17 Nov 1971
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1971
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR hints at a town meeting agenda about wages, rates, and a coat of power related measures. It mentions a Monday session and a vote on raises, with references to a j viernes style timing and a council discussion about allocations and uses.
Washington AP report on the Pay Board failing to settle retroactive pay raises during the 90 day wage price freeze. Five labor members push for back pay for about 100000 teachers amid divergent views on Phase 2 directives. Connally calls the 90 day freeze a success as October output rises and housing starts improve.
Labor leaders meet in Miami Beach to decide if the AFL-CIO should quit the federal Pay Board. The dispute centers on retroactive wage increases due under contracts during the wage price freeze. The board refused blanket retroactivity and planned case by case review, with action tabled for further study. Nathaniel Goldfinger, AFL-CIO chief economist, notes no assurance the issue will reappear.
In Corry and nearby areas gun incidents surface as weapons are used for non hunting purposes. A .22 shooter fired at least five rounds into the Corry Water Supply Co. building near Lemon street, damaging an overhead door and a light pole. No workers were present. Police, aided by Water Company officials, continue investigations amid similar rural incidents.
Oklahoma men William O'Hara and Robert Westenhaver were arrested in Jacksonville after selling a 2-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl to an undercover agent for 7000 dollars and a used car. They faced charges of attempting to sell the children to a local couple and were held without bond in Duval County Jail.
Washington officials call Red China's UN barbs disappointing yet empty rhetoric and say they will not derail President Nixon’s forthcoming visit to Peking. Kissinger’s July trip and October arrangements followed amid China’s charges over Taiwan, Indochina, and U S hostility.
Washington AP reports Elliot Richardson favors slowing the buildup of Social Security trust funds by changing accounting. The plan could reduce future tax increases and limit the 5.2 to 5.4 percent rate rise and raise wage base to 10,200 next year, with potential 7.4 percent by 1977, while holding the rate at 4.2 percent for decades.
The Senate debates broaden social security increases and a campaign finance plan within a $25.6 billion tax cut bill. Amendments pass to fund relief for low income families and job-creating credits in central cities and rural areas. The president gains power to impose a 15 percent import surcharge with potential quotas.
Vincent Loncharic of the U S Civil Service talks with Susan Floyd and her parents about Civil Service careers. Loncharic joined many counselors at CAHS last night to discuss jobs and training as nearly 100 area residents attended the program.
Insurance Commissioner Herbert Denenberg announced he will demand resignations from all Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania directors with hospital or medical ties. He called the board composition a conflict of interest and criticized its focus on doctors and administrators over patients during hearings on a rate increase. Three days of hearings were to begin in Pittsburgh.
A Union City juvenile and an Ashtabula youth faced burglary and larceny charges after a break in at the Corry Area Historical Museum on Mead Avenue. They admitted stealing a money box with about 50 dollars in donations, valued at 100 dollars as a museum piece, and discarded the box in French Creek. Authorities filed charges with District Justice Porter Auer.
Councilman Robert Grice says the city’s leaf pickup continues with weather cooperation. Crews in the Second Ward use a high lift loader to handle soaked piles at curbside and will switch back to regular machines if leaves dry out.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.