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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1967
Page
2
The piece blasts the Pennsylvania General Assembly for proposals to raise pension bases by 20 percent and boost leaders’ salaries. It cites projected retiree pensions, calls the move a raid on taxpayers, and urges readers to write and protest before election day.
Paul Harvey decries dollar erosion amid British pound devaluation and rising U.S. prices. He warns that wage growth outpaces productivity, prompting higher costs, reduced buying power, and political inaction. He cites Federal Reserve viewpoints and pre-election hesitancy as factors accelerating decline.
Americans in diplomacy and press collide as officials claim U S coverage misreads Asian leaders. Sihanouk and Ne Win pull back after Time and Far Eastern Economic Review pieces misstate motives. Burma king Bhumi bol angers over reports of fear and Thai soldiers as mercenaries. Embassy party in Zambia for Miriam Makeba triggers anti American rally in Tanzania with risks to passengers.
Corry announces skating at Mead Park rink begins tonight marking the first of the year and notes a lack of spectator support behind cancellation of future professional basketball games after next Sunday. Corry High dribblers erase 10 point deficit in final period to defeat Erie Cathedral Prep 30 to 23 before a fair crowd, amid Christmas trees toppled by wind and broken lights.
Harrisburg reports on moves to raise automobile and truck license fees in Pennsylvania. Bills proposed a 50 percent hike for autos and a 30 percent rise for trucks, with trucking industry backing tied to double bottom trailer rules. The administration delayed action, then shifted tactics, sparking criticism that the Highway Commission’s authority may be sidelined in favor of industry interests.
New York columnist notes that about 85 percent of wives work outside the home, jobs span from taxi drivers to lumber workers, and women own over 140 billion dollars in life insurance. Light items follow: seasonal oddities like live camels and a tiger-skin coat, horse comeback, and a nutty claim that cattle thrive on ground newspapers and molasses.
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