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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1974
Page
3
Readers share opinions on local issues from school safety and street paving to welfare, parking, and street lighting. The call in topic includes calls to publish thoughts, critique of a taxi plan, and questions about taxes, plumbing, and desegregation tensions, with brief references to local events and policing.
Washington AP Colby, director of the CIA, said the agency played no part in Chile's military coup last year. He stated the policy aimed to back democratic forces toward a 1976 election victory and not to intervene militarily.
Corry area residents may audition for the Corry Choral Society production Down In the Valley by Kurt Weill set for November 23 at the high school. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings at 8 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with special auditions next week led by John Rossbacher. Staging and direction duties are assigned to Donald McCaslin and Marjorie Tarbell, with Nancy Rossbacher as accompanist and Sue Rozelle as producer.
Pennsylvania heating oil prices rose about 40 percent in the past year based on a Community Affairs Department survey of 335 users. The average jumped from roughly 25 cents a gallon last September to about 35 cents now, with Wilcox noting wide county variations but an overall upward trend.
The AP reports fewer strikes in Pennsylvania as the week ends. From 15 at peak, 10 remain with 1,700 teachers and 38,300 students affected. Centennial Bucks County School Board approves a new contract, while Ambridge Leechburg settlements end walkouts. Erie continues without a contract as districts like Williamsport and Reading Muhlenberg face ongoing tensions.
INDIANA Pa AP Jimmy Stewart returned home to Indiana University where he received an honorary doctor of letters degree before a crowd of about 2500 despite rain. Author Agnes Sligh Turnbull, a 1910 graduate, was also honored but ill and absent. Stewart grew up in Indiana before attending Princeton University.
AP Analysis examines how Ford's Nixon pardon and talk of broader Watergate pardons sparked sharp congressional criticism. The White House denies blanket pardons and says no cases are under study before trial, while Republicans show mixed support and Democrats push limits.
Harrisburg AP Atty General Israel Packel issues guidelines on compliance with the Sunshine Law opening all meetings where formal action is taken to public view. He notes subcommittees are covered and that the full decision making process must be disclosed unless emergencies labor talks disciplinary actions confidential probes or other exempt matters apply.
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