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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1968
Page
2
The writer urges readers to visit NIH clinical wards and cancer units to witness patients, in particular children and their mothers, facing harsh treatments and questions about dying. They criticize apathetic or hypocritical attitudes and praise youth groups promoting positive, wholesome activities.
Editor notes Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson examine Robert F. Kennedy amid a broader review of his past associations with McCarthyism and anti-communist campaigns. The column questions his maturity to lead, cites family influence and political moves, and ends hinting at Southern Democrats considering a regional favorite for the nomination, possibly Gov. John Connally.
Harrisburg column notes Governor Shafer floods the legislature with messages urging action on license fee increases and highway funding. The Pennsylvania AAA Federation counters that passenger car fees should not be raised while highlighting revenue gaps and the $911 million motor license fund. The piece questions who benefits from the recent constitutional convention vote and recalls past legislative hurdles.
Local notices and newspaper pricing appear with AP republication rights noted. Names and staff roles are obscured by OCR, but references to general management and advertising deadlines are visible along with subscription rates and carrier copy costs.
Washington endured a rain soaked December of 1799 at Mount Vernon facing laryngitis and pneumonia. Doctors bled him as Martha Washington tended him and he finally died at 11:20 December 14, 1799 saying he was not afraid to go. The note ends with a stark image that the condemned trees outlived him.
The Rev Clinton F Hildebrand pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church resigns after five and a half years to accept a pastorate in Connellsville Fayette County. Also reports include a Corry fire department grass fire at the Corry Operating Company plant and a milk spill on South Center Street near Pleasant Street.
On May 3 various historical events are noted including the incorporation of Washington DC in 1802, Columbus discovering Jamaica in 1494, Adams appointing Stoddert as Navy Secretary in 1798, early airline passenger service in 1919, a 1993 nonstop transcontinental flight, 1944 synthetic quinine at Harvard, 1945 Elbe surrender of German troops, Antarctica peaceful use treaty discussions, Haiti martial law in 195X, and Park Chung Hee's re election in South Korea.
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