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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1974
Page
6
Local linksters can start limbering up on the fairways with the new practice net at the Corry YMCA. The net, available 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., requires callers to reserve a time, and golfers must bring their own clubs and balls.
Witness Laurence Richardson testifies Vesco sought help from Maurice Stans and John Mitchell in the SEC inquiry, pledging $200000 for Nixon reelection. Richardson describes Vesco’s cash delivery to Stans and the push for an appointment with Mitchell to influence the investigation.
Gov. Shapp proposed doubling the state supplements for federal Supplemental Security Income recipients. Individual benefits would rise to 20 dollars monthly, couples to 30, from 10 and 20, while federal benefits remain 140 for individuals and 210 for couples. About 90 000 Pennsylvanians are enrolled. proposal sent to legislature this week. Quick note from Seneca Falls details a GTE Sylvania color picture tube reaching a five second startup, lowering idle heater use.
Washington AP reports Congress faces deep division over amnesty for Viet Nam era deserters and draft evaders. Rep. Robert W. Kastenmeier doubts any year enactment, noting no Senate momentum and possible no House bill. Abzug and Dellums push near total amnesty, while Pentagon opposes.
AT and T says it will appeal a Commonwealth Court decision and asks the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to declare the Public Utility Realty Tax Act unconstitutional. The company argues the tax is levied unequally and results in double taxation for utilities in the state.
A Senate panel heard that bills to shield privacy would curb access to FBI national criminal records, risking reduced public access to arrest and conviction data. AP editors warned such limits could chill reporting and accountability, noting many records remain discoverable via courts and police disclosures.
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate nudged up to 5.3 percent in February from 5.2 percent in January. Labor Secretary Paul Smith said the change signals a leveling off in joblessness after three sharp rises, noting fuel shortages from the energy crisis eased the impact on jobs.
During the Klondike gold rush the first Dawson City cow was sold to saloon keeper Tom Chisolm for 1000 dollars. He milked her at the bar and sold milk for five dollars per mug, illustrating frontier enterprise and price inflation in late 19th century Yukon.
The Pennsylvania Service Station Dealers Association warned it will shut pumps starting March 25 if wholesale gasoline prices fail to improve. The group represents about 5,200 stations, more than half the state's total, and cited March allocations far below other states. Association leader Andy Thomas Anderson linked the squeeze to political factors and named Senator Richard Schweiker as a target in November elections. Last month a brief shutdown occurred, then reopened after meetings in Washington with Gov. Milton Shapp and federal officials.
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