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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion argues a $70 rifle dispute with Vietnam veteran Ernest Wagner reveals the Pentagon’s wasteful disposal of armaments. The piece criticizes Army legal action as a misstep thatings up the service as foolish and prompts broader questions about wartime losses and waste.
A reader in Marysville comments on college protesters, noting a small yet dramatic minority and suggesting many Americans wonder if public attention from protests is worth tuition costs. The opinion implies that the older generation often bears the financial burden for students.
A Harrisburg column critiques the Shafer administration’s expanding public relations drive. It notes payroll rises from 120 to 236 employees since 1963, new PR positions with six figure salaries, and a rhetorical push titled Truth in Spending. The piece questions costs, printing and mailing expenses, and calls for hearings to reveal exact PR staffing and funding.
The New York garbage strike shapes politics as Gov. Rockefeller and Mayor Lindsay face union power, mafia ties, and the Taylor Act. The dispute, sparked by sanitation workers and resisted by the city, tests leadership and could influence national Republican prospects.
On February 19 the year 1968 marks 50 days elapsed with 16 days remaining. Notable events include Copernicus born in Torun Poland in 1473 and Edison patenting the phonograph in 1678. World War I era bombardments in 1915. In 1945 James Byrnes ordered a nationwide curfew on entertainment venues. In 1959 Cyprus moves toward independence within a year after Britain Greece and Turkey agreement.
Jim Bishop retells a surreal dream of George Washington awakening in a modern US town. The Father of His Country endures a barrage of anachronistic sights, from six lane concrete highways to gin promotions, detours through grocery aisles, and tangled encounters with moderners, ending in a fatal, abrupt collapse.
Cory Memorial Hospital plans dominated last night's hospital board session as Rit the Hunter Cald well and the architectural firm discussed the new institution. Anvil lamp toppled and exploded on a bed starting a fire that destroyed a frame dwelling occupied by Mr and Mrs Burt Miles about 1.5 miles northeast of Blue Eye around 8:30 this morning. A judge in Erie County Court House ordered the smashing of nine slot machines seized in a raid on the Starlite Athletic Club last fall.
A legal note explains that both husband and wife should have wills even with one child. Each can provide for asset distribution if the child predeceases the surviving parent and choose different executors and guardians. Cost of simple wills is small, and preparation is recommended for both spouses.
A historical notice outlines postal pricing for second-class mail in Pennsylvania. It lists paid rates at a mall and per year by mail, with ten cents per copy and fifty-five cents per week. The advertising deadline reference appeared on a previous five.
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