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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1963
Page
4
The editorial urges Corry and Pennsylvania voters to back a constitutional amendment for a 70 million dollar bond to fund land and natural resource conservation. It praises cross party support but warns that opponents will cite state finances. advocates detailed explanations from Harrisburg to prevent a misinformed rejection.
A Harrodsburg Kentucky Herald item comments on economic mood noting that the public seeks higher income inflation while prices fall elsewhere to ease living costs. The quip frames public sentiment in sharp, humorous terms.
Ellis Briggs a 37 year diplomat criticizes U S embassies worldwide for excessive staff he calls clutter. He testifies to a Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen Henry M Jackson urging staff reductions and removal of long term political appointees to streamline missions. He notes only one ambassador has served five years and suggests foreign aid missions should shrink after project completion.
Paul Harvey discusses defense spending and fallout shelters, contrasting officials claiming millions of lives saved with doctors calling shelters worthless and dangerous. He argues humans may survive a nuclear war and reflects on Kennedy's test ban and the evolving balance of power among the Soviet Union Cuba and China.
The Commerce Department says corporate tax cuts from two depreciation allowances saved more than $1 billion in 1962. IRS rules for faster writeoffs further reduced gross earnings, trimming tax liabilities by at least $1.2 billion and boosting planned machinery and plant spending to spur growth and jobs.
The writer recalls comments like All you need to do is to push yourself away from the table and rejects dieting advice as nonsense. He shares personal struggle with four yearly diets, noting public scrutiny of private weight problems and describing dieting as ineffective and aggravating.
A humorous reflection by Hal Boyle on how good nature and generosity attract admiration and goodwill, likening molecules attaching to a kind person to barnacles accumulating on a ship as he grows more genial and generous.
Cleveland police questioned Alex Birns, a longtime racketeer, about the murder of investment promoter Mervin K. Gold. They probe why Birns' associate used gauze compresses on a hand injury, why he abandoned a car in Toledo, and why he left town without his luggage. Gold’s body was found in the trunk of his car in Solon after being shot multiple times. an affidavit tied stolen Canadian bonds to a Birns linked loan.
A reader asks if parents can compel a young man under 21 to return home after leaving with an older partner without marriage. Answer discusses minor status under Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Law, treatment as a delinquent or ward of the state, and possible court actions or probation depending on applicable law and facts.
In Jacksonville St Luke s Hospital ripped ceilings and plumbing to recover a seven thousand dollar radium capsule flushed down a toilet. A Geiger counter located it in the plumbing system. Police pursue leads in a case connected to missing bonds tied to an ongoing financial dispute and arrest warrants.
Drew Pearson outlines the 1961 split between Soviet and Chinese communism rooted in Molotov’s 1917 principles and the belief that adversity and war drive real progress. He contrasts Russian prosperity with China’s rigid regime and notes shifts in Asia and U.S. diplomacy amid Sino Soviet tensions.
George V. Allen, president of the Tobacco Institute, urged that cigarette advertising not aim at young people and that radio and TV programs directed to youths should not be sponsored by cigarette makers.
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