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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1970
Page
2
A Pennsylvanian editorial warns that non returnable bottles and plastics create near permanent landfill waste. It cites State Rep Laudadio proposed bans and Erie County Health’s knee deep garbage remark, urging prompt solutions to curb indestructible materials.
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore Jr. faces accusations of concealing over $80,000 in campaign funds and accepting illegal corporate contributions. The IRS has referred the case to the Justice Department, with a grand jury reexamining his administration’s purchasing practices. His aide John Bell has been indicted for bribery, while Moore allegedly accepted a $1,000 corporate donation from Harold Frankel of United Realty Corp. The governor denies wrongdoing and did not comment.
A detailed recount of the WWII loss of the heavy cruiser Indianapolis. The ship carried two atomic bombs bound for Japan, delivering canvas scientists and gear for a secret mission. Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, 825 of 1196 crew died before rescue. The piece notes later wartime context and fallout.
In Alamo Texas Grass Roots Opinion notes census officials expect about half of returned questionnaires to be inaccurate or incomplete based on test runs. The piece observes that critics of government efficiency may fare no better in personal efficiency.
In Corry on July 24 1930 the new Keister cut rate drug store in the Brown block North Center street opened with a soda fountain slated as a popular feature. A fire department call to the Stockton Meat warehouse followed a motor exhaust blaze but damage was limited to the motor. Beer price hikes were announced from five to ten cents per case and 50 cents per barrel though glass or bottle sales unlikely to rise soon. About 350 couples attended the Moose picnic at Sekerak's Grove with a roast beef dinner served at noon. Charles Skinner of East Columbus avenue caught the season’s largest muskellunge weighing 384 pounds and 63 inches long in Chautauqua Lake.
The Corry Evening Journal announces its daily publication with staff credits and pricing. It lists publisher George R. Sample city editor William Eaton and pressroom foreman John McLaughlin, notes AP affiliation, postal details, and advertising terms.
The week features Ken Berry's cousin retiring after 25 years with the WACs and the IMF getting a new femme agent as Mission Impossible adds cast changes. Bracken's World promises a more human, less mechanized season, while Walter Brennan joins To Rome With Love moving to 730 p.m. Tuesdays. Doris Day leaves the farm for an apartment with new landlady Kaye, and Nancy Walker joins Family Affair as a lively housecleaner.
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