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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1969
Page
2
In Our Opinion Corry celebrates a 550 youth parade downtown highlighting community spirit and youth engagement. Adults shine at the Corry Memorial Hospital open house for a new 4 bed long term care wing, a result of local effort and generosity with state and federal funds supporting a stronger hospital.
A government program will move 16 500 one ton cylinders of nerve gas by rail to Earle New Jersey then load them aboard two Liberty ships for disposal at sea. The transport faces safety waivers and concerns from Rep McCarthy and transportation officials over route exposure and ecological risk.
Dillon Washington opinion in 1968 underscores hot competition from Japan and other nations. Rising wages and prices squeeze American products out of world markets. Trade surplus at about 500 million is seen as far below potential of several billions.
The piece surveys ongoing currency shocks including the West German mark and French franc, critiques fixed rates from Bretton Woods, and weighs options from floating regimes to wider fluctuation bands. It argues for responsible economic policy and timely payments to sustain world trade.
The letter from a mentally ill man asks for understanding and a chance to live legally in a home his father owns. Cy King hopes doctors will permit discharge while detailing his struggles and the family’s cautious optimism amid a long institutional stay.
William R. McMillen Indiana County state representative will headline the Glenn Mead Day celebration at Mead Park on July 4. A Corry recap notes events from local meetings and inter-class track results as seniors lead with 33 points over juniors. Edward Crapser paced skeet practice with 45 birds and a 24-bird string near Columbus.
On May 9 various events shaped world history from Columbus departing Cadiz on his fourth voyage in 1502 to Franklin publishing the first American newspaper cartoon in 1754. Other notes include Spain taking Pensacola in 1761 Mussolini claiming Ethiopia as an Italian colony in 1936 and Victor Emmanuel III’s abdication in 1946.
The text lists contact paths for elected leaders including Assemblyman Forest Hopkins of North East Pennsylvania at the State Capitol Harrisburg PA, State Senator James Willard of Pulaski Mercer County, U S Senators Hugh Scott and Richard Schweiker at the Senate Office Building Washington DC, and U S Congressman J Vigorito of Erie with a Washington DC office address.
The Corny JOURNAL invites brief regibly written submissions on one subject. Include signature and address for publication. All are subject to condensation and the paper assumes no responsibility for statements contained.
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