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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion Nixon seeks to unite the country after LBJ's era and Great Society, facing resistance from civil rights demands and Vietnam war fallout. The piece acknowledges Johnson's achievements yet notes his decline and warns Nixon may confront similar snags while striving for national cohesion.
The piece analyzes a pending tax question facing Nixon era politics. It notes the 1967 Legislature set a one percent sales tax increase to expire July 1 1969 unless reenacted, with June 30 1969 as the renewal deadline. It compares Republican Shafer and Nixon positions and Democratic resistance to repealing the levy.
Washington secretary to hold hearings this week to set a two step public process for routing future thruways. The plan would let residents and businesses affected by bulldozers speak before routes are fixed, amid highway lobby opposition and District of Columbia debates.
In Corry last evening the junior high team broke a winless streak by beating Union City 25 to 17 on the local hardwood. A crowd of about 100 attended the Y Teen Town activities at the State Armory, with a feature game played and notable involvement by boys and girls in December events.
Paul Harvey surveys a year of economic upturn and social tightening. Inflation remains a worry but demand, production, and construction rise while technology and medical advances promise longer life. He envisions calmer times after the Vietnam conflict ends and concludes with holiday wishes.
Hal Boyle humorously notes a New York department store selling oversized and quirky gifts for the season. Highlights include a Tyrannosaurus bone set, jumbo kitchen sets, wind-up salt shaker, Tiger Paws slippers, a doggie Santa suit, nose warmer with tassel, and an inflatable man for car and home companionship.
On this date 1908 Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first successful airplane flights near Kitty Hawk North Carolina. Other items note births and deaths including John Greenleaf Whittier in 1007 and Simon Bolivar in 1830. Also mentioned: Graf Spee scuttled near Montevideo in 1989, Kennedy radio address in 1962, Mao’s retirement in 1968, Lyndon Johnson at the UN, and the Point Pleasant bridge collapse casualties in 1968.
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