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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1965
Page
6
The piece argues King planted a seed of discontent fueling a nationwide riot wave and urges restraint. It claims his stance promotes immediate force and warns that such approach harms integration efforts, while noting the Nobel Peace Prize outcome and urging reconsideration by King and whites alike.
Hal Boyle notes in Americana columns that a family earning 6600 yearly spends about 24000 to raise a child to 18, while a 3000 income twenty years ago would have cost 9000. He surveys global hunger, rising calories, gender rights, defense spending, urban litter, slang quotes, and quirky product news like a whisky scented Austrian soap and a dog-stopper aerosol. The piece blends statistics, humor, and city life observations with a snapshot of midcentury attitudes.
Reports from Manila and Harbin reflect ongoing war dynamics as Japanese surrender talks proceed and Soviet troops close on key Manchurian targets. Nearby, Corsical civic and industrial notes detail Aero assembly layoffs, liquor sale tensions, and a warehouse project ablaze with demolition of a livery barn. Local sports recount a lopsided win by Corry Merchants over Pleasantville, while road and rail safety discussions occur amid street openings and protections at crossing points.
World Bank and IMF leaders may discuss bold schemes at their September Washington meeting as plans to finance global growth surface from gold standard revival to new reserve units. Proposals include flexible exchange rates, expanded reserves, and a Collective Reserve Unit backed by top ten powers. US authorities favor strengthening the IMF while wary of gold price impacts. Next: readiness of the US and others to try new systems.
The parent holding permanent custody may move permanently to another state. The move could affect visitation rights, requiring renegotiation of summer visits. Parties and attorneys must work out revised visitation terms.
The Corry Evening Journal lists publisher George R Sample and staff including general manager William Eaton editor Allan Hasbrouck and advertising head McLaughlin with pressroom foreman G. T. Bergman. It notes Associated Press rights and subscription and delivery rates, plus printing and advertising details.
Washington interviewer Drew Pearson recalls Dick Gregory who was shot in Los Angeles and warned that white bitterness could flare if ten cops are killed. Gregory predicts mass upheaval in major northern cities from riots, water shortages, and sniper violence, citing past summers and the rising tension among Negro communities.
Washington reports the Community Facilities Administration approved 6240 to Beaver Pennsylvania for sewage treatment plant improvements. The project costing 102,950 includes filling an excavated area to prevent flooding when Army Engineers raise the Ohio River level, improving safety and flood risk.
Jim Bishop reflects on a universal urge for ownership, noting how people in diverse places from Bangkok to Vienna seek homes and land. He cites wealth, marriage, and inheritance as motives, recounts grand estates in Europe, and compares American home ownership to elsewhere, concluding the drive persists across cultures and eras.
A Shik ing employee at the McKeesport Boston plant of Consolidated Coal Company agreed to stop mass picketing after the company filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. Pickets reportedly blocked access to the plant damaged equipment and threatened workers. The 16 worker strike began on July 27.
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