Corry Area budget approved with three mill hike
The Corry Area School District board unanimously adopted the 1977-78 budget raising mills by three and lifting the total budget to 4,999,127 from 4,926,246. The plan preserves a 200,000 year end balance. the budget includes federal funds for hazardous roads and higher costs for tax collectors, plus 125,990 for go-lech equipment. The budget opens for 20 days of public examination at 800 East South Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Eaton
Corry Area School District
East South Street
Closing Rural Post Offices Could Save $490 Million
A government study for the Postal Service suggests shutting about 17 000 rural post offices could save around 490 million dollars annually and cites 10 highly inefficient facilities as examples. The report notes rural residents claim satisfaction with new services after closures, while Congress is likely to challenge any plan that reduces access.
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Washington
Postal Service Board of Governors
Postal Services
Congress
Paul Simon
D-Il
Postal Service
Clymer Buried Cable Takes Bad Beating
A Clymer Telephone Company official warns buried telephone cables can suffer under plows or backhoes during storms or landscaping, risking outages for customers. The secretary, M Carlyle Neckers, notes crews must locate and repair damaged lines to restore service.
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Clymer
M. Carlyle Neckers
Clymer Telephone Company, Inc
Police Explain DJ Area Lines and Speed Traps
State police in Corry patrol the Corry-Culling road heavily to deter underage drinking as the law requires taking cited motorists to the nearest magistrate. The Corry district magistrate serves Corry and nearby areas, with travel to Union City or Tidioute for offenses outside city limits. Residents are urged to dig cautiously and consult police before excavations to avoid cable disruptions and outages affecting local and long distance service.
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Corry-Cutting
Union City
Edward Pass
Peter Smaltz
Corry
Pasi
Spring Creek
Tidioute
Smaltz
Corry-Culling
Pass
Pennsylvania
New York State
New York
Public Service Commission
Crop damage in Pa remains uncertain after cold wave
An agricultural expert cautions that crop losses from a freezing front in Pennsylvania will take days to assess. Winds up to 70 mph could have harmed barley and tomato plants per a Lancaster County grower, with warmer, normal conditions expected mid to late week.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
William J. Fluke
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Leroy Funk
Lancaster County
Sound Off Tonight invites pet peeves and gripes
Readers are urged to call The Journal at 665-8291 to vent opinions on issues and problems they want addressed. Submissions will be published in the Sound Off column on Saturday, with calls accepted tonight between 5 and 9 p.m.
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The
Journal
Board extends contract of William Nichols for summer work
The board unanimously approved a 30 day extension for William Nichols, high school activities coordinator, paying his daily rate of 21.03. Assistant Superintendent Lee Rieck cited Middle States requirements for course outlines and vo tech scheduling, plus supervision of changes including a guidance suite, gym space reconfigurations, and converting rooms for reading, art, and PE use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
William Nichols
Lee Rieck
Middle States
Rieck
Steel price hikes push up 1978 auto costs, analysts say
AP reports U S Steel and Republic Steel announce price increases for sheet and finished steel, with projections that 1978 midsize autos will rise by at least 300 dollars. Ford, GM, and Chrysler note unrecovered costs and anticipate further price moves as steel costs climb. Analysts expect fall car prices to reflect these higher material costs, mirroring last year’s increases.
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Detroit
U.S. Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Republic
U.S. Steel
L.M. Chicoine
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
John Riccardo
General Motors Corp
Ford
Henry Ford
Corry Primary Candidates Rise for Local Offices
Rick Martin analyzes Corry races as May 17 primary nears. Voter confusion stems from open mayoral, council, controller, and school director seats with four year terms and modest salaries. Incumbents and challengers vie to shape taxation, budgeting, and urban renewal ahead of November elections. Tomorrow: Erie County Government.
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Rick Martin Eilitor
Corry
Michael Johnson
Mary Ann Kibler
Laurance Barton
Erie County
Skin Needed To Buy Time For Burned Girl
Norfolk AP report on Dr Willcox Ruffin Jr urging permission to harvest skin from cadavers to aid six year old Kathy Thornrose burned over 45 percent of her body. Graft timing limited by viability and legal consent requirements, as father Howard Thornrose offers potential donor skin.
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Norfolk
Kathy Thornrose
Willcox Ruffin Jr
Virgina Beach
Kathy
Thornrose
Howard W. Thornrose
America
Norfolk General Hospital
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Roger Lansberry
State Equalization Board
National Weather Service
Bert Soltesz
Robert Shepherd
Corry City
Jerome Davis
Corry Area
Crous
William H. Donaldson
Margaret Morrow
Marty Morris Nadolny
Ruffin
Next of Kin
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
New England
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