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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1968
Page
2
Corry merchants report rising shoplifting as the economy strengthens with more paychecks. Stores lack a uniform policy and vary from restitution to citations with typical fines around 25 dollars plus restitution. Juvenile offenders receive different treatment. A joint retailer police effort could develop a standard policy and share pilferer names.
A Zion Illinois opinion piece questions Congress as a “toothless watchdog” of the Treasury. It accuses lawmakers of passing spending bills and shifting responsibility to the Executive branch, urging stronger oversight as public frustration grows.
In Harrisburg a significant bill aims to end misused encumbrances that let governors and budgets hide surpluses or deficits. Proposed by Rep. Herbert Fineman, it would require a specific contract and a six month payment deadline, placing tighter control on lapsing funds and reducing need for later tax hikes.
A clipped item lists mailing options for Corry Pennsylvania with prices for postpaid, mail in advance, and carrier delivery. The odd text mentions ten cents per copy and sixty five cents per week with unclear trailing words.
Weather report notes delayed sewer repair on Eagie street between West Wayne and Essex streets with completion expected within a day. Mentions May 23 discoveries blocking the line and local baseball references including Corry High School and Indians context.
Drew Pearson reports a House Commerce Committee debate over a tough federal pipeline inspection bill, blocked behind closed doors. Five lawmakers led a push to restore stronger Senate provisions, citing real damage from gas explosions in Queens and San Jose and urging federal over state oversight to protect 200,000 miles of underground pipelines.
Jim Bishop riffs on golf as a social ritual and male psychology. He sketches players who chase par, endure missed putts, and obsess over the long shot while recalling friends like Bernard Castro Gene Kroll Rocky Marciano and Irving Tillis.
A cluttered string of amusing lines shows a New York reader's sample quarrels and quips between husband and wife. The notes touch on chores, money, driving, dating, and daily routines, ending with a fridge full of chores and a house sale tease in classifieds.
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