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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1969
Page
2
In a January column the Corry Journal questions a National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy push for gun owner licensing and gun registration. It argues crime rises with disarmament, condemns moves to ban handguns, and warns that infringing gun rights could threaten broader civil liberties.
A Washington report frames Walter J. Hickel as a controversial pick for Interior as he faced criticism for purchasing the Swedish ship Sten Ay Britannica for Alaskan coastal service. Critics say the plan violated the Jones Act and could force costly modifications or replacement, while Hickel pressed to change federal maritime rules to aid domestic oil interests. The saga includes breakdowns at sea and debates over funding and vessel design.
Harrisburg column notes an unusual mid winter influx of Farm Show visitors to Pennsylvania's Capitol Hill. School classes and single families toured the Capitol, praised for courteous behavior. The piece also discusses student aid myths, loans from ARA and SBA, and a Senate debate on campus disruption penalties and free expression.
Corry faced unusual weather with a record January 16 high of 53 degrees. A memorial hospital fundraiser basketball game is planned at the State Armory tonight with 8 and 9:15 p.m. tips. Corry Grange members hosted a party for newlyweds Mr and Mrs Irvin Johnson, the bride being former Helen Swart.
A reflective piece explores space, the vastness of the universe, and humanity’s place within it. It muses on orbital distances, light years, Pluto, Alpha Centauri, and the limits of knowledge, stressing humility before cosmic scale and the mystery of creation.
Fragments of a historical roundup note past events tied to January 17 including the 1949 trial of top US Communists in New York, Franklin's 1706 birth, 1917 US purchase of the Virgin Islands, 1950 Brink’s armored car heist in Boston, Nautilus first sea tests in 1955, and a 1962 perjury sentence for quiz show contestants. It also references JFK’s 1963 budget proposal and prior international agreements, plus a note inviting reader submissions to The Corry Journal.
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