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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1968
Page
2
A thoughtful student of government suggests licensing drinking as a revenue tool. The piece notes licenses exist for driving, cycling, hunting, fishing, and parking, and argues a license to consume could simplify enforcement and fund state needs. It frames taxes on intoxicants as potential revenue, with historical context from Sunbury Daily Item.
Harrisburg reports Rep. Herbert Fineman plans The Weapons Control Act of 1968. The proposal bans mail order rifle and shotgun sales and requires gun registration, with limited exceptions for hunting, sport, and residence protection. It cites FBI head J. Edgar Hoover support for banning mail order and argues for tighter controls after rioting and crime.
A Corry couple fled their burning home in night clothes as the fire destroyed their house. Telephone lines to the Corry Fire Department failed due to an outage. Lynford Chase was elected chairman of Corry’s Veterans Council with Keith Orn secretary and Walker Ittleberger treasurer. The end of the coal strike restored normal service on the Buffalo division of the Pennsylvania Railroad next week.
The piece outlines J Edgar Hoover’s lobbying to assign local police training to the FBI using federal funds, despite constitutional limits and opposition from Attorney General Ramsey Clark and many senators. It notes support from Ark senator and Rep Emmanuel Celler, and cites state programs in California Michigan New Jersey and Connecticut and Florida’s Institute of Law Enforcement. It also covers broader concerns about creating a national police force and Hoover withholding information from independent chiefs.
The Corry Evening Journal lists editor John McLaughlin and notes Associated Press content is exclusive to its pages. It gives pricing: 1 year 10.00 in advance, 1.50 per year elsewhere, ten cents per copy, 65 cents per week, with display ad deadlines and rates on request.
A long feature argues Howard Hughes, unseen for decades, has quietly transformed Las Vegas wealth and power. Big boards eye expansion as Hughes reinvests profits, buying stakes, steering casino fortunes, and shaping a city once stigmatized by sin into a rising economic center.
New York AP column reflects on jumping to conclusions and social quirks. It notes aging alters risk, sun habits, fashion nostalgia like wide neckties and spats, and choosy tastes at dinners. Observations cover behavior at parties, parenting, toys, and executive bravado.
This date marks the 107th day of the year with 259 days remaining. Notable events include Nikolai Len- in and about 30 Bolshevik leaders welcomed in Petrograd after years in exile in 1917. William III of Orange born 1533. George Washington began his presidency journey in 1789 from Mount Vernon. A 1958 South African election saw the Nationalist party win a major victory.
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