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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1966
Page
2
Readers debate medical care costs arguing repairs for homes and cars are cheaper than medical care. They note premiums may rise 23 percent with Blue Cross and urge rebates for infrequent users to curb abuses, hoping premiums drop overall while seeking relief.
American miscellany from Hal Boyle notes Christmas prices under Jefferson and Roosevelt, shifting wedding outlooks, and quirky facts. It includes remarks on cherophobia and hermaphobia, American spending on guitars, and light quotations.
Jim Bishop tours Tiffany on Fifth Avenue, detailing the famed store, Walter Hoving’s leadership, and pearls worth up to 100000, a 70 dollar chased goblet, and a 128000 sapphire necklace. He notes Tiffanys global expansion and recalls past thefts and the store’s prestige in a period voice.
The Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell faces a formal inquiry by colleagues over committee payroll growth and travel, with insiders noting lavish trips and aides’ pay rising from 18 staff under prior leadership to 76, including top earners near twenty six thousand. Secretary Udall hints at park naming limits. Gronouski in Warsaw earns praise for Polish outreach while debate continues over naming Indiana sand dunes national park for Paul Douglas. The New York store burglary story closes with a quiet shop scene and a mother guiding her child past display windows filled with toys.
Yesterday a spectacular fire at the Union Grain Elevator bleached flames 150 feet high and visible for miles. Loss could reach 3 million dollars and the building housed 3,000,000 bushels of grain.
New York AP reports ski industry revenue may reach 750 million dollars this season with annual growth around 15 to 20 percent as more people participate or invest in gear and trips. Casual skiers and industry insurers note injuries among 450 skiers in one New England weekend and a casualty company estimates six injuries per thousand active skiers daily, mostly twists and fractures.
On December 19 events include 1776 Paine’s The Crisis published in the Pennsylvania Journal starting with These are the times that try men's souls. Other notable dates mark 1907 Jacobs Creek coal disaster killing 239, 1924 William Green elected AFL president, 1938 German freighter sought refuge at Fort Lauderdale, 1941 Hitler named commander in chief, 1950 Eisenhower appointed supreme commander of European defense, and a 1966 note of Nixon’s Austria mission signaling acceptance of Hungarian admissions.
Questions answer descriptions of birth defects hairlip and cleft palate, their development in the womb, timing of repairs, and outcomes. It notes surgery is safe, improves feeding and speech, with early operation reducing nasal speech and psychological impact. It also explains the thymus gland development and immunity role, urine acidity meaning, and advises dietary vitamin basics. Readers may address Dr Coleman with questions.
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