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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion Only Honest Men Would Register Guns President Johnson proposes a law to require private gun owners to register four guns with the federal government. The piece argues that only honest owners would comply and compares it to registering potential criminals, urging stricter enforcement, tougher courts, and empowered police instead.
A brief editorial note urges readers to couple trust in a higher power with steadfast patriotism, presenting faith and national loyalty as mutually reinforcing values for citizens.
Hal Boyle catalogs jabs shared by uptown residents and cops toward hippies. The pieces underline social friction as adults mock ties to counterculture, satire a citywide clash over appearances, protest and policing.
Drew Pearson notes Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine has a bill before the Senate Commerce Committee to create a Senate watchdog over movies and televised crime. The piece laments FCC inertia under Johnson and calls for a bold, reforming commissioner to curb profiteering and influence on public thinking.
The Corr JOURNAL invites reader communications limited to one topic, to be brief and legible, and include the author's signature and address for publication. All letters may be condensed and the journal assumes no responsibility for statements contained.
Jim Bishop muses on family vacation woes and options after a rough year. He jokes about parents arguing on trips, lists possible getaways from Yosemite to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, and imagines staying home, cruising, or even sending mom and dad to a space center. He teases two daughters with vivid house and social plans, ending with a satirical line on breakfast in bed.
In Corry, a gang of experienced safe crackers struck during the early morning hours, taking $1400 from the Italian American Club on West Main Street. Evang elical Lutheran Church First Baptist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church received assurances today as Erie Railroad repairs to Center Street and First Avenue proceed. Bear Lake and Corry both sit at six wins and two losses in the Penn York River League after a 150 to 241 defeat at Columbus Range. Three local church congregations and Sunday School departments held annual picnics Saturday, including St. Paul’s.
A June 93 date entry recalls key events linked to 1914 Archduke assassination sparking World War I and the 1778 Monmouth Battle where Molly Pitcher aided colonial troops. It notes 1889 Queen Victoria’s coronation, 1944 Dewey nomination, and 1945 MacArthur Pacific victory announce to Lu zon, plus Khrushchev's 1960 East Berlin visit and Middle East tensions with Jordan’s King Hussein.
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