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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1974
Page
2
A columnist mocks oil company profits and calls for a national energy inquiry while detailing Eugene Ayotte's Mafia revelations. The piece links gas shortages to price rises, consumer strain, and calls for investigation, naming Detroit figures and a Las Vegas lounge scandal.
Jack Anderson reports on Eugene Ayotte’s Palm Furniture venture run with Mafia financing and a built in bust out plan. The operation moved 300000 in furniture on credit while Mafia patrons swarmed in nightly. FBI notes confirm loot and lavish purchases for bosses and police, with shutdown by the Justice Department. Ayotte shares mob links to Besase, Corrado, and Prujansky, plus references to The Godfather and Cosa Nostra nomenclature.
The tale follows Al Jennings of Kiowa Creek Oklahoma Territory who idolized Jesse James and aimed to rob trains. He and his brothers forged marshal badges, attempted hold ups, were captured by Marshal Ledbetter, faced a sheriff in a gunfight, served time, and later became the subject of a Hollywood film despite never seeing it.
A study by Advance Mortgage Corp notes sub 5 percent shock in over half of modern rentals and zero vacancy in Washington DC. It warns demand may worsen as families are priced out of single family homes. Builders face high costs and scarce, costly loans, with few permits issued and reluctance to start new rental projects without clear rate or rent improvements.
A reader asks when inheritance taxes apply to a husband’s estate and how a surviving spouse may claim a legal share. The answer notes inheritance tax due after death and delinquent nine months later, and explains that a surviving spouse can elect to take a one third share of the estate if the will is challenged. Also discusses the Pennsylvania bow and arrow definition for hunting, including broad head requirements for big game.
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