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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1975
Page
1
A brief police report notes a misheard exchange involving ink and a personal identifier, with authorities clarifying no statement was made by a named individual. The incident remains under investigation with limited details available.
The Fourth Ward Urban Renewal housing project for the elderly and handicapped will receive gas service after National Fuel Gas reversed a moratorium decision citing no real gas shortage. NFG officials blamed synthetic gas costs but noted their Buffalo plant can supply Corry, urging lifting federal rate regulations to free supply.
Street Director David Miller told the City Council that Penn Central requested city crews patch and maintain crossings within railroad right of way while the railroad pays labor and materials. Council requires a liability clause. The move mirrors a Warren program and follows prior PUC pressure over crossing conditions from Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna. The city has an existing arrangement with PennDOT for snow plowing on state roads.
City faced steep charges after William C. Stonehouse Jr. of the American Arbitration Association billed 435 for the city and Rhodes. The city paid 30 for its local arbitrator, Norman Shahan, and complained of AAA fees starting at 100 for a list of professionals. Stonehouse billed for one Corry hearing and three days for study and preparation, bringing total near 1100.
Councilman Benjamin Calderone pushed to raise the city treasurer’s salary from about 8500 to near 10000 arguing it would attract candidates. Incumbent Mary Hubley is circulating a petition to run. With little council enthusiasm, Calderone dropped the effort to revisit later.
President Ford tells freshmen Democrats he will have a surprise on energy policy and may delay two bi monthly oil tariff increases for 60 days while seeking a compromise. White House sources say a veto on a bill delaying the tariff could accompany the postponement as part of a broader energy strategy.
Democratic insistence on delaying legislation buys time for Congress to craft an energy program. Ford faces a close Senate vote as veto overrides loom while House Democrats push two alternative plans including a five cent gasoline tax, an independent oil quotas agency, and tax incentives for fuel efficient autos.
Communist insurgents fired over 30 rockets at Phnom Penh airport as crowds in Battambang ransacked Chinese shops. Seven injured in downtown shelling, curfew ordered. airlift to the city continues. Government battles Khmer Rouge uprisings while Mekong convoy remains disrupted.
Washington AP reports Congress seems unlikely to enact national health insurance before 1976. Key issues include coverage scope, service comprehensiveness, and financing methods. While some leaders push for action this year, debates persist and energy concerns may delay floor consideration. Kennedy supports swift action, while most proposals center on extending Medicare to the jobless.
A Phillips-Sindlinger survey of 1,683 adults Feb 9-19 shows only 18 percent would spend tax rebates on big buys, 43 percent would save, 30 percent pay bills, 3 percent invest, with the rest undecided. House tax relief bills stalled in the Senate. Meanwhile Amstar and Sucrest cut wholesale sugar prices, and Ford delays oil tariff hikes. The stock market rose with the Dow closing at 753.18 as gainers outpaced losers.
GenTel announced statewide layoffs with 8 workers cut in the northwest region. Corry office staff are spared, with 4 layoffs in the Erie area and overall reductions blamed on a slowing economy. Northwest division manager Willum Schilling said Corry remains unaffected for now.
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