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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
2
A reader reflects on junk mail solicitations selling "select new communities" in Florida and a Swiss Chalet, noting the absurd pitches and asking how a working person could justify such offers. The piece humorously considers the impracticality of commuting from Dullsville, Pennsylvania to these imaginary properties.
A reader voices disbelief at a flood of overblown ads offering private jets, ranch plots, noble estates, and tiny pricey parcels. They note unbelievable down payments and question how their names reached these promotions while asking for any good recent offers.
Hal Boyle humor column riffs on listening as a national deficit and mocks self involved talk. He muses on clamor, snoring women, office misfits, and subway faces as symbols of civilization and inflation’s pull. Also touches Alaska oil windfall forecasts and legal firearm limits in Alaska.
Alaska’s price floor and a new state regulation overhaul stir industry pushback as lawmakers seek a 275 million dollar potential gain over the pipeline life. Projects at Prudhoe Bay hint at vast reserves while jobs and population may rise, unemployment may also jump amid construction. The Journal invites letters to the editor.
The piece argues that the U S system is built to check power with separate branches and a vigilant press and public. It praises the resilience shown during Watergate, citing reporters, courts, Congress, and Judge Sirica as upholding constitutional safeguards and resisting unlawful power. It closes with a patriotic reflection on the nation’s enduring liberty.
Opinion column notes women gaining rights and jobs once reserved for men while questioning if this shift is true progress. It cites unisex police proposals, legal challenges to discriminatory codes, rising female employment, and public debates on sexuality, nudity, and gender roles.
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