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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1967
Page
2
The piece attacks rock n roll as not true music and defends enduring forms like Duke Ellington. It contrasts clashing sounds with harmony and cites Yale awarding Ellington an honorary degree, arguing future generations will prefer classic artists over today’s cacophony.
The Shafer administration and allied legislators push a $267 million package toward quick enactment within two weeks amid Democratic opposition. Tax measures face swift action as July 1 fiscal year deadline looms and hearings are expected to be minimal.
A collage of past Corry notes from June 19 includes Route 277 repairs in Spartansburg pointing to ongoing resurfacing work. It recalls boating mishaps on local waterways, a priest briefly guiding a motorboat, and residents watching nearby craft thunder by. Also mentioned are street work near Center, a noncompleted Dairy Lane sale, and a grand rhododendron on Manges property.
Washington reports the Democratic Study Group and President Johnson clashed over rail mediation amid a looming strike. Morse proposed a 90 day mediator period with a two year firm post settlement phase, supported by labor experts. Five percent wage boosts were accepted by most unions, while six shop craft unions led by Machinists refused. The dispute pits labor against management with political maneuvering by Republicans and Southern Democrats as Shafer tax plans face opposition and potential emergency measures loom.
A calm but tense voyage ends with a May Day rescue on a burning boat. Coast Guard helicopter arrives after a late call, revealing safety checks and equipment present yet the incident leaves no joy in the sunlit sea. Admiral Willard J. Smith warns of lax licensing and risky responsibility among boaters and marinas.
The railroads, once vehemently opposed to compulsory arbitration, move toward it as mediators from the Roosevelt era set a precedent. Labor backed mediation, while management faced pressure to concede, prompting talks that favor a compulsory process over unilateral mediation outcomes.
On June 19 history notes the Savannah reached Liverpool in 1819 marking the first Atlantic steamship crossing, Roanoke colonists leaving Virginia in 1586 ending English settlement, a 1754 Albany congress for colonial union, Maximilian of Mexico executed in 1867, and the 1934 creation of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to regulate interstate communications.
The reader asks if Russians are ahead in medicine and surgery. The column replies that science is a global effort, not a race, with polio vaccines and advanced sewing techniques shared worldwide. A Boston case shows successful reattachment of a severed arm using multinational expertise and continuous care, underscoring collaboration over competition. Dr Coleman invites health questions for future columns.
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