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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1977
Page
2
In our opinion, Spring Creek Fire Department responded to an Oil Creek road call while snow clogged the roads. Hunters appeared en route to camps for the back season opener, refused to move for fire equipment, and were accused of deliberate obstruction. PennDOT faced sharp blame for lack of road clearance.
The piece notes a rising multi million dollar genealogy industry sparked by Roots and TV fame. It urges saving search costs via the National Archives offering records on people who dealt with the U.S. government, with timelines spanning 1884 to 1949 for births marriages and some deaths, plus limited later records.
Sylvia Porter outlines how Americas citizens abroad can locate birth, marriage and death records through Foreign Service posts, National Archives, state vital statistics bureaus, and GSA resources. She notes photocopy fees, contact points in Washington and Suitland, and offers tips to avoid costly “experts” while using affordable guides and seminars.
The piece discusses how citizens gather signatures to place issues on ballots, noting that about half the states allow this direct action and citing examples from California Wisconsin Florida and Ohio. It contrasts Western reform history with Pennsylvania and Massachusetts practices and argues public involvement in state government is rising but resisted by political powers.
Eric Sevareid, longtime CBS Evening News figure and Murrow era survivor, retires from regular duties at 65. He will remain as a consultant and host a new syndicated series Between the Wars with Mobil Oil backing, while CBS notes no immediate replacement. A CBS personnel shift also sees Van Gordon Sauter elevated to KNXT TV VP and GM.
A multi-voiced panel across Harlem voices the complexities of race, economy, and integration. Citizens from waitress to banker share stark views on crime, opportunity, and equality, with calls for jobs, education, and fair treatment while acknowledging unresolved tensions.
A 1975 column collection alleges U S support for repressive regimes while criticizing Carter’s human rights posture. It cites arms to Somoza, aid to Uganda’s Amin, and complicity through lax monitoring of Ugandan trainees in Florida and other states. It also notes the Cambodia atrocity reporting and international tension with the Kremlin. The memo claims U S officials enable state brutality despite professed ideals.
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