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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1967
Page
2
Safety officer Trooper Gary Gerardine says graphic crash films are too strong for some students and require agency approval. He notes some audiences react by fainting or leaving as he discusses the dangers of high speed and reckless driving shown in severe highway crash footage.
Kenyon Minnesota leader imagines a three way race between Univac IBM and Control Data for a future US election. He predicts a quick outcome from six votes in Henniker New Hampshire as computers grind the result, warning machines may remove election party joy.
A city Q and A covers garbage rules for the new system starting March 4, 1967. Tin cans may mix with trash. up to four cans allowed. cans need not be in front but must be accessible within 120 feet of the curb. Treasurer qualifications are given, stressing competence in accounting and residency. Home setback from street is 35 feet, with exceptions near existing close houses. Officials note temper control and differing viewpoints among residents.
Local notes show the Corry Evening Journal listing publisher information and advertising rates. Public notices include mailing and carrier delivery details, second class mail class, price per year and week, with arrears and deadline times for publication dates.
The piece discusses the lure and risks of political office and cites Walter Reum's book Politics From the Inside Up. It argues that even wealthy or famous figures face unwritten laws and pressures from party bosses, and it notes a trend of stature figures entering politics to reform the system.
City police report a Mead Avenue call about a suspicious man as part of routine neighborhood vigilance. Corry teens were questioned after a late night car ride, with no charges filed. Famed cartoonist Ford Johnson, a Spring Creek native, references local figures in Moon Mullins. School officials receive fish culturist certificates in Harrisburg. Officials note a meeting shift due to remodeling and future use of the second floor room for civic groups. A Navy sailor returns from the Mediterranean. a Spartansburg student makes the dean’s list at Edinboro. Ronald Jaquith earns the Combat Infantryman Badge in Vietnam. Traffic safety statistics show fatal crashes down in 1966 versus 1965. Corry Chamber events, Marine unit service, and local education courses highlighted. Aero-Corry marks 50th anniversary. Don Wharton’s surgery updates closing items.
Washington reports on Soviet atom bomb probes prompt Senate security assurances. A second wreck hits the Buffalo and Pittsburgh line south of Corry after noon. Pennsylvania Gas Company moves to curtail industrial gas use to preserve residential service in cold weather.
On this date several historical milestones are noted including the Montgomery convention to organize the Confederate government in 1861 and Washington's 1789 election. Other items mention the USO founding in 1941 and Nimitz’s 1944 appointment, plus various later anniversaries.
A collection of Hal Boyle observations on social quirks and foibles from New York. The columnist mocks pretenses, fashion tastes, aging, and social behavior with humorous asides about women, politicians, and city life in a brisk, quotable style.
A Pennsylvania eminent domain code requires that all property owners and interest holders in condemned land have their claims heard together. The total damages are set, then allocated among claimants, so mineral rights owners have a compensable interest in the property.
The article discusses early cancer detection through a blood test by Dr Barbara Johnston and her all female team at St. Luke's Hospital New York. It notes the test signals presence of cancer without locating it, prompting thorough exams. It also covers a 100000 person study on smoking and exercise showing smoking raises heart attack risk while regulated exercise benefits heart health.
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