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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion the Corry City Council can meet its 1968 aims though two depend on federal action. Mayor Furst touts a strong tax base and growing revenues while residents fund a new school, hospital expansion, and a successful United Fund. Despite small size, Corry should not lag behind larger cities and could exceed its goals.
Harrisburg report notes that Governor Shafer faces a tough year ahead as 1968 opens with an election year and a hostile legislature. Despite gains like the Constitutional Convention clearance, the tax program and major goals stall in committees, with factional bloc opposition from independents and intra party splits hindering passage.
A lengthy report details how pressure from Catholic groups and AFL CIO allies shaped the education aid bill. It notes efforts by McCormack to block judicial review, Javits and Celler shifting positions, and Johnson pressuring leaders to back a court test. The piece centers on church state legal questions and federal funding of Catholic institutions.
Fragmented OCR reads like a local notice listing names and roles with unclear positions and mailing terms. It mentions postage, year rates, and advance payment but unreadable.
Paul Harvey reflects on the National Selected Morticians golden anniversary in Chicago. He notes funeral directors show composure, faith, and strong family ties, living with the bereaved and offering counsel. Their unhurried, tranquil faces contrast with common funeral stereotypes. He admires their daily witness to death’s effects and rewards of helping others.
A collage of trivia on dieting buffalo herds and the buffalo comeback, costs of relief, early artificial hearts, Inca plate use, Washington Monument climbers, quotations on aging, campaign silliness, mule lore, lab safety deaths, Kennedy mystery writers, and parental fear of children. The items survey science, history, politics, and culture with a wry take on public life.
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