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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1972
Page
4
Central night event at the Corry Labor Club features dancing to music by The W Th F Sector Friday until 2 am. The program lists Classics seeded LLANE IIS and dancing slots as the main attraction for local attendees.
The State Transportation Department began experiments to measure how highway signs affect driver recognition. Secretary Jacob Kassab announced 300 randomly chosen department employees will test overhead signs with routes, names, directions, and place names. Subjects will follow routes, face projected scenes, and indicate turning choices, aiming to improve sign design for quicker responses.
Secretary of Revenue Robert P. Kane urges Pennsylvanians to file state income tax returns immediately as more than a million are still unfiled. Penalties and interest for late filing are mandatory. a 30 day extension has been granted but no further extension will be allowed, making May 15 the final filing date.
Robert Blair son of Mr and Mrs Francis Blair 101 West Church Street received a bachelor of science in biology from the University of Pittsburgh. He was among 4700 graduates in spring ceremonies at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
Gov Milton Shapp said he will study Jesse Jacksons request to declare Pittsbghs Hill District an economic disaster area. The move would unlock federal and state funds amid high unemployment and crime. Shapp toured the district and ordered a liquor store closed for two weeks after black pickets protested outside and concerns of liquor sales to local students. Pittsburgh is in a 13 county area facing a 12 cent a gallon reduction before penalties.
Memorial Hospital advisory urges calling Corry Memorial Hospital for emergencies as physicians are unavailable locally. The report lists admissions and discharges across Corry, Clymer, Tidioute, Russell, Columbus, and surrounding areas, with names and care levels. A Geneva relief update notes Lutheran World Federation shipped relief valued at nearly 12.4 million to 73 countries in 1971.
The Corry Central Labor Council at its meeting voted to oppose any rise in Pennsylvania Electric Co rates. The council secretary Frank Messina urged that working people pensioners and social security recipients cannot bear higher charges from the utility.
Classified ads list properties including a 1.1 acre Wiggers property on Stewart Road with electric range and first-floor drapes at 10,700 dollars. Also features T-room and brick homes on Maple and Mead avenues with multiple bedrooms, baths, and garages, plus a Lake Chautauqua lakeside cottage with three bedrooms and two baths in Mayville. Listing agents Clark Lord and Pat Fargo advertise days and evenings contact numbers. These entries show local real estate offerings across Corry Wattsburg and Mayville markets.
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