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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1964
Page
4
The piece argues taxation should fund government efficiently and fairly. It criticizes selective county assessments in Corry and a windshield review that favored 33 properties, leaving 2,600 untouched, predicting many appeals to the Erie County Board of Tax Assessments and Appeals.
The piece weighs the commission form's idea of reduced boss rule and short ballots against issues like diffuse responsibility, passing the buck, and lack of unified policy. It traces Galveston origins, early 1900s popularity, then declines to 13 percent adoption by 1958, with mayor council and council manager remaining alternatives.
Paul Harvey surveys a demographic and political shift toward the Southwest. He cites space industry growth from Huntsville to Cape Kennedy, Texas, New Mexico, and California, predicting continued population gains and economic diversification. He asks if political power will move away from New York centered to the Phoenix and Dallas regions.
Millcreek Police arrested 13 year old Eric Bay after he admitted making a bomb threat to West Lake Junior High School on October 9. Police credited extensive follow up by officers including Luts Norman Hammer and Kenneth Clouser.
PurveviLL nine area redevelopment administration approves an 81.4 million loan to Titusville Crankshaft and Machine Company for a 2 million project to build machining and heat treating facilities. The plan aims to create 350 jobs and over 1 million in annual salaries, with local funds to follow. The company now employs 160, many from Hillcrest Crankshaft.
State labor data shows September employment at 4,366,000, the highest for that month since 1957, with 45,000 fewer employed than a year earlier and 400 fewer in August 1964. Gains occurred across major industries except farming, with penalties mentioned for violations.
Corry Evening Journal credits staff including Publisher George R Sample City Editor Allan Hasbrouck and Advertising Manager Joan McLaughlin. AP exclusive rights noted for local news and dispatches. Courier subscription rates listed with mail and carrier options.
The RCYF of the Reformed Church held a young peoples rally in Clymer with attendees from Rochester Classis. A Patt meeting and a dinner at Glymer Hill and Abbe Church followed for about 20 guests. The Twentieth Century Club began its year at Dutch Village Restaurant with officers installed for 1964 85. Mrs. Robert Palmer of Fredonia spoke, and locals hosted visitors from California and New Jersey.
Mrs Frances Tunnewold attended Bri day nigh service while Dr Ge Breath ed in the Brighton Reformed Sunday. Several families visited relatives across upstate New York and Connecticut during weekend travels to Ithaca and Waterford with stops in Ripley and Albany as Cornel University homecoming events were noted.
Miss Lena Sawehyn hosts Corry Business and Professional Women at Colonial Room Corry Area High School honors Miss Martha Houser as Oct Girl of the Month Ford O’Dell from Erie County speaks on Pennsylvania House procedures and Constitution and history of Pennsylvania. A BPW Emblem Pageant is staged with Miss M A Lynch and other club members in roles.
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