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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1977
Page
2
Observers note that current Chinese rulers abandon rigid Maoist ideologies in favor of practical solutions. They emphasize education for the intellectually gifted and invite scholars to contribute to technology rather than sending them to manual labor. Reaction to labor unrest last year remains a factor.
As year end nears Americans will donate about 20 billion to charities. Fundraising costs often cut into gifts, with event tickets and raffles diverting much of the price to organizers rather than the cause. Greeting cards are typically not tax deductible.
The piece discusses risks of unordered raffle tickets and mail solicitations as fund raising, noting heavy regulatory burdens and the need for cautious giving. It cites Van de Verkeen on pressure and high costs, outlines state and federal monitoring limits, and promotes guides from the National Information Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus for evaluating charities. It offers practical checks for individuals and lists steps to assess a group’s governance, legitimacy, efficiency, audits, and fundraising practices.
The government announced pay increases for low wage workers and slowed industrial slowdown, cutting growth from 10 percent to about 3 percent. Maoists oppose capitalist incentives, while leaders seek a tested path to renewed expansion for China’s 900 million people.
Congress advances a foreign aid measure near seven billion in tax dollars to finance loans through international banks. President Carter opposes strict limits but the House reverses, arguing U.S. control over how banks spend funds is limited. Florida Rep C W Young notes the U S remains the largest contributor despite limits.
NBC special reruns a two hour collection honoring Bing Crosby two weeks after his death, focusing on Bob Hope and Crosby's 45 year friendship and seven Road films, with rare 1932 footage and anecdotes from Hope. The program airs tonight at unspecified time.
The piece surveys global opinion on the United States amid the late 1970s, railing at nations from Japan to Lebanon and Greece, while contrasting Western allies and the American home front. It critiques American influence, wealth, and culture, ending with nostalgia for the U.S. despite social tensions and public figures in 1977.
Washington insiders say prosecutors have enough evidence to indict ex Representative Otto Passman in the Koreagate payoff scandal though officials hesitate to prosecute the aging lawmaker. The piece traces his hard childhood, thrift, and pattern of dealing in jewelry and watches, and links to other Watergate era disclosures. It also notes Nixon’s alleged sacrificial lamb gesture via John Mitchell and a Christmas card dispute with Exxon over a card reading Exx on.
Local report lists Leroy Schr, Leo R Therota Grant, and Sugar GroCOURSE as participants in a Fort meeting. Special followups noted for Warren Co and the Smith group with emphasis on a trophy event and related activities. Further details unclear from fragmented text.
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