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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1967
Page
2
The piece accuses Pennsylvania lawmakers of pre election surpluses and new promises driving Shafer to seek 200 million in new revenue. It argues removing clothing from sales tax would raise funds but anger Pennsylvanians, seeing the surplus as political maneuvering.
Hal Boyle recalls fifty years of life on New York streets and the oddball ambitions he never achieved from dancing with royalty to a failed cavalcade of adventures. The piece closes with a 20 years ago note and a missing issue date.
Paul Harvey recalls Phoenix City Alabama across the river from Columbus Georgia, once a vice district now rebuilt with modern apartments a new high school bank and city hall. He credits residents and wartime GI memories for a transformation from squalor to orderly new business districts. He urges city hall reform as a model for other towns facing graft and decay.
The Johnson administration faces rifts among top officials over bombing North Vietnam as a path to peace. McNamara argues for restraint and warns against a full scale war while Rusk and Goldberg push cautious diplomacy and ground forces are considered as peace talks proceed.
Harrisburg column notes a shift in party ideologies over a proposed constitutional convention bill focusing on whether a graduated income tax should be considered. Republicans oppose moving toward such a tax while Democrats push for constitutional flexibility. observers joke about role reversals between parties. The column also recounts Paul D. Shafer Jr. announcing a Crawford County district attorney bid and reveals he is Governor Shafer’s nephew.
On February 16 notable events include Buckner surrender at Fort Donelson in 1882, Franco Prussian War ending in 1871, Eisenhower named head of War Plans Division in 1942, and WWII related shelling in the Dutch West Indies. Other items cover Bataan recapture, Elizabeth Canberra memorial, Truman Doctrine anniversary remarks, McNamara Harriman Vietnam outlook, and World Council of Churches Vietnam peace stance.
Dear Mrs B seeking foods to eliminate for child allergies. Dr Coleman outlines skin tests, elimination diets and diaries to identify triggers while noting combination sensitivities and supervision. A reader asks about weight gain from possible thyroid issues. responses cover iodine deficiency, goiter risk, thyroid tests and lifestyle factors.
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