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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1968
Page
2
Our opinion celebrates John P Stark a Ithaca N Y mailman who refused bulk junk mail delivery deeming it unfair to taxpayers. He faces discharge effective December 19 with supporters hoping he finds private sector offers, praising his stand against postal inequities and urging reform.
For those who find us impossible to take up politics as a full time career there are many other important ways to work effectively to insure good government for all.
Representative Harry A. Englehart Jr., Cambria County Democrat and Naval Academy and Yale Law School alum, becomes House Democratic Caucus Chairman as the 1969 session nears. He pledges cooperation with Gov Shafer while resisting executive dictatorship, promising to push amendments like higher miners asthma benefits and challenging veto threats.
In a Vietnam style insurgency in Thailand, Asiatic communists wage two main thrusts against Northern Thailand while the U.S. with 45,000 troops sustains a cautious role. American aid fuels corruption and inflation, yet Bangkok remains a focal point for propaganda and border incursion, with Thai forces backing by U.S. training and equipment but operating independently in battle. The piece also notes Ambassador Knappstein’s retirement and links to postwar German prosecutions of Nazi criminals.
Paul Horvay argues the dollar’s erosion stems from domestic welfare and overseas spending. He notes NATO costs at 12 billion annually and calls for partial troop withdrawals while maintaining protection for Europe. He warns inflation myths and urges keeping troops only as long as needed to avoid further currency strain.
Corry High School hoops host the Youngsville Eagles for the varsity game at 8 30 with a jayvee precap. The City portion includes a YMCA swim test night with Scouts from Troop 80. A Christmas meeting of Carter Hill Ladies Aid was held at Lovell's Station.
On this date Paris signed the 1899 treaty ending the Spanish American War with cession of the Philippine Islands Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. Mississippi became the 20th state in 1817. Nobel prizes began in 1901 after Alfred Nobel's death in 1896. Mona Lisa recovered in 1918. Prince of Wales and Repulse sunk in 1941. Ethel Richardson won $100,000 on NBC The Big Surprise in 1955. MLK Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Also notes Soviet internal affairs speculation after Serov’s 1964 firing.
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