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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1967
Page
2
In Our Opinion President Johnson set guidelines for wage demands and major price hikes with a 3.2 percent ceiling. He then sought a 10 percent income tax increase for individuals and corporations, actions we view as legally questionable and mislabeled as a surcharge.
Floyd McKissick of Congress of Racial Equality demands the federal government raise Detroit poverty funds by 2 billion dollars and free all rioters. Critics warn the move is blackmail and a dangerous surrender to agitators amid rising calls for jail releases.
Governor Shafer argues revenue estimates are sound while critics claim a recession looms. The piece lists six points asserting estimates match economic trends, noting manufacturing unemployment rose in May and June and BES projects continued weakness into late 1967.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey criticized Congress for ignoring city crises as riots raged nationwide. The piece argues a stale seniority system and regional balance shape committee leadership, with old, rural, Southern chairmen controlling key bills while urban needs are starved. It notes strong support for large public works, and questions how to rebuild cities amid a lagging economy and looming tax hikes.
Jim Bishop recounts fishing adventures aboard Away We Go IV off the Bahamas investigating where marlin and big tuna hide. He describes bird cues, dramatic catches, and his wife Kelly fighting a 400 pound lemon shark in heavy seas while the couple share the boat and the sport.
Corry Memorial Hospital directors announced immediate action to collect about 15 000 dollars in unpaid bills amid the largest overdue balance in the hospital’s history. A Kiwanis Summer Festival prize winner was William Hall of 191 Sixth Avenue receiving a combination phonograph and radio. A Palcon et American Legion baseball team beat Corty Merchants 6 to 0 at Loveland Field. The former Price’s Place on East Main Street has been renamed Mina Confectionery after its sale to Frederick Elmars.
On August 7 1804 the American fleet bombarded Tripoli. Other notable events include 1912 Roosevelt nomination, 1927 Britain’s Prince of Wales at Peace Bridge dedication, 1942 Marines at Guadalcanal, 1943 Eighth Army in Sicily, 1967 jetliner crash at Falls City.
A health column explains Baker’s cyst and its distinction from housemaid’s knee and tennis elbow, notes the cyst’s fluid-filled sac relation to joints, and names Dr. William M. Baker. It also covers transient arm numbness from poor circulation, brachial plexus nerve injury risk, and osteomyelitis versus osteitis, causation by injury, TB links, and modern antibiotic control. readers invited to submit questions to Dr Coleman.
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