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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1973
Page
8
The Joseph Slike family reported a large worm found near their South street home. A neighbor suggested it might be a tomato worm and said it is the biggest he has seen. The specimen stretched over three and a half inches, dwarling a nearby quarter in size. Journal photo by McEldowney.
Erie County officials affirm optimism for a $5 million jail courthouse expansion set to start in November but funding remains unsettled. A capital reserve fund holds almost a million. analysts say bonds are easiest, though a mill tax could save $5 million in finance charges. State limits cap reserves at five percent of the general fund budget.
Pittsburgh AP reports opening day strikes averted in three of eleven western Pennsylvania districts. West Jefferson Hills reached a three year pact, while West Mifflin and South West Butler kept classrooms staffed amid talks. Non teaching staff pressed for hearings in Allegheny areas as other districts faced strikes or delayed openings.
Maharaj Ji aged 15, hospitalized with a mild intestinal ulcer in Denver, plans to resume his nationwide Divine Light Mission tour in two to four weeks. Dr. John Horton cited fatigue from leading the movement as a factor. The guru’s headquarters claim six million followers worldwide.
Washington report says removing federal price ceilings could lift average residential natural gas bills by 25 to 50 dollars annually by 1980, with industry estimates of extra 1 to 2 billion dollars for gas producers as prices rise to 45 to 75 cents per BTU. The Federal Power Commission weighs higher ceilings amid a national gas shortage. Bibi Andersson to debut on Broadway in Full Circle adaptation by Peter Stone about Berlin at war and occupation.
Congress returns from recess to press a busy year end with war powers and spending bills. Senate Watergate hearings resume, Kissinger confirmation begins, and veto battles loom over minimum wage and funding. House and Senate negotiators aim for final approval on curbs to the president’s war making and money withholding powers. In Coventry, Mrs. Gladys Hanbury prompts six keys to free a cat from a strongroom, averting danger.
The youngest contestant Tina Louise Thomas of Pennsylvania stayed calm as the Miss America Pageant opened. The Lancaster native, 18, said the age factor won’t affect her and plans to sing Take My Hand Precious Lord as her talent, aiming to be a professional gospel singer. In Ann Arbor a man carries a large sign appealing to a woman he met last August to contact him, saying he hopes she recognizes him from that day.
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