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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1970
Page
2
An opinion piece laments nearly 50 000 American highway deaths and blasts complacency while urging a national crusade against speed drinking faulty cars bad roads enforcement and manufacturer riskier designs. It contrasts highway carnage with Nixon era Middle East policy andIsrael aid bombs in a separate column.
A lengthy briefing notes U S concerns about Soviet pilots in Egypt and Israel as a bulwark against communism. It cites Nixon’s stance and aides debates on a peace gesture post Cambodia, Kissinger’s opposition to war limits, and the Interior Department’s drought measures including cloud seeding to restore water tables.
The piece reflects on the Archives Building inscription What’s past is prologue and cites J B Priestley's New Statesman remark condemning American drift toward a long dangerous dream. It likens Rome’s decline through idle rich and poor, welfare blocs, tax shifts, coin debasement, urban decay, and loss of civic virtue to modern America’s perceived trajectory.
NBC ABC and CBS cut into prime time with more than 14 hours weekly of films rerun from earlier seasons plus another 4.5 hours added today, raising questions about the fate of fresh programming. David Frost interviews with Jack Benny highlight the era as a notable TV moment amid nostalgia and labor regret. The Corry Evening Journal notes the shift, publishing details and local notes.
Luddites return in modern headlines as EDP managers report fear of computer failures linked to sabotage. The piece recalls 19th century English workers who attacked machines to curb industrial change, noting contemporary parallels and workplace suspicions.
Miss Marilyn Canfield of Corry travels to Harrisburg with about 50 Pennsylvania high school students to take part in the All State Chorus. A Corry High School baseball win extends their streak to four, 7 2 over Union City at Loveland Field. A Sparta Consolidated School auditorium crowd of 400 attends a graduation ceremony for 24 graduates. Local remodeling work continues on the Johnson block on West Main Street. The Nast Company expands operations, and local businessmen Shea and Walraven retire. A discussion notes the risk of data erasure from magnet devices and cites incidents involving Dow Chemical Company protests and computer security concerns.
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