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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1975
Page
3
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About 7,200 teachers walked out affecting 137,800 students with strikes in 23 districts and seven districts closed for contract talks. Key districts include Allentown, Reading, Baldwin-Whitehall, South Huntingdon, Hazleton area, Cumberland Valley, and River side in Lackawanna. Districts listing wage disputes cite pay, benefits, hours, class size, and non teaching duties.
Harrisburg reports a pioneering program by the Pennsylvania Home Owners Warranty Council provides a decade long protection for buyers against shoddy workmanship and defective materials. Builders register, warrant workmanship for one year, and cover major defects for two years. Insurance from American Bankers backs third to tenth year coverage. The plan costs $2 per thousand of selling price and is transferable. Disputes may go to conciliation or arbitration, with rights to sue preserved. Currently 84 builders in 23 counties participate, with similar programs in 29 other states and thousands of homeowners involved.
Behrend College Penn State Continuing Education offers an evening course in Corry titled Personnel Management and Supervision. The program covers supervisory techniques, motivation, job satisfaction, informal organizations, team building, communications, change management, discipline, and managerial responsibilities. Registration is Sept 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Corry Area High School, with classes starting Sept 22. contact LeRoy Peck or Behrend Continuing Education for details.
A federal court ruling spurred a July 1 Welfare Department change broadening Medicaid and medical assistance. The new rules remove prior approval for many goods and services, boosting dental care and devices like wheelchairs while limiting authority to doctor or dentist approval, not state offices.
Erie County Treasurer Neil McLaughlin calls for a complete audit of the county employees retirement fund at a Pension Board session. He cites alarming actuarial notes and questions the fund’s current value and solvency, urging an independent firm review before potential losses.
The Associated Press reports teachers in at least 10 states went on strike over contracts, affecting over 500,000 students in Chicago and other districts. Illinois saw 65,500 pupils out, while Pennsylvania impacted 137,800. Substitutes staffed classrooms as talks continued and injunctions eyed by officials.
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