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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1966
Page
2
In Our Opinion laments fading industrial giants who shaped U S power, recalling Edison and Watson, Morgan, Reuther, and other leaders. The piece argues business tolerance of government is waning and warns a loss of bold entrepreneurial characters weakens the nation.
Jim Bishop notes an upcoming Mark Awards luncheon funded by St Bonaventure University honoring Mark Hellinger. The plan funds a $500 prize and a job for a top journalism student, with annual May ceremonies in New York and broad participation from media figures and donors.
Washington reports a two week truce in the soft coal strike easing economic strain. President Truman urges UMW and pit owners to reach a settlement within four to five days. The piece also notes a daytime safe break in Montgomery Ward, local alumni events, and a Warren baseball defeat.
A rising stream of elder spending boosts the economy ahead of Medicare start on July 1. Merchants report seniors and near seniors splurging on items they avoided before, while payroll taxes rise and governments face bigger hospital and medical facility costs, with taxpayers paying in the long run.
In Washington a controversial column notes India will not import US sorghum and prefers wheat, citing drought losses and rupee payments. The piece also discusses Johnson’s covert diplomacy with de Gaulle, McCloy’s mission, and shifts in NATO politics amid pressing auto safety debates.
Hal Boyle notes self talk has become common as listeners vanish. He cites faulty diners and hearing problems, then observes self dialogue offers uninterrupted audiences yet risks missing one's own words. He adds humor on marriage and ends by noting self talk as human coping and warning against losing contact with one’s own words.
The brief notes mark May 11 as the 131st day of 1966 with 234 days remaining. It recalls 1858 Minnesota statehood, 1967 Luxembourg treaty talks in Washington with FDR era peace efforts, a 1945 Tokyo broadcast admit ting Japan began its war with the United States, and historical terrorist actions in Cyprus and Dominican Republic negotiations.
Readers ask Dr Golema about dangers of cold milk for babies and the safety of refrigerated milk for infants including preemies. The piece cites Dr Emmett Holt and Bellevue Hospital noting cold milk can be healthy. It also covers cleft palate causes, early surgery benefits, and weather effects on illness along with a reader letters column to Dr Coleman.
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