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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1967
Page
2
The Sun-Gazette criticizes a Pennsylvania state college PR office for wasting postage. In one day 17 Gent mailings with identical content, differing only by student names, used 85 cents postage. A single forwarded envelope would have sufficed, saving postage and speeding publication.
In Harrisburg 1967 the minority Democrats pressed for more judgeships amid a GOP leadership gridlock. Bills for seven counties failed in the House as illness and absences left Republicans unable to muster votes. Democrats cited fiscal concerns over a $245,000 yearly cost in delaying new judgeships while Shafer era Republicans faced internal dysfunction and reduced margins.
Paul Harvey argues success comes from getting up after falls with perseverance. He rejects equality as a myth, citing Lincoln and Tocqueville, noting environment and heredity shape potential and that leadership emerges from individuals who persist. He warns against idolizing the common while others advance, and stresses effort as the controllable factor in achievement.
Washington editor Drew Pearson reports President Johnson objections to actions by Lee White and Clark Clifford in support of El Paso Natural Gas. The proposed bill would shift merger oversight to the Federal Power Commission, potentially enabling a West Coast gas monopoly and drawing Johnson into a long running interstate energy dispute linked to California figures and past Supreme Court rulings.
A 1947 Corry column recalls Mead Park’s open status until August 19 as the association seeks funds. It then shifts to national politics, detailing El Paso’s merger push to undermine Supreme Court desegregation rulings, naming law firms and public relations campaigns and noting reactions from Warren and Clark. The piece also touches on local sports and a plan to display Erie Railroad equipment on August 3.
Hal Boyle suggests the best cure for blues is counting blessings not calories. He lists simple joys from pigeons courting to homemade pay envelopes, summer treats, fond memories, and acts of kindness. He urges individuals to write their own list, noting a computer cannot replace personal reflection.
On this date in 1963 the United States Soviet Union and Great Britain signed a treaty prohibiting nuclear testing in the atmosphere in space and underwater. In 1886 Ulysses S Grant received the rank of general of the US Army the first American officer to be so designated. In 1934 Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria was assassinated by Nazi troops as Hitler staged his failed coup.
A six year old girl is evaluated for speech delay amid parental anxiety and a French school setting. The doctor stresses speech therapy and a school change. He notes adults’ fear of illness and the need for honest doctor patient communication. Coauthors discuss child vision and early attention to health fears.
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