Brave Man Of The Week: William Benton Targets Education
Editorial lauds William Benton of Encyclopedia Britannica and CED for defending traditional early schooling. It argues schools should prioritize the three R's and basic literacy over vocational or “frills” subjects, warning that neglect harms reading and writing skills in students.
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William Benton
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc
Committee For Economic Development
CED
Benton
Nike Zeus Intercepts Missile At 3000 MPH Test
In New Mexico an Army Nike Zeus interceptor stopped a 3000 mph missile in a comprehensive testoffering a boost to plans for a full antis missile defense system. Officials say future Pacific tests against Atlas missiles will probe tracking radar and battery performance. Critics pin the radar discrimination between warheads and decoys as a potential weakness.
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Washington
Army
New Mexico
Pacific
Helther
Robert S. McNamiera
Prac
Defense Department
Corry Evening Journal Local Publication Note
The Corry Evening Journal notes its republication rights with AP News content and states a price of 1400 per year by mail and 42 cents per copy. It lists advertising and management staff and mentions Philadelphia office details in a brief acknowledgments section.
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Acr
Simeon
George R. Gauiylds
Poa
Cory
Chane
Muller
Mull
George Sokolsky Says Woman's Equality in Texas Debates
Excerpted remarks by George Sokolsky critiquing perceived gender equality efforts and Texas laws. He cites age of marriage, property rights, and spousal control, contrasting modern freedoms with traditional male authority. References Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird, noting political figures from Texas.
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Texas
Lyndon, Johnson
Lady Bird
Oes
Pblitickins
Fear, Dictators, and the Power of a Carrot and Whip
The essay argues fear sustains totalitarian rule, detailing how regimes weaponize threats from Nazis to nuclear fears. It warns Americans may be manipulated by similar tactics from Washington, D.C., including unemployment and external threats, urging vigilance against state overreach.
Corry area notes and community briefs across town
A weekly wrap of local items notes West Germany interest in old police badges, Fountainette shop changes hands with Mrs Comitz continuing to run the North Center Street eatery, and Roy Kerstetter returns home from Hamet Hospital after a skating mishap. It reports on Township Supervisor Harry Burrows receiving a 25 year service award, merged school district unity benefits, Chamber of Commerce labor ties, Corry high school coaching implications from a new weightlifting trend, and a travel-planned Alaskan trip. It covers Army Specialist Four Walterae and Specialist Miller veterans, Edinboro State College science fair winners Martin Greishaw and William Menoher, and Raymond E. Robinson USN mobile unit duty, plus police manpower talks and a proposed 1962-63 Teacher's Institute dates.
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Reiley
Harley Drake
West Germany
Manfred
Bordasch
Gretenberg
Uler Lehrte
Hannover
United States
Mike Comitz
Fountainette
North Center Street
Chamber of Commerce and
Labor
Corry
Corry Area High School
Fairbanks
Alaska
Walter Ae
Marie W. Spencer
Rig. 2
Fourth Armored Division
Grafenwehr-Hohenfels
Germany
Miller
Everett L. Miller
R. D
Centerville
Spring Creek
Union City
Edinboro State College
Martin Greishaw
William Menoher
Raymond E. Robinson
USN
Charlotte Robinson
Mobile Construction Battalion Five
Port Hueneme
Calif
Okinawa
Pennsylvania
New York State
New York
Gay
Rockefeller
Ira A. Miller
Ann Baressi
Air Department reports hospital bombed in Bataan
Washington reports a hospital at Bataan was bombed by Japanese yesterday causing many casualties. The hospital had been avoided by enemy bombers until then.
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Washington
Air Department
Bataan
Local clippings and notes from Corry area and beyond
Former Corry resident Bill Hines writes from Palm Springs California where Ike Eisenhower and John F Kennedy visited the area. A Center street store plans to add furniture to its line. Carlyle Coons earns ICS hall of fame honors joining a select group since 1809. Captain Dick Bush of the Salvation Army serves coffee after a fire call despite repairs delaying their wagon. State gas tax increases highway aid funds returning to the city.
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Bill Hines
Palm Springs
Calli
Ike Eisenhower
JFK
Scranton
Carlyle Coons
Downtown merchants push for greener streets and brighter storefronts
City Council faces pressure from merchants to brighten the downtown with trees and potted shrubs. Progressive retailers expect a nicer shopping district will lift sales and lure customers. City plans to buy a tranquillizer for the new dog catcher as a safety measure. Jim Allen returns to Citizens National Bank after a banking assignment in Pittsburgh.
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Jim Allen
Citizens National Bank
Pittsburgh
Ottieless
Mallon National Baris
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Man of
John Glenn
Johnny
Jane
Bill Benton
Thomas A. Edison
Wizard of
Menlo Park
the Corry Evening Journal
George
Sokolsky
Dame
John
Glenn
Joe
Paul Harvey Khrushchev
Khushchev
Russia
Washington, D.C
Red
China
J. Collins McSparran
Aero Supply Mig. Co
U. S
Fourth Ward
Golden Rule Club
Fitz
Elks
Charley Keefer
Jack Holt
Charley Tanner
Ewald Curigom
Ralph Martin
Jill Sullivas
Crs
D. Warren DeRoeay
Rafael Stover, Candies
Wéheor
Barney‘s Firestone
Ony Hamm
Fles
Evans
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