisting an Arab solution is needed. The Big Four meeting was requested to be moved up to discuss Israel’s reply to Egypt’s offer to sign a peace agreement while Israel maintains its withdrawal stance.
After claiming as much as 120 million acres and spreading across nine Southern states, the fire ant may be driven out by a Mirex and corncob grit bait sprayed from airplanes. The Agriculture Department notes the program costs about 15.2 million yearly, with minimal non target impact and ongoing ecological debate.
In Richmond two men died when their car crashed into a responding fire truck and was struck by a second 1000 gallon pumper. A ruptured gas line caused flames to engulf the vehicles. The victims were John Malcolm Long, 22, and Danny A Owens, 20, both of Richmond. Long had just returned from his second Vietnam tour.
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