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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1967
Page
2
Our opinion urges City Council to form a temporary Housing Committee to tackle substandard housing. It argues for federal money via dedicated professionals, outlines types of aid from grants to loans, and highlights Erie as a model of mixed funding. Corry faces aging districts and the need for modern housing, with local initiative key.
AP report discusses a potential cut in the discount rate if economic slowdowns persist. Fed officials and the administration favor easier money, while bankers remain divided, with the prime rate settling at 5 percent after Chase Manhattan cut from 6 percent amid mixed demand.
Paul Harvey argues that Soviet industry has rapidly shifted toward capitalist practices, boosting profits and productivity while the United States tightens regulation. He cites factory conversions, profits increases, and a predicted spread to half of Russian industry by 1968, contrasting with U.S. policy and credit pressures amid slowing auto sales and potential rate cuts.
Local police say they will not arrest speeders on West South street unless speeds exceed 55 mph due to absent posted signs. The piece also covers community affairs including the State Department of Community Affairs loan to Greene Township, a standby boiler issue at Wright School, school funds concerns, PUC meter inspection, Bear Lake gas service inquiry, and various military and academic postings from Corry area residents.
Moscow ministers agreed to form four committees to assist in drafting a preliminary postwar treaty for Germany. Archie W. Thompson Post VFW observed its 24th anniversary at the State Armory with a 500-strong turnout led by State Commander J A Shroyer. Corry faces a possible fire pension fund for salaried firemen under a Harrisburg bill affecting Third Class cities.
Forty years ago on March 18 1927 Pennsylvania residents began mobilizing forces to stop a European army in effect the corn borer that had ravaged northwest Pennsylvania cornfields. Mrs C F Bennett hosted Norma Bennetts seventh birthday with 12 children. Fifty one University of Pennsylvania students carried a speaking campaign at Norristown under the Christian Association with C Bentley Jr delivering a talk at the Junior High School.
Corry residents ask about Fourth Ward urban renewal goals and lot use. City officials explain plans, federal stipulations, and timing for approvals, while offering garbage collection schedules and answering concerns about moonlighting police duties and enforcement.
The column notes events on March 18 across years from 1800 to recent times. It mentions Gerard Hallock’s birth, Grover Cleveland’s birth, Nazi Germany recalling its London ambassador, and Franco Algerian conflict aftermath. It also cites Philippine vice presidency, Vatican marital restrictions easing rumors, Corry investment interest, and unsubstantiated talks of a Route 6 bypass plaza shopping center.
Public notice lists postal rates and deadlines for Corry Pennsylvania. It cites annual incomes and carrier fees, with a 9 am deadline on the date of the previous publication and specifies fifteen to sixty cents per copy details.
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