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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1966
Page
2
In Our Opinion the nation prioritizes lunar goals over critical issues such as cancer cures unemployment pollution crime and education. The piece urges diverting funds from the moon project to address social ills and infrastructure while pausing the moon emphasis.
New York AP explains finance jargon used on Wall Street with blunt translations. Excessive speculation means what the other fellow is doing while glamorous stocks are shares we want to unload at higher prices. The piece lists common phrases and their plain meanings, noting brokers often speak in double talk.
A collage of humorous misprints and botched headlines from multiple papers shows how misplaced letters and word slips spark reader chuckles. Examples include stray spaces and altered words in items about women, travel, beauty contests, and public notices across towns like Wildwood New Jersey St. Petersburg and Greensboro, with editorials noting the enduring charm of typos.
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty faced scrutiny over five dinners between 1963 and 1969 netting about 690000. Officials say four were testimonial events and only two aided campaigns, while others allegedly funded personal expenses. Yorty, who shifted parties and ran for governor, defended fundraising as voter education, but questions remain about 900000 in private funds since 1961 and how much supported campaigns.
The Corry Evening Journal lists its staff roles and printing details, with publisher George R. Sample and production management staff noted. It includes advertising and mailing rate information, distribution models, and office locations in New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The United States shies from direct intervention in Palestine, counting on the United Nations to assume responsibility for the Holy Land. Britain bears the task of keeping peace between Arabs and Jews as tensions persist. In Corry area, notable local items include seniors earning all academic honors, with Marie Joan Zafiropulos named valedictorian and Anna Barbara Puckly salutatorian at Senior High School. A local three year old, Madelene VanderSchaaff, remains in critical condition after a car accident near Clymer.
Smith Street reports that George Besson’s East Wayne farm has been bought and a public sale to dispose of cattle and other livestock will be held next week. A measles quarantine update lists Janet Marie Jackson, seven, as latest patient from Essex Street. Worth Hamfond buys Vincent Anderson home on West Pleasant Street and plans to move in soon. Mr and Mrs M C Baldwin relocate from that address to a Concord Township residence now being prepared for occupancy.
On May 2 1670 Hudsons Bay Company was chartered covering vast territory. In 1863 Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men at Chancellorsville and died 10 days later. Oklahoma became a territory in 1890. In 1912 Congress backed experimental parcel post. In 1923 the first nonstop transcontinental flight began. In 1945 Berlin fell as the Soviet Union shifted party lines. Five years ago Canada agreed to sell wheat to Communist China. One year ago Johnson alleged Communist manipulation in the Dominican Republic.
A reader asks if children with heart murmurs or mild rheumatic heart disease can participate in normal school activity. The physician notes gradual return to activity after doctor guidance, with repeated exams to gauge heart reserve. Also compares Salk and Sabin polio vaccines, their methods, safety, and the importance of vaccination. A note on fever indicates it reflects immune response, not always present in mild illness. Dr Coleman invites letters for his column.
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