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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1968
Page
2
The Corry Journal notes the city council questioned ambulance staffing after a 1967 fire chief report showed 122 calls in a year while six drivers are kept on 24 hour duty. The council also sided to pay part of landfill burying costs for industry, while residential owners pay both millage and the burying charge for amounts over one cubic yard.
The piece argues that city procurement laws require bids but warn that opening a single bid and revealing its price disadvantages the bidder. It supports rebidding when only one quote exists and urges sealing the initial price until multiple bids can be compared for fairness.
The column questions Governor Shafer's 1968 69 budget with $1 million for Aid for the Disadvantaged, noting the 1966 87 cut to $0 and a later claimed $159 million in general administration costs while actual appropriations drop to $143.2 million. It contrasts admin cost rhetoric with real spending and cites support from Rep. Herbert Finnman to eliminate the program.
Drew Pearson examines Secretary of Transportation Alan Boyd as he blocks North Central and Three Sisters freeways arguing for mass transit and fair relocation. He faces opposition from key lawmakers and lobbyists linked to highway interests while defending urban renewal for Negro and poor white communities.
The Corry Senior High School A Cappella Choir will tour Erie Buffalo and Toronto in late April. Corry Rockets posted a strong game last night, and Mead Park encampment planning shifts to Third Ward due to Scouts favoring the site. Corry Keystones fell to Altoona 40 36 in a city game as Lindberg’s air mail return is noted. 1928 reference recalls the St. Louis to Chicago mail run.
The article cites Jim Bishop and exposes debates about aspirin brands era medical groups and consumer ads. It questions AMA influence and critiques the book Medicine Show for claims on digestion cold cures insomnia and antibiotics while noting sales of over the counter sleep aids and the limits of vaccines and antivirals.
New York columnist Hal Boyle argues sidewalks should be divided by sex or lanes for men and women. He claims women pedestrians, not men, pose the true hazard on urban pavements and jokes about enforcing separate paths to curb friction. He contrasts cautious women drivers with unpredictable female walkers.
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