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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion questions the use of pain killing drugs in racing after Dancer’s Image won the Kentucky Derby, then was stripped days later for the drug claim. The piece contrasts allowed human pain relief in sports with bans on animals, urging readers to reflect on ethics.
A Wellston Ohio Telegram opinion states that travel is the largest single global industry and notes that developed nations run travel deficits. The piece asks whether other countries will mimic U.S. travel restrictions to the United States, potentially undermining the U.S. travel tax on Europe.
Harrisburg column surveys 1968 PA legislative mood with lawmakers favoring longer work weeks while many lawyers resist. Governor Shafer faces a looming fiscal crisis and questions about budget cuts or new revenues. Constitutional Convention costs compared to prior projections provoke scrutiny. Election calendar items note primary tie votes, recounts, and returns filings.
State Representative Forest Hopkins serves North East and can be reached at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. Senator James Willard represents Mercer County and is addressed at the State Capitol in Harrisburg Pa. U S Senators Hugh Scott and Joseph Clark hail from Philadelphia and can be contacted via the Senate Office Building in Washington DC. Congressman Joseph Vigorito represents a district with a House Office Building address in Washington DC.
Drew Pearson reports LBJ cut a secret deal with Sen. McClellan to avoid vetoing wiretap amendments while conservatives push curbs on Supreme Court protections. Hoover seeks FBI training monopoly, Senate wary on rights, Thailand troop surge discussed as Vietnam truce talks loom. Stephen Young urges closing tax loopholes and a windfall tax on war profiteers after noting 1965 high earners avoided income tax.
Jim Bishop recalls his father John M. Bishop and the family Chevrolet nicknamed Big John. The car logged many miles from Ridgewood to Florida, endured weather and wear, and passed to Adele’s husband Emil after John’s driving era ended.
Corry's four hitters fueled by Roger Whiteley homer helped the Corry team in a recent game against Brie Sailors at Carter Field. The Brie's banquet at Titusville High preceded, while the Erie Railroad strike news affected local workers with furloughs.
On May 10 in history events include the 1871 Treaty of Frankfurt ending the Franco Prussian War and Alsace Lorraine ceded to Germany. Other notes cite Ethan Allen at Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 and Jefferson Davis captured in 1865 at Irwinville Georgia.
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