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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1975
Page
1
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UPI newsmap reports government troops abandoned Kontum Pleiku and Darlac provinces, the worst anti-Communist setback in Indochina since North Vietnam fell. Phuoc Long had already been lost earlier.
Saigon dispatch reports President Nguyen Van Thieu ordering a paratrooper division from Da Nang to reinforce Saigon defenses amid a two week offensive by North Vietnamese forces around the capital. The report notes heavy tank attacks on Dinh Quan and assaults in Long Khanh Province as thousands of refugees flee toward safety.
Columbus Fire Department votes against paying Corry’s paid fire truck drivers to dispatch Corry equipment. The city will keep mutual aid, with Spartansburg and Elgin-Beaverdam already paying $65 yearly for dispatching. Corry will remove its phone number from Columbus fire data cards and the city phone book.
Harrisburg and Washington reports say the Shapp administration will curb new highway construction due to PennDOTs tight finances. Secretary Kassab cites debt, inflation, and a gasoline tax shortfall. next year requires 148 million in debt service. Ford pushes rapid tax cuts to boost jobs and spending as Senate debates a 29.2 billion plan amid battles over oil depletion allowances.
Columbus Township approves a zoning amendment to turn land along Route 6 into business transitional use for Farm and Home Supply Company of Saegertown. A 75 by 150 foot building with a 25 by 150 foot canopy garden center will host a country type hardware store with work clothes tools and lawn gear. Construction could start soon with a June opening planned.
City Council vents at the chronic pothole issue dubbed the Pennsylvania Pothole Polka. Councilman David Miller warns state help is unlikely and streets will require city effort, with hot mix plant delays pushing repairs to April 1. Meanwhile PennDOT cites a gas-shortage driven funding gap and Erie County patching, hinting at higher local maintenance costs and stalled bridge work.
The Greater Erie Community Action Committee weighs buying the former Stairways building on North Center Street next to the Elks Club to serve as a senior center. Erie County commissioners have pledged 16 000 toward the purchase, with the site meeting GECAC needs as Corry Memorial Hospital now rents it for its Care and Share program after Stairways folded. Mayor Kibler will seek council funding, though prior reluctance in elder programs may hinder approval amid revenue sharing rules permitting elderly use.
President Ford, at a Notre Dame news conference, cites the domino theory and warns that the fall of Cambodia or another ally could vitally affect United States national security. He notes Communist advances in Southeast Asia and mentions Thailand's possible request to withdraw U.S. forces amid the Cambodia and Vietnam crises.
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