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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1966
Page
2
In Our Opinion the CBS documentary The Twentieth Century won’t return next year to make room for pro football. The piece faults CBS for dumping quality programs like The Twentieth Century while keeping The Beverly Hillbillies and The Wild Wild West, condemning television as a boob tube.
Editor notes introduce a two part explainer by Sam Dawson on inflation its meaning for households and the economy. The piece discusses rising costs and whether tomorrow’s pay will buy less, with government and business figures weighing potential remedies.
The piece compares a 1.2 percent yearly rise labeled noninflationary to a 2 percent jump in 1965, with Washington officials warning that 3 percent would be dangerous. It recalls 1950–51 price surges, notes wholesale prices rose 1.8 percent monthly then, and asks who bears the first hit as inflation grows.
Paul Harvey reflects on trusting Washington leaders while revealing faulty decisions and misstatements. He notes McNamara’s testimony promising no escalation or nuclear use, yet acknowledging Communist buildup and troop deployment plans. He warns against believing in leadership omnipotence amid inflation and economic pressures.
Democratic senators held a closed session criticizing President Johnson’s Vietnam stance. The gathering aimed to defeat or soften Morse’s resolution to rescind the Gulf of Tonkin mandate. Key figures included Fulbright McCarthy Gore Kennedy and Morse, with no Republican attendance.
On this date in 1933 Southern California earthquakes killed 120 people and caused 50 million dollars in damage. Grant became Union commander in chief in 1864. The first intelligible telephone sentence was spoken in 1876.
Fragmentary notice from Corry Journal advertising a local business listing. Mentions a firm on West York Avenue and a transaction rate of 15.00 per year with related figures.
New York AP writer Hal Boyle recalls the moment parents face when children stop seeing them as infallible. A string of toy failures and questions test a father’s pride from broken raceway cars to arithmetic, revealing a lighthearted view of growing up and parental limits.
Q and A discuss that under the 1953 Pennsylvania Marriage Code a second marriage may become effective on the death or divorce removing the impediment if entered in good faith, with no retroactive effect. It also covers landlord tenant notice: 30 days for month to month and 3 months for year to year, with no required notice by tenant absent a lease.
A reader asks if lie detectors diagnose illness and explains polygraph basics noting it records physiological responses. The letter cites air pollution and tobacco risks, X ray exposure safety, and seeks medical guidance from Dr Coleman regarding health questions and reader letters.
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