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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1976
Page
3
Mesa Westwood High School students launched a fund drive to send telegrams urging First Lady Betty Ford to attend the Bicentennial dedication, reacting to a Mesa woman’s opposition to her visit over views on drugs premarital sex abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment.
Harsh winter stretched from the Rockies to the upper Great Lakes with heavy snow and multiple tornadoes rattling Missouri and surrounding states. Travel advisories, wind drifts, and power outages disrupted regions including Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Illinois as authorities warned against travel and monitored damaged lines, while wheat fields in Colorado faced potential relief from the system.
U S officials believe Cuba plans to aid Rhodesian guerrillas by sending military advisers and training officers via Mozambique, possibly transferring some of its Angola troops to the border area. Kissinger urges circumspection and black majority rule negotiations proceed, while U S action against Cuba remains uncertain. Calvin J Collier named head of the Federal Trade Commission by President Ford.
ST. PETERSBURG Fla AP health officials isolate 120 bed Sunshine Convalarium after 28 elderly patients died in 14 days. Flu suspected as cause with Type A influenza likely. one administrator notes first death Feb 20 and deaths rising to 2 then 3 over successive days while tests continue through the week.
Erie County Commissioner Karl Boyes proposes a centralized county purchasing department to cut costs. He estimates 20 to 25 percent annual savings through quantity buying and competitive bidding, plans to present details next week, despite hospital administrator Dr. John Mannarelli’s objections.
Miss Crawford County Linda Ferrari, 20, of Guys Mills, won the costume judging in the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant preliminaries in Washington. Her colorful outfit featured more than 200 zippers and bright thread spools. The pageant continues with swimsuit and gown preliminaries, and the finale will name Miss Pennsylvania to advance to Miss USA in May. Linne Seaman of Scranton was voted most photogenic in the first round.
Erie County declares extreme emergency to aid cleanup after ice and electrical storms. The declaration allows hiring temporary workers and emergency equipment rentals with state assistance from the transportation department and other agencies. About 500 families lost power in recent days.
Harrisburg AP reports a bill in the Pennsylvania House would curb lobbyists power by requiring sworn expenditures, naming recipients over 100 and banning contingency fees. It would regulate executive branch influence, impose criminal penalties, and faces opposition from the Chamber of Commerce and Common Cause amid clashes over scope and enforcement.
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