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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1965
Page
4
The piece argues that federal spending cannot solve racial tensions and that education is the lasting cure for two centuries of ignorance. It urges a century of focused education for both Negroes and whites, condemns panic funding, and asks Washington to adopt long term educational solutions.
In Hal Boyle’s Americana from New York a junk yard owner could collect fascinating oddments without getting arrested as a hoarder. The piece ponders keepers and destroyers on a shared apartment floor and the charm of possessions, contrasting junk reverie with orderly loss.
Drew Pearson reports on Rep. Walter Rogers of Texas and Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of Harlem handling traffic incidents and nepotism differently. Rogers uses influence with Capitol Police to shield his son, while Powell defends an aide's husband amid a race-related dispute. The piece also notes a British plane barred from Ascension Island and a State Department protest.
The text discusses whether a bank or a person should serve as executor of a will. It notes some prefer sole executors or a single individual, while others favor a bank for its permanence and trained staff. Concerns include the risk of a relative acting as executor and the personal touch involved.
Describes Allied entry into Japan with MacArthur in Yokohama and troops occupying Japanese islands. Reports Lt Gen Wainwright in Shungking awaiting surrender ceremonies in Tokyo. Notes Congress pressuring for court martials over Pearl Harbor and rising unemployment in Washington. Mentions Aero Supply and leadership changes in plastics engineers group in Corry and Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Jim Bishop recalls a long journey from Jersey City to Tottenville Staten Island by train ferry and trolley, describing prep, alarms, station signs, and the first glimpse of a bungalow with an American flag. He highlights a child’s awe at travel and a mother’s strict guidance during the trip.
Letter from Mrs. Connie Demby of R. D. 2 Corry seeking reader solutions to common parenting chaos. She laments annual vacations, endless activities, expenses, and mischief, and offers a brief, humorous list of escapades while inviting others to share fixes and prescriptions for minor pollutions to keep kids alive until school resumes.
Fire destroyed three scored three story buildings and a 242 story frame building in Mount Washington yesterday. One more building damaged. Fire Chief Adley put damage at 100000 with no injuries reported. Blaze started in a drug store in a destroyed building.
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff roles including George R. Sample as Publisher and William Eaton as General Manager. It provides circulation rates by mail and carrier, advertising deadlines, and AP news usage terms, plus office and advertising contact locations.
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