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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
1
Public invited to two Corry Area School District Board of Education sessions at Corry Area High School. 7:30 p.m. agenda centers on a proposed merger of Corry Area High School with Sparta Attendance Center senior high, aiming to improve education and equal opportunities for students.
The Carry Area School District will hold its second meeting of the newly formed curriculum committee at 7 30 p m in the high school library. The session will study the district long range program for the next decade, opening to the public per Superintendent Ray Elsen. The committee includes Board of Education members, staff, teachers, and public members to keep taxpayers and parents informed about education developments ahead.
Erie Pa AP jury selection continues in the Willem J Prater trial with jurors from near and far, including workers at a local paper mill and Mary Peters housewife. Rejected candidates include Marsha Raszowski and Vannita Struble, a secretary, who joked about hardship and life sentences while Prater smirked.
Governor Shapp urges a $50 hike to fund 3 million dollar college budget. Artmar B Sinkler, chairman of the 13 college board, says the move is needed to keep faculties and raise pay to market levels.
The Erie County Redevelopment Authority awarded a loan to Corry's Fourth Ward at 4.12 percent. Marine National Bank offered 43 percent, Morgan Guaranty Trust Co 55 percent, and Bankers Trust Co of New York 18 percent. This repayment method lets the government gain a fair return on its local project investment.
Harrisburg AP reports a high state police official given until Thursday to resign or face a court martial amid a state police inquiry into suspected cheating on promotion exams. Lt Col Graci, in his 50s, was told of alternatives. no charges filed yet. The investigation, tied to former Commissioner Arella and a wiretap scandal, involves promotion examinations and a new test administration procedure ordered by Col. Barger.
The state appeals for 2.5 million against Dare To Be Great Inc and founder Glenn W. Turner. The Attorney General's office says up to 25 million in penalties could be sought for injunction violations. Turner’s firm sold self improvement kits but buyers seldom recover funds. A ruling by McClelland is expected after April 1 as briefs are filed.
The Saigon government agreed to release prisoners, with about 6,300 proof of a still-held total of 15,734. Maj Gen Woodward stated the U S position that the exchange must be followed and repatriation should finish by March 28 in four roughly equal groups. U S withdrawals from Vietnam resumed, with 689 troops leaving Tuesday and 800 more today, dropping forces to about 9,000 as heavy fighting continued near the DMZ and in the central highlands.
Associated Press reports three thousand coal miners stay on strike in western Pennsylvania amid a feud within the United Mine Workers. The action affects major mines including Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Corp. near Shelocta, Greenwich Collieries, Bethlehem Mines Corp. Ebensburg and Revloc, and North American Coal Corp. Helen Mine at Homer City, fueling disruption for regional power stations.
Harrisburg AP reports the Milk Marketing Board raised the minimum price for Class 1 milk by 92 cents per hundredweight effective March 13, with a smaller tentative 14 cent per quart rise earlier. Retail prices would likely rise outside Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, while insiders clash over testimony and potential appeals.
Churchill Coleman administrator of the Pittsburgh Housing Authority was elected president of the local NAACP chapter. The 15 year old replaces Rev. Beecher Hicks who had served as interim president after Brad R. Brown resigned.
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