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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1969
Page
2
In Our Opinion, the piece condemns drug price gouging and praises Senator Estes Kefauver for challenging profiteering. It argues that drug firms overcharged for tetracycline, selling at 31 cents a pill while costing under two cents to produce, and that offered settlements failed to curb the practice.
Rep. Ken Hechler challenged the United Mine Workers and coal companies in Charleston amid miner grievances over health conditions. Miners, many suffering from black lung disease, cheered him as he urged action while UMW officials warned against opposing the union.
Drew Pearson reflects on the perilous coal mining industry, noting explosions and health hazards while criticizing miners and executives. He profiles Tony Boyle’s high pay and connections to the National Bank of Washington, and contrasts miners’ meager pensions with corporate benefits. The column shifts to Nixon era diplomacy and politics, including De Gaulle’s rapport, champagne exchanges, and media strategy, concluding with notes on White House staff and security concerns.
Jay Arthur Summerville and A Richard Tate, both Corry Pennsylvania natives, are named to Carleton College newspaper posts with Summerville as editor in chief and Tate as sports editor. Each also held student leadership roles and athletic honors while at Carleton and their families are listed. Also noted is David M Gilliland of Taylor University earning dean’s list honors with a 4 0 grade point average and prior campus leadership roles.
New York AP column notes how age shifts perception and behavior from voting habits to physical change. It cites a 65 plus voting edge, gravity of aging, weather thresholds for blizzards, waste output, safety eyewear benefits, shifts in domestic labor, historic menu prices, and quotes from H L Mencken and Mark Twain. The Corry Journal invites brief reader letters with signature and address.
The Corry Evening Journal lists publisher George H Sample and general manager John McLaughlin with Associated Press content rights. It notes subscription and per copy pricing by mail and carrier, and advertising terms, date omitted.
Jim Bishop recounts a Bahamian fishing trip with Steve Hollingsworth, a rare master with unlimited license. The narrative blends sport, humor, and a casino night as lines snap, tuna elude, and luck shifts from fish to roulette. A portrait of a bold boat captain and a sunlit coastal world.
Thirty members of the Ladies Fellowship at First Baptist Church met to study African missions, focusing on French Equatorial Africa as plans to improve Corry radio reception moved forward with a meeting announced for tomorrow at the Corry Post Office. Corry Water Company riflemen beat the High School 1151-1511 in City League action. Russ Patterson led with 241 and Bill Shamburg had 232 for the losers.
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