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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion from Suray Journal argues that youth claim life ends around age 30 and adults lose relevance after 40 or 90 in a tongue in cheek commentary. It recalls youthful rebellion and the clash with aging, noting generational gaps, changing fashions, and a call for mutual tolerance while defending a sense of squareness.
Government by the people and for the people is possible only with an alert and intelligent electorate. Politically indifferent citizens risk dictatorship and democracy suffers when the public rewards politicians with disdain. The article warns that disdain for leaders is a dangerous disease for a democracy.
In a humorous column Hal Boyle notes athletes and women seek health, predicting worries over minor ailments can cost careers. He jokes about fashion, marriage, cats, and life’s pace, poking at modern habits and the idea that health and happiness hinge on simple pleasures.
Nixon enlisted Strom Thurmond as a behind the scenes agent to win Southern delegates at the Miami Beach convention. Thurmond helped veto four VP contenders, lined up Agnew in the No. 2 slot, and shifted Southern support away from Reagan, while moderates lamented the lack of consultation.
A near fire at the Dav ison Fogle Lumber Company was stopped by quick employee action and Stanford Hose Company. An ice cream social at Columbus School for Dutton Library raised funds with many attendees. Frank Darrow expands his milk route as Frank Manwarren exits after 35 years. Albion Legion juniors beat Corry 7 to 6 at Loveland Field before darkness halted play. State Police investigate a theft of 36 chickens from J D Burkhart farm in Union Township amid a surge of similar cases. Shop your Corry stores.
A boy named Hilary Milton, seven, vowed to attend church every Sunday if he recovered from a mastoid operation. He kept the promise for over 2,000 Sundays, through storms and distance, joining the Church of the Good Shepherd in Vienna and later working with NASA after a life of steadfast faith.
Harrisburg observers press the high cost of a Nixon loss in Pennsylvania. A GOP shift could tilt the House and Senate, topple state offices, and threaten Democrat Joseph Sill Clark’s Senate seat. Hugh Scott and Raymond Shafer pledge support to the ticket amid a pivotal fall race.
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