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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1972
Page
7
Washington Consumers Union urged legalization of marijuana, proposing repeal of all laws and replacing them with controls on cultivation production and marketing. The group called for release of those jailed for marijuana offenses and warned no drug is safe for all. It also urged end of the marijuana black market and suggested controlled maintenance programs for addicts.
Welfare records show 556 patients died over seven years in 50 private facilities for the mentally retarded and another 154 died at nine state mental hospitals in the past year. Officials note higher susceptibility to respiratory illnesses and limited life expectancy, as investigations link multiple deaths to now-closed facilities once run by John Reilly and associates.
Leonard Spahr, 8, of Warren reported he shot a 200 pound buck and was met by another hunter who offered to help. The stranger assisted with the carcass then pointed a shotgun, loaded the deer into his car and fled as deputies searched for the unidentified gunman.
A new plastic braille map for MIT students demonstrates campus geography with top raised relief and bottom braille text. Developed as a graduate thesis in the MIT Architecture Department with support from the American Foundation for the Blind and the Perkins School for the Blind, the map marks a breakthrough and will be distributed to American agencies for testing and evaluation.
Harrisburg AP Insurance Commissioner Herbert Denenberg cites a department report on flood vehicle claims after Agnes in June. It says $14.7 million paid to 11,892 policyholders, average $1,231 per claim, and 6.4 days to settle versus 10 days normally.
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