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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1967
Page
2
Corry Journal weighs rising taxes across government levels. The piece notes county tax pressures, potential school board decisions, and a looming state budget and possible federal surtax. It urges officials to hold the line and asks where the tax burden will end.
A European American school quiz for children of U S Air Force personnel drew laughs when 23 students answered foreign aid to a question asking for a word meaning to help one’s enemies the official expected answer was treason The incident was noted in a magazine item describing the mix up.
The piece traces the GOP's entrenchment in Harrisburg since 1963, comparing 1963 Republican gains to 1955 Democratic turnover, and noting how early patronage and ready reserves shaped transitions. It discusses Governor Leader's era, the influx of inexperienced appointees, and the eventual consolidation of GOP power under Shafer and Lawr ence.
Drew Pearson notes the 80th Congress moves quickly on education and civil rights bills to the Paris Air Show, with Senators Morse and Russell clashing over desegregation funding. Behind the scenes, Stennis Eastland and Thurmond push amendments while Mansfield urges a conference vote. A tense caucus atmosphere highlights the clash between party unity and civil rights aims.
Fragmented local news notice shows standard AP disclaimer and newspaper pricing details. Includes journal masthead quirks, postage and circulation notes, carrier area, and advertisement deadline hints. No coherent event or person action available from the readable text.
Jim Bishop wryly catalogs grouches in daily life and public figures, from family squabbles to presidents. He mixes anecdotes about fatherhood, in laws, cousins in the military, and cultural icons, urging readers to embrace grouchy wit.
Twenty years ago in Corry the Pennsylvania National Guard Hq near Tuesday night inspection by Major Frank Oliver of the Western Pennsylvania Second Army was announced. Widmann Drug Store of Corry bought 12 retail stores from Gray Drug of Pennsylvania in a deal completed in Lock Haven. The A Capella choir Senior High School Christmas concert is set for Friday at 9 p.m. on campus with H Lynn Arrangements note South Center Street tree lights and shared decorations. Frank Lockwood suffered a knee fracture in a morning accident at Standard Automatic Products on West Main Street.
Historical highlights for December 13 include Drake starting circumnavigation from Plymouth in 1577 and the end of the Revolutionary War marked by a national day of prayer in 1781. Other notes recall 1944 a Japanese air crash in Nashville, 1958 Lyndon B Johnson rejecting 1960 presidential bid, and 1997 Japanese troops looting Nanking after capture. One year prior Germany’s Kiesinger spoke of European unity but U.S. ties would not be dropped.
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