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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1971
Page
1
An unclear OCR fragment references a contract tied to a holiday by an entity named Irvine. The text mentions no specific date, amount, or party details, leaving the core event ambiguous and unreadable beyond a partial note about a failed or missing contract.
Fragmentary OCR text cites two union bodies and a claim about access or action. No clear event, names, dates, or places emerge to anchor a full card.
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner ordered State Farm Mutual to extend the $30 million dividend to Commonwealth policyholders, criticizing the original distribution as improper and urging equitable payment. The action follows a joint effort with other states excluding several large markets and may go to court.
City council votes to delay selling most city owned parcels until spring. Bid for the southwest corner parcel at Ohio and White street will proceed with bids opened at the December 6 council meeting. Other parcels including the Raymond avenue site and smaller parcels await spring sale. Work begins weather proofing the National Bank of Corry building after Easter fire tragedy.
The railroad signalmen union reports a tentative 42 month contract likely to mirror earlier rail deals with about 42 per cent wage gains over the period. Terms await reveal as 75 chairmen meet in Chicago to ratify and consult the Pay Board on the agreement.
Washington reports reveal a Hong Kong Seaman's Union route for Chinese operatives into the United States aboard ships of non Communist nations. FBI analysis notes espionage missions and occasional narcotics shipments linked to Chinese aliens entering via Canada or U S ports. INS efforts disrupt rings but many sneak through. arrests include groups near Blaine and in New York area. Investigators tie contact with smugglers to Hong Kong.
Senate Democrats failed to add a large 1971 tax cut for individuals to the $23.%-billion tax reduction bill and sought to trim business benefits. A college tax credit was approved, but likely to be rejected in conference. Other efforts to raise personal exemptions and extra cuts were defeated, leaving only the 1972 $800 personal exemption. An infant death report from Bridgeport, Pa., noted a newborn killed shortly after birth.
City council session outlines looming revenue gaps and a projected one mill property tax increase to balance next year’s budget. Finance director Calderone cites weak earned income tax and occupational tax as factors while wage demands from streets and public works threaten further costs.
Police said a 17 year old and two Union City men broke into the Corry Area Historical Museum on Mead Avenue last night. A donation coin box from the old Columbus and Corry Streetcar Company was stolen and later found in French Creek at the Red Bridge. Officers plan to charge all three with larceny after recovering the box with magnet aid.
City police abandon binding arbitration for their 1972 wage contract after the 5.5 percent wage freeze. Mayor Edward Zarger said officers accepted the 9 percent package given to firefighters, with public works and streets likely receiving a 5.5 percent ceiling. If federal criteria shift, the city may cover the gap, potentially adding about $8,000 next year.
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