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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
2
In Our Opinion the North Koreans killed 31 American airmen over the Sea of Japan. The piece denounces media avoidance of anti-Communist rhetoric, calls for a tougher U S stance, criticizes Vietnam policy, and urges public awareness of military sacrifices and national resolve.
AP reports Hal Boyle’s view that marriage changes women and men alike. The piece notes husbands’ complaints about wives’ altered cooking, dress, and conversation after years of matrimony, contrasting former flattery with current endless talking.
The speaker outlines a vast wish list funded by 24 billion dollars for social and scientific aims. They propose investments in cancer research, hunger relief, mental health, heart disease, narcotics rehab, pollution reduction, car emissions, aircraft sound suppressors, park creation, animal welfare, arts funding with Braille in galleries, desalination, desert greening, universal corrective surgery, and finally a moon mission for exploration and amusement.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports Rep. William Cramer uses highway lobby influence to appoint David E. Wells as general counsel of the Federal Highway Administration. Wells, previously linked to unsafe trucking firms and enforcement actions, would oversee motor carrier and public roads safety amid political maneuvering and questions about conduct in Arlington County.
On this date various historical moments are noted from 1870 to 1965 including the Franco Prussian War start in 1870 the 1821 coronation of King George IV at Westminster Abbey and wartime milestones in World Wars I and II plus political shifts in Algeria and Africa journalists recall commemorations and state actions across decades.
Corry YMCA is seeking new quarters as Arthur O Burgess confirms this morning. The Corry Evening Journal lists staff and addresses including publisher George R Sample and city editor John McLaughlin. A report notes a Corry Legion game edging North East 2 1 in Erie County League. Mrs W A Steen hosted a birthday gathering for Steen Dry Cleaning employees, honoring Zipporah Miller and Strude Trimmer.
On Labor Day the new Ford Tudor sedan will be given away by Corry merchants. The car was brought to Forbes and Spaulding, local Ford agency, for display on the streets of the city. Also reported is the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Harvey Loveland on East Pleasant street.
A reader venting about ubiquitous hair curlers, dismissing them as a disease not style. The piece contrasts designers aims with public appearances and jokes about wedding curlers, noting irony in fashion double standards and urging an instant curler invention. The Gat Journal invites brief reader letters with signature and address for publication.
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