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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1975
Page
1
Incomplete OCR text offers only fragments about a land issue, no clear names, dates, places, or actions. Readers are left uncertain whether the note concerns a sale, dispute, or transfer and what deadlines or authorities are involved.
Representatives of 15 city clubs and organizations gathered in council chambers to gauge public sentiment for a Corry Bicentennial celebration next year. The Chamber of Commerce will steer the effort, with $3,000 approved for fireworks and a drive by The Journal to raise funds for additional activities. Behrend Center at Penn State Erie will offer free programs, and a second meeting will refine ideas while banks prepare to hold a public fund drive labeled the Corry 76 Fund.
Senator Frank Church disclosed that over two decades the CIA opened and photographed mail of prominent Americans including Richard Nixon Linus Pauling and Martin Luther King Jr. He said even his own letter to his mother-in-law while traveling in Russia was examined.
Readers urged to fill and mail Drive forms to The Journal to pressure the General Assembly for highway aid. Forms reprinted on back page for those without copies. Submissions sent to The Journal and then forwarded to Local Union No. 2274 in Pittsburgh which covers postage from Corry to Harrisburg.
Vienna sources say major oil exporters near a compromise to raise crude prices about 5 percent on average. A 10 percent basic price hike with cuts in quality differentials and transport charges could yield a roughly $0.50 per barrel increase, as Iran Iraq Nigeria Abu Dhabi Libya and Indonesia trim surcharges amid weak demand.
Gov Shapp urged extreme emergency in flood prone areas as heavy rains cause flash flooding across Pennsylvania. Contaminated drinking water in Waynesboro forced boil orders, schools closed, about 5,000 students affected, and 200 trailer park residents evacuated near Carlisle. Rivers swelled but not expected to flood. multiple counties faced spillover risks and traffic disruptions.
Senate intelligence panel weighs CIA surveillance of mail from 1952 to 1973 including letters to Nixon Kennedy and Humphrey. Testimony from ex CIA and FBI officials frames issue of law adherence while public hearings probe broader scope and rights violations sparked by disclosures from Church and others.
Sara Jane Moore says she acted alone and driven by personal rage when she fired at President Ford. In a Los Angeles Times interview, she described the act as an ultimate protest against the system and said she did not want to kill. She cited isolation after her FBI informant role and likened the shooting to target practice. Moore hoped the act would force unity in the radical movement while acknowledging she would face prison. She spoke from jail in San Francisco after the attempt near the St Francis Hotel. The interview covered motives, family, and her disillusionment with the movement.
In Lancaster County two Mennonite school teachers were found guilty of assault for beating 7 year old Stephen Force after he allegedly cheated on a math test at Weavertown Elementary School. Elmira Yoder was convicted of aggravated assault and Lillian Beiler of simple assault with sentencing delayed pending motions.
A would-be robber in a black ski mask threatened a woman on Avenue A last night but fled after she screamed. Police traced the incident to 868 Liberty Street, where Mrs. Donald Neylon reported details to officers. the search for the suspect continues.
About 480 Erie County non union employees will receive county paid prescription coverage starting October 15. Personnel Director James Casey announced the program, arranged with Travelers Insurance Company after meetings with Commissioner William Hill Jr, Controller A J Gehrlein, County Insurance Committee Chairman Jerome Matuszak, and Casey. He noted unions have had the service since September and said the benefit should extend to all employees. Identifications cards are being prepared and distributed.
AP reports Clark County District Court Judge Keith Hayes is testing a fast track for uncontested divorces. He questions couples briefly, then seals the divorce by affidavit, arguing no appearance is required and the process speeds justice, though he notes cases are often late and regrets the high divorce rate.
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