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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1965
Page
4
An opinion piece notes a Senate rush to pass a federal employee pay raise while post offices advertise for clerks and carriers. It cites starting wages of 2.38 dollars per hour and progression to 4.68 dollars, arguing the pay scale is excessive and impacts small businesses. The author questions the fairness of salaries versus teachers and other workers.
Across the nation in mid October 1945 labor disputes affecting at least 195 workers were cited as a coal strike persisted. In Corry a bubble making fad appeared with local demos and a new laundry building progressed. A school board contact with John Wiggers over First Avenue property was reported with no price set.
Washington lobbyist Charles Patrick Clark is shown in a detailed scandal narrative as he secures a stepped payment plan totaling 125,000 dollars plus additional fees while representing Venezuela in sugar quota negotiations. The piece ties Clark to past U S policy shifts and credit claims with Harold Cooley overseeing quotas, and notes Venezuela’s move to raise its quota from 2,500 to 30,000 tons amid controversy.
Paul Harvey notes Chicago faced major civil rights protests after the federal government froze 30 million dollars in funding for its schools. Chicago’s leaders, once vocal supporters of a new rights law, now confront desegregation pressures amid citywide demonstrations and tense political pressure from Washington.
A Corry Chronicle column collects fund drive notes from United Fund workers led by Sam Baressi, praising the Italian American Club for bridging the gap to the $250 quota. It notes Erie County industry metrics, school board changes, and community updates from Corry, including personnel shifts and servicemen news, plus a novelty tech item and letters from readers about Hurricane Betsy and FAO tours.
In Pennsylvania wages cannot be attached to secure repayment of a debt. Only a few isolated situations allow wage attachment to satisfy a legal obligation. An ordinary debt repayment is not one of them. The creditor should present the claim to his attorney to file suit.
Fragmented OCR shows a local public notice and advertisements. Mentions Corry area and building venues in Detroit Philadelphia and Chicago with notices about legal and business matters. Includes contact details and pricing for classified insertions and mailing options.
County commissioners will seek a social worker to lead an adult welfare plan. Qualifications include a master of social work with two years experience or a bachelor’s degree with four years, or equivalent health and welfare work. Salary listed as 7500 to 8500 dollars yearly.
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