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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion readers urge councilmen to require full restoration of damaged streets and sidewalks after underground work. They fault a backlog of repairs and say patches and patches leave the area looking unfinished until forced action. The letter stresses returning roads to original condition.
New York AP column features quirky observations on work, fashion, and politics. A veteran riff on moonlighters, pensions, and modern trends quotes Jackie Gleason and David Niven. It notes Julie Andrews costumes cost and forecasts population growth to 400 million by 2030 with humorous asides on nails and feminism.
Drew Pearson examines Stokely Carmichael and his advisers as they steer clear of U.S. courts. The column cites a Hanoi speech and a questionable phone call to Havana as examples of attempts to undermine American morale. It contrasts black voting rights, patriotism, and race in the United States with Carmichael’s stance and broader civil rights tensions. The piece also notes William Gargan’s return to public life with a throat cancer implant after donating voice to a campaign fundraiser.
In Corry a drilling project on Carter Hill ended after drilling 4500 feet without finding natural fuel. A student art exhibit for grades 1-9 will be displayed at Montgomery Ward starting Monday for a week, organized by Ramsey Rogers. A temperature drop brings freezing and snow flurries.
Jim Bishop paints a surreal dental visit with Dr. O’Brien and family of siblings running a dentistry empire as patients endure jokes and high speed drills. The narrator observes wealth, theater, and mortality amid gleaming chairs and comic repartee in a 1969 style vignette.
A compact record of notable events on May 8 across history. From Truman announcing the end of World War II in Europe in 1945 to Hernando De Soto’s Mississippi River discovery near Memphis in 1541, and other dated milestones across centuries.
A reader notice listing state and federal representatives with contact addresses in Harrisburg Philadelphia and Washington. It invites brief legible communications on one subject, requiring signature and return address for publication and notes potential condensation and no responsibility for statements.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Kepy ton Mrs. geni Arle son Ent linked to a presidential affair. Unable to confirm roles. readable bits suggest board involvement and official actions but no clear outcome or dates.
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