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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1973
Page
2
A provocative editorial argues that leniency fails to deter crime and that certainty of apprehension and punishment best protect citizens. The author contends soft penalties do not calm fears on urban streets and calls for decisive enforcement to restore safety.
Since January 1973, aircraft crews report no skyjacking attempts, a stark contrast to 147 skyjackings in the prior five years. Personal searches and armed guards deter would be offenders, creating a sense of guaranteed apprehension and punishment that protects travelers and could extend to city streets.
A bizarre extortion plot centered on the Concord Hotel in the Catskills involved a mysterious figure named Crayola. The scheme used fake money and beepers to trap FBI agents and guests, with Crayola later claiming the hoax and implicating accomplices in New York and Pennsylvania.
A wandering mind over morning coffee wanders through politics culture and memory. The piece riffs on Nixon Burger Meir Mailer and Meir while musing on aging childhood economics and daily rituals. It blends sharp humor with rueful self observation and a quiet longing for ordinary mornings.
AAP report notes the 98th American Bankers Association meeting drew 12 000 attendees who mostly socialized while critics say the banking industry faces urgent issues. Topics include usury law reform, interest rate levels, S&Ls versus commercial banks, and holding company expansion into insurance and services. Eugene Adams says resistance to competition fuels opposition to diversification.
Red Cross in Corry issues final appeal for blood donations noting gamma globulin derives from blood and urging community help while local activities include Corry High School JV football at Warren and a 40 year old archive item recounting a large squash grown by A. L. Hasbrouck.
A legal guidance explains that a spouse who buys real estate in only one name still creates an automatic interest for the other spouse. A divorce ends the non titled spouse’s interest, but a property settlement may recognize the value of non titled holdings. The law allows sale and sharing of proceeds for property titled in both names or acquired during marriage.
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