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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion the Eastbound Blue Mountain and Kitts tunnels on the Pennsylvania Turnpike closed after 11 days due to pockmarked surfaces. The piece critiques state inspection standards, recalls the Route 6 bypass pecking called spalling, and questions taxpayer oversight and accountability.
David Kafferlin of Kafferlin Sales and Service in Union City has been named a winner of an all expense paid trip to Puerto Rico for his success in International Harvester's Grow and Go farm equipment sales campaign. He and his wife will fly to Puerto Rico as guests of the company at the Americana Hotel.
A light column cites everyday trivia and observations from Hal Boyle including air pollution costs, door prizes in ancient Rome, tattoo removal methods, and quirks of traffic policing. It notes civic costs, obesity of warning labels, and moral reflections from Emerson.
Directory lists contact points for state and federal representatives. Assemblyman Forest Hopkins serves North East, Harrisburg address. Senator James Willard is in Mercer County with Capitol contact. U S Senators Hugh Scott and Joseph Clark from Philadelphia have Senate Office Building Washington DC addresses. Congressman Joseph Vigorito of Erie listed with House Office Building Washington DC.
William P. Rogers, tapped by Nixon for Secretary of State, is praised as a steady, fair operator who rose from Truman Committee counsel to deputy attorney general. Despite past conflicts with Nixon and McCarthyism, he is lauded for antitrust prosecutions and judicial appointments, with experience managing delicate foreign and domestic policy challenges.
An old Corry record recalls last night’s city basketball scores with the AA team beating the Beavers 25 to 15 and the Rockets downing Company A 42 to 39 in the Corry Memorial area. A junior pack event included a gym program and a Christmas gift exchange at the school. A December 29 board meeting will decide financing for a proposed new hospital.
Harrisburg commentary praises Governor Shafer for upholding law and order in Pennsylvania. It cites his firm stance against violence and disruption at Cheyney State College and in Pittsburgh riots, noting decisive actions to enforce orderly protest and protect public property.
On this date in 1773 colonists dumped tea in Boston harbor sparking the Boston Tea Party. Other noted events include 1631 Vesuvius eruption, 1653 Cromwell becomes lord protector, 1770 Beethoven born, 1809 Napoleon’s divorce, 1944 Battle of the Bulge counteroffensive, 1949 Sukarno elected Indonesia president, Khrushchev six hour Moscow speech, 1960s hostage release, and a 2 nation U.N. rescue committee vote.
The Corry Journal invites brief legible submissions on a single subject with author signature and address for publication, noting all are subject to condensation and the paper assumes no responsibility for statements.
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