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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1970
Page
2
A Defense Department study cites 25 billion small arms rounds fired yearly in combat and estimates 5000 to 10000 dollars per VC casualty, noting artillery accounts for 80 percent of casualties. The piece discusses body counts and Nixon administration economic blame in the 1960s.
A wide column argues crime breeds chaos and cites budget trivia from uniforms for Army librarians to growing private security and lax policies in Latin America. It notes rising crime rates, more private police, and weak responses to bombings and theft, urging practical fixes and fiscal accountability.
A summary of legislative dialogue and votes highlights a contentious abortion bill amid wine tourism factors. Blair McCord, George Scofford, and Secretary Kissbaigh are mentioned amid lobbying and a claimed compromise.Governor Shafer and lawmakers discuss bills on elderly relief, fireman disease coverage, tax exemptions for dilapidated houses, occupational tax limits, and Blue Shield chiropractic rates, with several measures failing or passing.
In Our Opinion editors react to Mrs Helen Delich Bentley who argues media overreaches in riot coverage and can be manipulated by dissidents. Her speech, delivered to newsmen, prompts wide audience reactions from skepticism to agreement among editors, highlighting varied views on journalism’s objectivity and front-page influence.
Grass Roots Opinion recalls a New York City homicide near a housing project where residents watched from windows and did nothing. The incident spawned the phrase The Detached American and criticism of bystander apathy for lacking personal stake or action.
The Corry Chamber of Commerce announced a fall Potato Bowl series start. Local drug store opening at the Brown Block features F L Keister as proprietor after buying Ames Drug Store. Caddy winner Guy Butters shot 47 at the Corry Country Club course, with Bernard Burkett one back.
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