Tax Notice: City Levy Set for Upcoming Year
A local tax measure faces approval as officials announce the levy will fund services next year. Residents should watch for final votes and potential rate details before the deadline.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1973
Page
1
A local tax measure faces approval as officials announce the levy will fund services next year. Residents should watch for final votes and potential rate details before the deadline.
Cambodian government defenders in Tram Khaar, 24 miles southwest of Phnom Penh, fought insurgents in the town market Tuesday night. Nine government troops were killed with 16 wounded, while insurgent casualties were described as heavy.
The comptroller of the currency rejected a bank application that would have competed with Charles G. Bebe Rebozo's Florida institution in Key Biscayne. Lawmakers planned a mandatory fuel allocation bill expanding control over crude oil and refined products. Penn Central received a partial reprieve from track safety rules but must upgrade substandard routes within 30 days. Nixon to meet with Arab foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Morocco in New York to discuss the Middle East war.
The Senate Watergate Committee probes Pennsylvania records on Nixon re election campaigns focusing on campaign contributions. The House passes a divorce law proposal allowing mutual consent divorces with counseling for couples with children. Two Pennsylvania bills seek to lower drinking age to 18 or permit 19 for drinking with backup provisions. A bill to extend the property tax rebate to renters 65 plus clears Revenue Department estimates show eligibility would nearly double.
Corry Area School District faces an investigation into alleged shortages totaling thousands of dollars. The inquiry, ordered by Erie County District Attorney R Gordon Kennedy, targets former treasurer Robert Wharton. Cpl George Maslar and school aides avoid specifics, calling the matter irregular. The audit by Meadville auditor Robert D Robert informs the probe, with a probable back page continuation.
Three corporations and two executives were charged with misdemeanor violations of federal campaign finance laws for illegal contributions to President Nixon's re election campaign. American Airlines Goodyear and Minnesota Mining faced charges with Goodyear and Minnesota Mining executives also charged. Cox says more charges will follow as voluntary disclosures prompted others to come forward.
The Corry area game protector and four deputies rounded up six youths, three juveniles, after dectecting deer poaching last night. Drivers were fined 111 dollars each plus costs, forfeit two shotguns, and must reimburse landowners for damages. Authorities urge residents to report such capers.
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration remains uneasy about wage price controls yet fears removing them now. Treasury chief economist Edgar Fiedler warns rapid repeal could trigger broad price hikes and demands for renewed controls. Officials expect a gradual, industry by industry withdrawal amid party chiefs debating timing and method. Labor leaders push for ending Phase 4 controls by year end.
Egyptian and Israeli tanks clash along the Suez eastern shore while Israeli jets strike Egyptian missile batteries on the western bank. Syria claims Israeli warplanes hit Latakia and Tartus as Soviet supplies reportedly arrive. three Israeli jets were shot down. Damascus reports renewed Syrian armored counteroffensive toward Damascus and major tank battles on multiple fronts.
The Senate Rules Committee asks the IRS to audit Gerald Ford's tax returns for five years and requests Nixon release seven years of returns amid confirmation scrutiny. The panel also seeks Ford's financial disclosure and medical records, with an FBI field inquiry planned.
A closed plea bargaining session in the office of District Justice Frank Abate Jr. led to reduced charges for Carl Hillstrom Mark Johnes and Thomas Minor tied to an October 9 incident with police. They apologized to the Corry Police and were fined 300 for Hillstrom and 150 each for Johnes and Minor.
Maynard Jackson wins Atlanta runoff to become the citys first Black mayor in a landslide, carrying predominantly Black precincts while Sam Massell trails. White precincts show Jackson unmeasured. Wyche Fowler sweeps council seats as nine of eight are won by Blacks. New charter ends vice mayor role, establishing a council president. Jackson, 35, Fowler, 33, lead a notably young leadership slate.
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