22 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1977
Page
1
A resident requests full details from the city council about a major project. The inquiry centers on funding sources, timelines, and potential impacts on local services. Residents urge transparency and public input before any approvals proceed.
A partial OCR fragment references a 1976 state case with scattered names and phrases. The readable bits mention a majority opinion and a legal context, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
Partial OCR fragment mentions a 1976 context with a Luciano figure and an agent. Surrounded by surrounding documentation, details are unclear but imply an investigation or filing related to that year and person.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions a man near Pitt River and police involvement after a vehicle incident. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but references to police, a car, and surface vehicles suggest a local roadway incident under investigation.
A detailed portrait traces Bert Lance as a towering Georgia businessman with deep links to Jimmy Carter. It recalls his rise from a small bank to state leadership, his optimistic reform drive, and the moment Carter taps him for the Office of Management and Budget amid questions of conflicts and big ambitions.
Chief of Police Kenneth Nichols and Lieutenant Julius Wotus attended a Northwest Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police conference in Potato City. About 30 chiefs from 14 counties discussed the IDENT program which engraves state driver numbers on valuables and links to a national computer for recovery nationwide. They also talked crime prevention and radar use amendments for municipal forces, with a November meeting planned in Bradford. In the city, Ruth Lindstrom reported a hit and run at West Bond and North Center, light damage to her car, while Nellie Messenger reported a prowler on her roof. no burglar found after a neighborhood search.
The Corry Area School District faces a state audit criticism for pupil membership errors that inflated subsidies by 2100 dollars for the year ending June 30, 1976. The report cites clerical mistakes, urges a double check system, and notes lack of activity fund policy and proper bonded custodian. Administration pledges correction and tighter scrutiny going forward. The article also notes a Red Cross Bloodmobile drive at East Main Street with 95 donors toward a 340 pint annual goal.
Corry state police continue investigation into a fatal crash involving a state police cruiser. Titusville man Cecil Harrison, 44, died when his car was struck broadside at a Route intersection. Trooper Richard Gambino and driver Richard Bailey are identified amid circulating rumors.
ERIE The Pennsylvania Electric Co plans to ask the Public Utility Commission for a 16 million rate increase to cover uninsured flood losses from the July Johnstown disaster. Officials said the request may be for less than 16 million and spread over ten years while loans remain a costly alternative. The flood left Penelec with 26 million in losses, 10 million insured, as Carter toured recovery sites including Seward station where 104 million in damage was reported. Station boiler work is slated to resume by mid October with full operation by January 1, 1978. Carter criticized calls for an auditor general audit of utilities, noting the PUC already employs 33 auditors.
A federal mediator has entered negotiations to avert a strike as the McInnes Steel contract deadline nears. Local 7312 of the United Steel Workers and McInnes management report two tentative agreements rejected by rank and file. Mediator Carmen Newell met with both sides after unions proposed new demands, which management called unacceptable. No further talks are scheduled before the Friday September 30 deadline.
A hearing before District Justice Patsy Nichols found Prime Builders of Columbus Ohio liable for five violations of the federal Clean Streams Law at a Spring Street hill apartment site. The firm was fined $900 per violation plus costs totaling $1,500 after expert testimony on runoff and silt, with no appearance by the defendant.
Corry Area School District business manager Fred Davids explained the 36.5 percent tax hike in Spring Creek and urged reassessment. He outlined how district budgets, state aid cuts, and unequal market values drive local taxes, urging relief through reassessment and closer equalization scrutiny.
SEATTLE AP A 11 year old man and his parents sue Seattle school district claiming Richard Fisher graduated Lincoln High in 1974 without literacy. They seek remedial education at district expense. The suit notes Richard cannot read job applications and has been refused by branches of the armed forces. The district argues duties to educate are collective and often favor districts.
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