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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1977
Page
2
In a significant step, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to criminalize producing selling or distributing child pornography under federal obscenity laws. The measure tightens Mann Act provisions raising fines up to 15 000 and prison terms up to 15 years for repeat offenses, urging producers to reform to stay in business.
A narrative argues against banning double-dippers while highlighting Bud Jones a 30 year veteran who retired at 37 and then worked as a civilian for the government, earning a 3626 pension last year paying 3737 in taxes. It contrasts patriotic service with critics and notes pension and tax implications.
A public guidance column lists deadlines for veterans to appeal VA decisions within 60 days and apply for reemployment, insurance, and education, while also offering resources. The piece abruptly shifts to geopolitical chatter on Soviet leadership, detailing Brezhnev and Kosygin health and age, plus other high officials and rumors around the Kremlin in a broader context.
The piece notes aging Soviet figures in the Politburo including Mikhail Sustov, Andrei Kirilenko, Andrei Gromyko, and Yuriy Andropov, with signals of health scares and rumors. It references Arvid Pershe and J.P. Stevens-led labor disputes, plus a push by Sen. Harrison Williams for stronger NLRB powers.
A House bill sponsored by Rep. Stephen F. Freind would require judges to order full repayment of illegally obtained money or goods as part of sentences for burglars thieves extortionists and related criminals. Restitution would apply for the maximum sentence term and violate parole. The measure targets corrupt officials and cites Isadore Bellis's 1976 kickbacks case as an example of crime paying.
The Corry Evening Journal lists publication details including West South Street address, publisher George R Sample, managing editor William Eaton, and John McLaughlin as pressroom foreman. It notes AP news use rights and price plans by mail and carrier, with advertising rate info available on request.
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