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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
9
A historical recap traces New York City policing from 1693 watch uniforms funded by the city to the later Black Maria patrol wagon. It notes the shift to a Metropolitan Police Commission and the push for standard uniforms, amid corruption concerns and legislative responses.
The Bowery mob resisted the new London inspired uniform provoking abuse as officers patrolled. Chief George W. Matsell imposed the attire, leading to acceptance by most, while a few resigned. The era linked the force to the nickname Battlewatch and to noisy signaling methods.
A TV schedule lists at 5:00 The Oregon Trail with Fred MacMurray, 6:05 Dick Tracy Detective, 7:30 Cowboy in Africa, 9:00 NBC Comedy Playhouse The Blue Eyed Horse, 9:00 Kuwait Journal, 10:00 Lost Horizon with Ronald Coleman, and Big Valley with Nick and Heath pursuing outlaws.
A 1968 Bangkok World Championship match between Thailand and North America shows wild bidding as North passes with a 12 point hand. South opens with clubs and is forced to game, while North mishandles a jump to three notrump and goes down two for a 330 point loss.
A cryptogram quotation presents a substitution puzzle with hints from letter patterns. The sample shows how a phrase like politics is described as a deleterious profession akin to a poisonous handicap.
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer presents a mixed theme grid with clues across and down. The puzzle features entries like river names and common nouns, with several misread or garbled hints indicating a scanned page. Readers may note unusual spellings and partial terms typical of OCR extracts from old newspapers.
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