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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1974
Page
1
An Elgin youth and a Journal photographer highlight a deep pothole along Route 6 near Elgin Borough. LeRoy Freeman collects loose hubcaps jarred from the crater like hole, noting many caps cost a mint to replace. The state cites no funds for road maintenance, promising the pothole may remain.
Washington AP. The White House vows to oppose a broad demand by the House Judiciary Committee for access to presidential tape recordings and documents. Aides Bryce Harlow and Ronald Ziegler said Nixon has already provided material and urged the panel to define impeachable offenses before seeking more. Committee Chairman Peter Rodino said findings will come after gathering evidence. The dispute signals a possible Congress versus White House clash over Watergate materials.
Tel Aviv reports Israeli and Syrian artillery exchanged fire for two hours after dawn with no Israeli casualties. Damascus claimed a downed helicopter, which Israel denied. Deputy Premier Allon warned that renewed hostilities could backfire, while Premier Meir insisted on disengagement talks and not surrendering the Golan Heights. Israel had been on red alert for eight days.
Dwight L. Morris, former secretary of Associated Milk Producers, Inc., says he will again swear under oath that Herbert W. Kalmbach agreed to drop a government antitrust suit for a $300,000 Nixon campaign donation. Morris claims John Butterbrodt told him the plan in April 1972, involving Kalmbach as a top Nixon fundraiser. He testifies in a federal antitrust case as co op leadership allegedly sought to kill the action despite Butterbrodt's denial.
Gov Milton J Shapp signed a 300 million tax relief package into law ending a year long partisan feud The plan lowers the state income tax to 2 percent retroactive to January 1 1974 with withholdings 185 percent May 1 to December 31 1974 and 2 percent from January 1 1975 Exempts low income earners and elderly pension and Social Security income from eligibility and taxes Pennsylvania military personnel outside the state are also exempted from the tax The Senate approved 47 to 0 and House amendment for popular election of the attorney general was passed with 179 to 8 The package aims to return surplus revenues to taxpayers and reduce the corporate net income tax from 11 to 95 percent
Washington AP The Nixon administration launched a high level study to decide if coal should be allocated this year amid possible shortages. James W. McLane said allocation is not yet needed but will be reviewed by midsummer as labor unrest energy demand and transport issues threaten supply. The AAA noted improved gasoline availability while IRS logged 20000 price gouging complaints in the week to March 1. The administration pushed a streamlined emergency energy bill granting mandatory conservation and rationing authority if needed. McLane led a task force from Interior Transportation Commerce EPA FPC and FEC and aims to finish within weeks.
A U.S. military team flew to Hanoi to retrieve the remains of 11 American POWs who died in captivity and transport them to U Tapao Air Base Thailand for identification before return to the United States. Hanoi said it had no more remains. The Defense Department will name recovered remains only after positive identifications and family notification. Separately a Buddhist monk leader alleged 142 monks were arrested at a pagoda protest. The ICCC-S reported the ceasefire supervising commission again teetering near bankruptcy with 1.7 million dollars in debt.
A local man streaked from a tavern to the nearby bank and around the flagpole near Corry Memorial Hospital after 11 p.m. The National Bank of Corry sign read 15 degrees above zero. Police heard of a second streaker, with downtown witnesses claiming two were involved. A nurse or citizen humorously notes a “pneumonia” jab at the scene.
The U S Senate defeated an amendment to remove mandatory death sentence provisions from a bill to restore federal capital punishment. Sen. McClellan urged supporting the amendment to avoid a fully automatic death penalty, while Sen. Haskell argued for judicial discretion to prevent injustices. Senators Kennedy and Hart signaled further amendments, with gun control provisions likely to be debated.
Tripoli reports from Al Ahram say Arab oil ministers may end the embargo against the United States and Netherlands and suspend large production cuts. Diplomats in Libya doubt a consensus, with Syria Algeria and Libya preferring continuation until Israel withdraws. The plan includes a communique assessing the oil weapon and shelving it.
The National Bank of Corry was chosen among county banks to handle a portion of Erie County’s 36.5 million bond issue for courthouse and jail expansion. The bank bid on two blocks and secured about 400,000 in funds, averaging 7.4 percent across bids. Funds will earn interest while construction proceeds, with monthly calls over roughly 24 months.
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