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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1974
Page
1
Firemen battled a blaze at the Maple Avenue plant of the Corry Jamestown Corporation shortly before daylight. Paint filter fires spread to plastic parts. estimated loss about 2500 dollars. Thirty men and three pieces of equipment laid 900 feet of hose with no injuries.
A federal grand jury indicted former White House aides Ehrlichman and Colson on civil rights violations tied to the Ellsberg psychiatrist raid. Liddy Barker Martinez and De Diego also indicted. Krogh, Young, Hunt connected figures named. The 1971 Beverly Hills break-in targeted Ellsberg's psychiatrist to obtain files.
Britain’s 280000 coal miners are due back at work Monday after a wage settlement ending their month-long strike. Industry remains slowed as production recovers and Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces recovery challenges.
County Commissioner William O. Hill Jr. reviewed a crumbling West Main Street structure after it was barricaded to prevent injuries. County-owned since back taxes, the building will be disposed of, with Howard Essick of the property office directed to begin proceedings as councilman Halfast warned of collapse risks.
Pennsylvania officials reached a roughly 300 million dollar tax relief compromise after a year of spending and tax changes. The plan lowers personal income taxes, favors the poor and elderly, expands poverty exemptions, excludes certain benefits from poverty calculations, and includes a tax exemption for servicemen stationed outside PA. It retroactively reduces rates from 2.3 to 2 percent and cuts corporate tax, with costs estimated between 280 and 310 million annually. The agreement awaits formal legislative action next week.
President Nixon offered to provide sworn testimony to speed the House impeachment inquiry either in writing or at a White House interview. He pledged to surrender tapes and documents shown to Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski and be available for questions, but he refused cross examination. Congressional Republicans split, with some demanding full disclosure of all relevant facts and evidence to resolve the matter while others criticized the letter as unsatisfactory.
Corry state police seek Mary T. Demby a 15-year-old local girl who ran away after an argument. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall 130 pounds brown curly hair brown eyes rust colored jacket and blue denim bell bottom slacks. She has been missing since late yesterday.
Harrisburg AP At a glance the tax relief measure backed by Gov Shapp and the legislature moves through final approval soon The personal income tax rate drops from 23 to 2 retroactive to January 1 Withholding set at 185 percent from May 1 and restored to 2 percent January 1 1915 Exemptions widen for low income individuals Social security and pensions excluded Servicemen abroad fully exempted Corporate net income tax falls from 11 to 95 percent retroactive to January 1
A Findley Lake incident is recalled as the birthplace of streaking in 1953 when a group of Corry men staged a prank after visiting Barney's in French Creek. A lone participant stripped and raced past a roller rink, winning a collection money and sparking campus revivals. One member recalls the streaker may not have been paid.
CATRO AP Cairo ministers meet to review oil policies and consider lifting the U S embargo. Spokesman says the meeting moved from Tripoli to Cairo due to accommodation issues caused by a Tripoli industrial fair. Egypt aims to thank the United States for aiding disengagement along the Suez front. Saudi Arabia and Gulf states reportedly back the proposal.
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