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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
2
Bob Grant of the Illinois Valley News reports a forthcoming wedding with stylistic detail. The groom Laland wore a black wool suit with a white handkerchief, nylon shirt and black jersey tie. decorative cuff links, gold-plated brash, and pleated trousers. The bride wore a white gown.
Reinebeck Iowa Courier reports General Accounting Office estimates place annual training costs for Job Corps students between 7000 and 9000 dollars per pupil. The column questions if taxpayers should fund such high standards for students from oppressed homes.
A citizen exercises his functions to strengthen public administration, reinforcing democratic governance and accountability through civic participation and responsible public service.
Harrisburg column notes Governor Shafer’s rain modification board with an $8.2 million budget for 1967-68 and a proposal to possibly regulate rain making or stopping. It highlights rain across Pennsylvania, a push for austerity, and debates on the new board’s scope, plus harness racing attendance and revenue in Pennsylvania compared with New York and Illinois.
Drew Pearson reports networks trimmed violent plots after Kennedy's murder but soon resumed gunplay heavy schedule. He cites NBC CBS ABC and sponsors with two dozen upcoming shows and lists major sponsors for The Avengers Felony Squad Guns of Will Sonnett Cimarron Strip. FCC renewal policy criticized amid Johnson vacancy and calls for reform.
Corry marked happenings including a blocking of Friday store hours following a move to Saturday hours and a heavy rain washing out the Washington Trail Council encampment high light at Mead Park. In 1928 Louis Miller pitched Corry to its first Industrial Baseball League win against Jamestown, 2 941, and Vern Group’s Chargers dropped to 11 For the Municipal building a new flag pole was connected this morning replacing the aged one.
Jim Bishop reflects on the Kennedy assassination and its psychic impact. He paints a nation struggling with loss, nostalgia, and accountability as Kennedy family members and political aides are remembered and questioned. The piece ponders history, media, and America's sorrowful moment.
On this date historical events include the 1788 ratification of the U S Constitution by New Hampshire as ninth state, John Smith death in 1631, Cyrus McCormick patent for the grain reaper in 1834, Molly Maguires executions in 1877, Cuban landing in 1698, Tobruk fall in 1942 with 30 000 British captives, CBS long playing record demo in 1948, Nagy revolt denouncement ten years prior, Montini elected pope five years earlier, and Egypt rejecting U S peace talks proposals last year.
State Representative Forest Hopkins of North East can be reached at the State Capitol in Harrisburg Pa. State Senator James Willard serves Mercer County and can be contacted at the State Capitol. U S Senators Hugh Scott and Joseph Clark of Philadelphia are reachable via the Senate Office Building in Washington. U S Congressman Joseph Vigorito of Erie can be written to at the House Office Building in Washington D C.
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