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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1963
Page
4
An editorial from Corry argues the next school year will reveal a dangerous pattern as youths drop out. It cites Labor Department figures predicting millions will leave high school or fail to finish eighth grade, linking lack of education to lifelong unemployment and limited opportunity.
Democratic legislators in Harrisburg blocked appropriations for state hospitals, colleges, universities and medical schools before adjournment to gain political leverage. Institutions must borrow funds in the short term, a costly tactic that frustrates taxpayers while the dispute lingers.
Twenty years ago Quebec hosts report a wartime push toward invasion and a strong hint of fresh operations against Japan. Goebbels touts a potential new weapon to ease Allied air raids. Draft calls in Union City and Exie County are unlikely before November. A junior high vacancy opens in Parrell, and local police report light activity. Camp Ben-Tah on Chautauqua Lake enters its 21st season under Rochie Goldfinch. The American Relief Association, including Corry resident Charles Hall, notes Russia’s famine relief progress across the Baltic to the Urals.
A fragmented staff and advertising note from the Corry Journal, listing publisher George Ru Sample and staff roles, pressroom, production, and national advertising representatives. Includes publication and postage details, carrier prices, and a brief line about advertising rules and a preview date.
A critical account describes Cuba’s propaganda machine around the figure Reynaldo Castro, hailed in broadcasts for extraordinary cane-cutting feats. It notes Carlos Rafael Rodriguez initially denied the character’s existence as a fairy tale but observes growing adoption of the myth among peasants.
Drew Pearson reports on oilmen like Wynne and Murchison pressuring Congress to protect the oil depletion allowance as tax reform moves forward. Backroom players from Standard Oil and partners wield influence, while public polls show Kennedy popular in West Germany amid tax and policy debates.
Atlanta AP report: jurors return for a second day in the $10 million libel case brought by Wally Butts against Curtis Publishing over a Sports Illustrated type article about his alleged leak of UGA football plans to Bear Bryant. Judge Morgan warned jurors truth is the complete defense and substantial truth can negate liability. Bryant faces a separate $10 million libel suit.
A 29 year old secretary, Mrs Crayton Kirke, was charged in St Louis with embezzling about 112000 from the Macon State Bank. FSI Agent Andrew Dinsmore said a complaint was filed before U S Commissioner Willan R O Toole. Mrs Kirke reportedly is hospitalized in the Kansas City area.
New York AP reports during Congress hearings on a proposed up to 19 percent tax on American purchases of foreign securities, the Treasury has lost 50 million in gold this year, bringing total to 395 million with a 7.5 billion drain since 1950. Critics say the plan goals are to curb outflow of Yankee dollars and restrain foreign holdings, while warnings rise in Canada and Japan about impact on their security sales. The administration seeks to raise short term rates and make foreign investments less attractive to keep dollars at home.
Hal Boyle profiles Billy Rose the Broadway producer nearing 64 who values art, charity, and privacy over wealth. He gardens on a five acre Connecticut island, raises pigeons, decorative birds, and a deer herd, and plans a Jerusalem outdoor sculpture museum while juggling theater ventures and a musical with Bert Lahr. He treasures independence but longs to marry again, likening bachelor life to a box of Christmas bonbons.
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