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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1962
Page
4
An editorial denounces Soviet Embassy mailings as red propaganda and argues postal workers must halt dissemination. It calls for Congress action, labeling the drive as sedition and urging replacement of lawmakers failing to act with patriots and hallmarked cold war resolve.
AP reports religion journals assess Kennedy year in office noting success in easing Protestant fears over church state separation. Christian Century and America praise his handling of church issues and public ties, while some opposition remains, and Catholic-Protestant tensions linger despite progress.
The calendar lists YMCA week activities including Archery and swimming sessions for Corry Area Ministers Association Spartansburg Scouts and Girl Scouts, a junior high party, a swim meet at CAHS Meadville Hone Friday events, and teen programs. Several times and locations are partially unreadable, with cancellations noted for the week.
George Sokolsky reflects on intensified nationalism and a world with 104 UN members. He cites language as a practical tool for business and diplomacy, noting no single tongue unites nations. The piece discusses Esperanto-like ideas and the limits of lingua franca in achieving peace.
Paul Harvey argues the United Nations failed to prevent Cold War tensions and became a platform for adversaries. He claims U.S. influence is diluted in the General Assembly, condemns Soviet dominance, and warns Congress to reassess reliance on the UN while noting indoctrination in schools and shifting global alignments.
A jumble of local items covers spelling errors at a school, politics and party moves, late night rumors, sled and belly slam plans, a naval boot camp graduate in Corry, a city ordinance on drinking by minors, a broken arm from horseplay at a plant, and community notes on workers, exercises in Alaska, hospitalizations, and church education units.
A wartime bulletin notes a Japanese convoy of 41 ships sighted near Amoy amid maneuvers to offset Pacific losses. Heavy February snowfall follows. subzero temps mark the winter. YMCA official E C Reagan in the west discusses Camp Cornplanter duties. Local bowling results and Legion game plans share space with church funding for Bethesda home in Meadville.
An old New Castle court ruling is cited noting the police power to regulate health measures as a tool to improve public health through water fluoridation since 1955. The article recalls the case and the judge’s remark that health regulation aims to benefit all, using modern science.
The Assembly Of God church at 75 East Main Street will host a single screening of a color documentary about two missionary families. Rev LeRoy Wiley announces the 7 35 p m showing on Monday as the film depicts Central American work and the challenges missionaries endure.
A full page Warren Times Mirror ad by Local 2086 of the IBEW claims three unions sponsored the statement but those unions say they were never contacted. The IBEW local is on strike against Solar Electric Corp. Officials from the named unions deny any contact and asked not to be cited, though one expressed sympathy with the Solar strike. The ad followed Solar management’s earlier explanation of the dispute. The film and other features are part of a public service event sponsored by a Christ’s Youth organization with a sermon by Rev. Chester Jenkins.
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