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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1969
Page
2
Our Opinion lauds Corry's rapid emergency response during summer storms. City utilities fire department Civil Defense police and Stanford Hose Company swiftly restore services and save fish at the hatchery, highlighting the value of prompt public safety action and the fishery’s reliance on power.
New York AP column highlights odd facts and opinions from readers. Topics include pedestrian risk on wet nights, rising auto theft rates, the Orient Express, Wingdings for parties, zipper anniversaries, aging myths, Faulkner quotes, laser dental ideas, and Socrates on good men facing evil.
The New York Stock Exchange marks a watershed after years of turmoil with a new trading floor added to handle rising business and a return to longer hours. Plans include a $155 million new building, a central stock certificate vault system, a $7.5 million automation fund, and a 1976 move to computerize large order matching for institutions.
Charles Evers becomes Fayette mayor eight miles from the Mississippi line in a ceremony seen as a triumph for black voters. He cites gains from the 1965 Voting Rights Act, notes rising black registration from 20,000 to 236,000 statewide, and calls for peaceful progress over violence while acknowledging white threats from the Klan.
A personal reminiscence traces Westbrook Pegler from his Texan origins to a sharp career in journalism. It recalls his father Arthur James Pegler, his aggressive writing style, political feuds, marriages, and eventual decline as cancer gripped him while mourners gathered for Judy Garland at Kennedy Airport.
Hollywood reporters tour sound stages as carpenters build elaborate sets for NBC The Bold Ones and Mission Impossible at Universal and Paramount They note authentic equipment and hospital inspired design while Gunsmoke and other CBS footages use aging exteriors and Republic Studio lots Ken Curtis and Leonard Nimoy provide behind the scenes color as filming continues across the lots.
On this date in 1997 the Sino Japanese War began with a clash between Japanese and Chinese soldiers at the Marco Polo Bridge near Peking China. A year earlier East German border police shot two people attempting to cross the Berlin Wall toward West Berlin.
Kiwanis Club announced a benefit softball game at Loveland Field next Monday night at 8:15 to raise funds for the Corry Memorial Hospital campaign. City council considered making one way streets after a discussion with four members present. No paper today.
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