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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1969
Page
2
In Our Opinion the 1931 volume attributed to Stalin outlines a blueprint for undermining religion ethics aesthetics sociology and politics to weaken the United States. It cites alleged passages urging atheism, corrupt morality, family destruction, cultural decay, social unrest, and internationalism as dangers echoed in 1969 terms.
The report notes a rising shift by corporations to acquire minority interests in other firms, long underway but now showing a sharp uptick. W. T. Grimm & Co. cites merger activity up 65 percent first half 1969, while minority buying could be rising two to three times that rate, raising antitrust concerns.
The piece explains how cross-buying by multiple firms can sideline competitors and how older, cash rich companies seek stakes in nimble startups to avoid stagnation. It notes high acquisition prices, price earnings ratios around 30, and the risk of stock dilution for the mature buyer.
A reminiscence on W C Fields highlighting his chaotic fame and ambivalent appeal. It notes his sharp satire and cruel humor, his disdain for other comics, his eccentric wealth strategy, and a troubled youth leading to a career in vaudeville and film with biting self parody.
A column portrays President Nixon clashing with State Department elites over his round the world trip and China policy. It notes diplomats warning against visits to Romania and Vietnam, Nixon’s push to normalize with China, and a broader push to reform Foggy Bottom amid broader Cold War tensions. It mentions China talks in Warsaw and threats from Russia, plus Defense and NSC debates on nerve gas and biological warfare restraint.
AP reports that by season start there will be twice as many widowers than widows on the three major networks. New widowers join to fill dropouts. widows include Lucille Ball Doris Day Julia and Mrs Muir. Carol Brady may be counted as widow once The Brady Bunch premieres. Beverly Garland will join My Three Sons as Mrs Harper.
A historical calendar highlights dates include 1943 FDR and Churchill meeting at Quebec’s Citadel, 1587 Virginia Dare born as first English child in North America, 1743 Abe peace signing with Finland territory shift, 1856 first Mille patent, 1914 Wilson neutral stance, 1940 US Canada defense pact, 1963 James Meredith graduates Ole Miss, and 1965 UN proposal rejection by Arab states’ reps with Dag Hammarskjöld.
It was announced that net receipts from the Gladys Canfield baseball program at Loveland Field on Tuesday evening will exceed 400 dollars. Also noted are details of a Knox Circle Presbyterian Women’s Association dinner at Findley Lake with 12 members and two guests including Mrs. J Harold Patterson and Miss Mira Heerlein.
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