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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1962
Page
4
Editorial argues that nuclear testing and arms buildup are not peacekeeping but preparation for war. It links muscle ads to dominance and traces human history of weapons from club to bomb. The piece urges recognizing that arming is for battle, not peace, and warns against naïve faith in arms as deterrence.
The Rome radio said a major British naval force was en route to the Italian Ocean within 24 hours, with Afar Japanese units operating in those waters as tensions rise. Locally, a raid on West Main Street billiard parlors arrested the proprietor and two others after a dispute involving a punch board and slot machines. Reports also note shipments to Camp Wheeler, Georgia, and a power press installation at the Love and Son plant, marking ongoing industrial activity.
Report from the Corr Choral Society rehearsal notes a busy session with the Three Spots ensemble and Bowen Poower among the performers. City listeners praised the evening’s singing as part of a commemorative program.
George Sokolsky argues that current tax and antitrust policies hinder U S industry under a private growth model. He promotes Benjamin Javits and the United Shareowners of America to push tax reform, double taxation elimination, and antitrust revision to restore investor confidence and prevent unemployment.
Jim Bishop portrays Hong Kong as a collage of stark contrasts from neon streets to refugees, describing Kowloon and Victoria, luxury shops, and the free port. He sketches social divides, colonial remnants, and a tense edge if Mao’s China presses, with vivid yet skeptical portraits of locals and tourists.
New York AP reports economists and bankers see steel wage negotiations as the immediate signal for whether the American economy can reach full prosperity. A settlement must balance higher wages for workers with controls to prevent price hikes, pleasing both steel users and government.
Richard Dougherty 44 of Lakewood Ohio escaped injury when his 1962 Cessna Skyhawk with 61 flight hours ran out of fuel and nose landed about 82 feet inside the New York state line on the Joe Irwin farm off Route 6 near Ripley at 7 am. Damages to the craft are estimated at 750 dollars. Dougherty left for Eric after the crash as authorities could not confirm the origin of the flight.
A Chestnut Hill local of the Pennsylvania Railroad struck and killed a 3 year old boy named Knight Alexander in the northwest section of Philadelphia. Police said the youngster appeared to fall down an embankment and roll onto the tracks during the incident.
In Kowloon and Hong Kong health officials prepare for the June cholera wave offering inoculations to the 1,000,000 residents. So far 45,000 have applied. The piece notes social conditions including kept women and births in neighbor presence with some deaths and miscarriages, and mentions a fictional Hollywood set image.
Prosecution aims to call about 25 state troopers to testify against Frank Earl Senk in a murder trial of 13 year old Jane Mary Benfield near Centralia. Key witnesses placed Senk in Centralia July 5 to 13, with evidence from a magazine firm supervisor and a landlord renting to Senk. Pathologist Dr. Roth testified the girl died from head trauma or strangulation.
James Marlow analyzes this week's landmark Supreme Court decision as a broad extension of federal authority into state political representation and social policy. He traces the court's evolving role from 1801 through cases on malapportionment, segregation, and economic oversight, noting both criticism and the court's enduring claim to guard constitutional rights.
Local residents share visits and travels as University of Buffalo student Manwaring stays with family. Colleagues Ayling from Columbus return from Florida visits. Mrs Crowe and Cornish family short Florida trips. Jamestown visits noted. WSCS to hold special church meeting for members old and new. Hawkins, Bond of Jamestown visit Tome Tere. Floyd Smith Jr. guests of Bar Basigh and Collins group.
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