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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
2
Corry Journal notes Seventeen magazine finds a rising teenage runaway trend linked to hippie culture. It cites 85 percent returning within 72 hours and offers safety guidance from Elizabeth Ackerman including talking with trusted adults, planning, and seeking help from police or social agencies.
President Johnson proposes federal action to shift the Narcotics Bureau under FBI control. He aims to curb marijuana LSD and youth drug use with Hoover’s prestige, as aides note the 300 Bureau agents face high conviction rates but limited scope. The piece contrasts FBI and Narcotics Bureau styles and cites historic espionage context.
Jim Bishop vows to give up his lifelong affair with the boat Away We Go a 35 foot long vessel built in 1960. He recalls memories with Kelly and the coast adventures from Florida Keys to New Providence, but the season is over and the boat must go.
Mason Denison reports lawmakers react to Philadelphia efforts to impeach Governor Shafer. The piece outlines impeachment steps, party control, and the irony of timing with birth control debates and Eisenhower Truman positions.
Corry endures its coldest stretch of the season with a 24 below official low and unofficial readings around 28 below. Snow removal costs double last year while City Treasurer Irene Mullen reports the figure. A truck fire on Spring Street Hill prompted department response. J M Ruppersburger acts as chief in the police pause as Hames attends a state training in Hershey Pennsylvania.
On this date Explorer 1 launched from Cape Canaveral in 1958. Guy Fawkes was executed in 1606. General Robert E Lee named commander in chief of the Confederate armies in 1865. Germany announced unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917. Truman directed AEC to build a hydrogen bomb in 1950. Truman denounced McCarthy in 1952. Shukri al Kuwatly arrived in Cairo in 1958. James Meredith registered at Ole Miss in 1962. Romania renewed relations with East Germany in 1969. The Corry Journal invites letters, brief and legible, with signature and address.
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