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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1967
Page
2
The piece extols Col. Daniel Chapple James Jr. as a national leader for African Americans amid upheaval. It lauds his 78 combat missions in Vietnam, calls for his draft into political service, and urges him as a unifying, fearless role model to replace radical figures and guide the race.
New York profile of George Kirby a 16 year old Chicago porter who became a pioneering Negro comedian. He rose from towel puller to supper club star. served in World War II as a combat engineer before returning to fame with over 100 impersonations and film work. He credits early black performers and studies celebrities to craft his act. His story highlights a career built from humble beginnings to national recognition.
The 1947 item notes Miss Nelle Titus a Corry High School teacher wounded by a stray bullet from a hunter near her Barnes Street home. It also mentions a Messiah singing at the Methodist Church and plans for a Corry Kingston County ice rink project by the Kiwanis and city park officials.
Drew Pearson highlights corruption and bureaucratic drift in the Organization of American States. He notes a whiskey scheme tied to a Pan American Summit and calls for reform, while detailing staff overreach and recent ethics questions in the OAS and related offices.
Two couples play a sunlit golf round on the Gulf Stream, wagering ten dollar Nassau bets as Wilmer, a retired dealer of strengths, learns his opponent Bill is a doctor facing terminal cancer. Bill shares his grim prognosis and a life expectancy of seven months, while Wilmer fights a slice and a changing future.
Recaps notable dates including 1791 Bill of Rights ratification by Virginia, 1896 Patent Office fire, 1890 Sitting Bull death, 1916 Verdun battle, 1919 Prohibition ruling, 1944 Mindoro landings, 1961 Eichmann death sentence, 1957 Eisenhower nuclear test remark, 1967 era notes on de Gaulle and Macmillan, 1967 Soviet defense spending shift.
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