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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1973
Page
2
In Corry Journal readers are urged to schedule cancer checkups during June, noting early cancer is painless and survival improves with prompt action. The message stresses two fronts: personal motivation to see a doctor and financial support for the American Cancer Society.
New York AP reports the fear of retirement as Americans near the end of their working lives. The author argues preparation helps, but also urges what not to do, such as joining Golden Years clubs, playing endless golf, or marrying rich widows, and lists personal aims like travel, learning languages, and embracing crotchetiness to lead a contented life.
In Corry the Aero Supply plant remained quiet as IAM members picketed after last Friday’s strike vote that pulled 600 workers off the job. Executives and office staff entered the Fourth Ward plant while efforts to reactivate Company A of the 112th Regiment of the 28th Division begin tomorrow night. Erie representatives will visit the State Armory at 7 p.m. to interview interested men for National Guard enlistment. A son was born to Mr and Mrs lyan Wickwire yesterday morning at Corry Memorial Hospital. Miss Opal Clark and Robert Bachofner wed quietly at St Elizabeth rectory. Heat persisted as Corry sweltered with temperatures above 100 degrees in exposed areas.
Washington insiders portray Larry Higby as the Haldeman aide immune to Watergate scrutiny while resting in VIP park getaways funded by taxpayers. A review notes Higby’s leverage, his denial of Watergate ties, and the National Park Service rest houses used by Nixon era elites at Camp Hoover and other locations with high daily rates.
A columnist urges parents to prioritize reading, arguing that literacy determines life prospects. He criticizes schools for rigid curricula and teachers overloading students, urges letting children read what interests them to build a personal library and long-term reading habits.
Economists warn of a downturn in late 1973 into 1974 driven by weak consumer behavior. They cite lower savings, higher credit, and a surge in durable goods spending that intensified inflation and then faded as confidence declined. The period shows a manic consumer mood, with spending patterns and price pressures feeding a likely recession risk.
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