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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1973
Page
2
In July Reader's Digest drops newsstand price from 60 to 50 cents citing rising sales. The note suggests further cuts may follow but urges realism, stating not to expect more reductions soon. The piece contrasts the general price trend with the Digest's decrease.
Washington reports a White House warning that its Civil Aeronautics Board nominee Lee West may face a hard hearing, with Sen Norris Cotton vowing not to back the choice. Flanigan says the White House will prevail, urging a younger candidate. The piece also notes alleged White House favoritism cases, Navy over-obligation issues, OAS skulduggery, unpaid bills, and a fundraiser for a punch bowl by Brig. Gen. Edmund Montgomery.
A columnist questions historic claims about invention while tracing windmill origins and exploring modern wind power concepts. The piece cites Peter Harper’s UN grant for large storage windmills and Canada’s Raj Rangi and Peter South vertical axis turbine research as potential paths to cleaner energy.
A discussion questions whether the current economic surge is policy driven or misread. It probes why the Council of Economic Advisers failed to foresee a surge, whether it was a temporary lapse, and considers dollar devaluation, wage price controls, and consumer spending trends shaping inflation or recession risks.
The Department of Transportation reports that 75 percent of interstate deaths come from fixed roadside hazards such as sign posts, embankments, light poles and vague signs. Between 1968 and 1971, over half of fatal single vehicle crashes were run off the road, with fixed objects killing over 4,500 annually. Pennsylvania researchers logged 357 deaths from fixed roadside objects in early 1972, versus 290 from multi-vehicle crashes.
In Corry on May 26 1953 Helen Jones was elected treasurer for the Corry Area Joint Schools to serve the remainder of the late Charles S Monroe’s term and the 1953 54 school year July to June. City Council adopts federal Social Security program for city workers. A spring downpour causes damage totaling 1.26 inches with streets vowing repairs after a pavement break near Fairview. Since May first Corry area rainfall totals reach 6.66 inches. Also notes from 40 years ago Civics Day Boys Week posts and PTA officer election. Includes list of state and federal legislators in Washington Harrisburg.
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