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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1970
Page
2
In Our Opinion notes a rise in letters from younger readers. The piece praises youth voices on politics of dissent while urging civility and discouraging violence. It highlights the 18 year voting age and questions how voting will affect turnout and civic engagement.
Grass Roots Opinion defends police amid media portrayals of officers as villains. Letters from Spooner and Highland rail against censorship and criticize mail surveillance. Nixon era ties surface as Penn Central seeks a $200 million taxpayer bailout aided by Mudge Rose.
In a push likely to reshape federal agencies, an Environment Protection Agency will take over environmental duties and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries will move to a new National Oceanography and Air Agency. Secretary Maurice Stans steered the agency shift away from Hickel’s Interior aligned powers. Hickel, vocally opposed, questions Nixon’s motive as revenge for a youth letter. A separate action blocked a $182,000 grant to Gerald L. K. Smith for a Ozarks statue and Passion Play, with Volpe citing concerns over anti Semitic advocacy.
A column riffs on researchers visiting nudist colonies to study allure and behavior, noting analyses by Dr. William Harman and Marilyn Fithian. It contrasts male and female nudists, cites a women’s rights league filing complaints, and touches on federal funding and political reactions to projects and officials. The piece ends with a Q&A about licenses for selling home-made items in classifieds and a note about the Corry Journal’s submission rules.
A critical Vietnam era-opinion arguing long involvement harms the nation amid domestic turmoil. It questions past commitments, cites casualties and social costs, and urges immediate U.S. withdrawal to avoid further moral and economic damage. The piece contrasts Nixon's slow timetable with Emerson's warning about distant love and home spite.
In Corry a 1950 soap box derby winner may gain city support as Louis Hanns proposes finish line plans during the City Council meeting. A district highway engineer's office must approve. Mrs Kirk Brown of East South Street is named president of the Pennsylvania Women’s Relief Corps for 1850, following a Harrisburg convention. The Corry Country Club hosts an evening with a dinner and 10 PM dance, with arrangements to be announced.
Corry Evening Journal publishes daily except Sunday in Corry Pennsylvania. Advertising rates are available on request. Display deadlines are at 9 am the day before publication.
New York humor column suggests shelving summer worries to October and lists absurd questions about politics, sports, markets, and daily life. It playfully ponders deficits, shoreline neglect, consumer bargains, and hypothetical legal woes while riffing on famous names and odd scenarios.
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