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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1970
Page
2
A veteran Erie detective Mario Bagnoni denounces lawyers and court rules, urging harsher bail and fewer loopholes while praising police. The piece also reports President Nixon labeling campus protesters as bums and questions national priorities amid wars in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
An opinion piece critiques U S foreign entanglements and cites campus radicalism. It cites eight security treaties affecting 42 nations and 26 more under defense missions, noting Vietnam costs and youth calls for domestic reform. It highlights Red Guards influence and student activism at Lehigh University culminating in a five page Lehigh Compact.
The column critiques Cold War scare tactics and overmilitarization while lamenting social decay, noting Americans should focus on domestic ills like crime inflation and drug abuse. It recalls Kent State era shifts, contrasts past campus life with present unrest, and warns against chasing imaginary enemies while real problems escalate.
A vivid reminiscence recalls the Kent State unrest, describing National Guard actions on the hill near Moulton Hall, campus life prior to the riot, and the chaotic dawn after the killings. The writer notes the war era mood, student protests, and disrupted circuits as the town and university were wracked by events.
A reader questions whether a school crossing guard may daily park on a neighbor’s private driveway. The answer states that such parking is trespassing and violates private land rights, with a sign offering limited legal help. It notes there may be practical benefits to a sign but it does not change the trespass nature.
Two Corry women won first prizes at the 27th annual Erie Art Club exhibition with a green wheel thrown ceramic bowl by Mrs Frank Grice Jr and a first prize weaving win by Mrs CH Holden. School board to interview eight superintendent candidates from 25 applications this week as budget talks loom over tax rates amid rising salaries and operating costs. Salvation Army citadel on East Washington street reopens after ceiling, wiring, and redecorating improvements. The Spoken Word Is Like the Ar The Printed Word Is Always There.
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