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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1967
Page
2
The piece defends using liquor tax revenue for education amid rising school costs. It argues alternatives like income or sales taxes are worse, notes Volstead era lessons, and contends liquor proceeds are preferable to gambling taxes, framing liquor tax as a practical funding source despite moral concerns.
In Columbia Mississippi a columnist argues that people are not and cannot be equal. The piece warns against forcing uniform habits and conflating equal opportunity with uniform individual equality. It praises exceptional talent and its societal contributions as examples for youth.
A representative of a major coal operator in Congress urged dismantling United Mine Workers and other industry unions into smaller groups. In other notes, an Emblem Oil employee reported a fire at Harold Scott’s North Center Street home, limiting damage to the roof, and Ajax Iron Works workers were treated at Corry Hospital for a hand injury and a burn from a heating salamander.
A long profile of Arthur Trewhella, a rebel in sex education who taught teens and premarital couples in a era of opposition. His death precedes a Broward County program, Teen Age Alert, launched by Dr David Lehman to continue his teachings on sex, contraception, pregnancy, and related topics.
Drew Pearson outlines Liberty Lobby and its leader Willis Carto, noting Senate figures Mundt Dirksen Lausche invited to the group’s radio and the lobby’s private letters. The piece cites libel suits, background boards, and Carto’s claims of Jewish influence, plus letters from Judge Brady praising the lobby’s work.
The AP reports that late 1966 saw a surge in Gross National Product driven by high production, but much of the gain came from unsold goods accumulating in inventories. The heavy inventory buildup, concentrated last autumn, clouds the strength of the economy into the first half of the following year.
The article explains federal law requires automakers to affix a wind shield label listing the suggested retail price and optional equipment prices. It warns of fines for dealers who alter the label and notes how stockpiles and mismatched production demand in 1967 foreshadow slowdowns into 1968, with high inventories and layoffs across manufacturing, wholesale, and retail sectors.
Parents ask how to choose a mental health pro for a college student who dropped out claiming confusion. The column distinguishes psychiatrists psychologists and psychoanalysts, notes the doctor best suited will decide treatment, and urges family doctor referral.
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