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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1969
Page
2
The piece argues the 7.6 percent income tax surcharge and a 7.5 percent prime rate deepen the squeeze on American households. It notes higher borrowing costs for autos and homes, predicts further rise to 10 percent tax next year, and questions the inflation control rationale while urging trust in policymakers. It ends with empathy for wage earners and a gripe that they can only hope officials keep them on track.
Washington notes say the birth control pill has been on the market nine years with FDA unable to quantify total adverse reactions or deaths. Congressional committees probe reports that up to 10 percent of adverse reports are fatal, with one pill linked to a third of recent fatalities. Side effects range from rashes and headaches to arteriosclerosis and cancer as British studies warn of greatly elevated mortality and morbidity from thromboembolie disease among users.
Assemblyman Forest Hopkins notes eight bills in the Pennsylvania legislature seek to reduce the voting age to 20 19 and 18 with the Senate passing an 18 year option he supports. He mentions a state scholarship program and debates over grants versus loans emphasizing youth aid. Hopkins recounts meeting teens at a Presbyterian Youth Conference touring the Capitol and interactions with Senators Willard and Lester. He describes a minor dispute over naming the brook trout as the state fish and notes caucus discussions and a night shift labor bill package including an extra telephone operator and a flagman on trains. He laments a missed vote by Rep David Hayes and jokes about saving two dollars in limousine fare.
Jim Bishop argues for including unsettling details in non fiction and fiction alike. He cites William Wynne Wister, Kennedy biographers, Hemingway, Gleason, and others, asserting that omitting warts harms honesty and sales. He notes sex and violence fueling novel popularity and cites Mickey Spillane as a turning point.
Directors of the Corry Memorial Hospital plan to advertise for bids to build a 61 bed facility atop West Smith street hill. Corry High School basketball finished 18 wins 10 losses in the 1889 29 season with 844 points scored.
State Representative Booking Assemblyman Forest North East can be contacted at the State Capitol Harrisburg Pa. State Senator James Willard Pulaski Mercer County can be contacted at the State Capitol Harrisburg Pa. U S Senator Hugh Scott and Richard Schweiker can be contacted at the Senate Office Building Washington DC.
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