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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1974
Page
2
Citizens voice frustration over the penny gas tax increase urged to fund road maintenance. Voters worry lawmakers fear backlash amid re election campaigns as Corry area drivers suffer higher car repair costs from bad roads. The piece urges bold action to fix potholes and rally voters.
The House passed a bill granting legislative committees limited immunity and use immunity to compel witnesses, replacing transactional immunity. A stalemate over no fault insurance seeks compromise to cover medical expenses and lost wages for accident victims. Other actions include a $1 minimum wage for sheltered workers, sales tax tweaks favoring ice cream, and bills to correct reassessments and studded tire rules. The Senate backed a constitutional amendment to curb governor appointment delays, with companion measures allowing speedy Senate action. Multiple committees met, hearings featured choirs, and lawmakers discussed wildlife protection, muzzle loading rifle licenses, and education funding reforms ahead of fall elections.
A House subcommittee report accuses President Nixon of spending 17 million in public funds on private estates San Clemente and Key Biscayne. It criticizes the Secret Service and agencies for nonsecurity expenditures and calls for restitution while noting Republican editors dispute the Brooks investigation findings.
A compact guide lists contact details for federal and state officials in Pennsylvania and nationwide. It includes names such as Schweiker Scatt U S senators, Governor Shapp, Rep Vigarito, and lawmakers Budd Dwyer Hopkins, with Washington D C and Harrisburg mailing addresses and a toll free line for governor’s contacts.
A two sided analysis links lingering racial strife in America with ongoing economic strain. It notes gradual legal progress toward equality, persistent segregation in practice, and shifts in public life. It widens to inflation driven loan delinquencies and rising repossessions, highlighting mobile home loan trouble as a warning sign.
ABA chief economist William Ford notes instalment loan delinquencies hit a record 2.69 percent, with personal loans 3.24 percent and mobile homes 4.34 percent overdue. Mortgage delinquencies show mixed signals as Mortgage Bankers Association cites a 4.7 percent rate, while savings and loan data remain flat.
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