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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1970
Page
2
In Our Opinion, the paper criticizes a public utility tax on Corry Municipal Authority, noting pass-through to consumers and political maneuvering in Harrisburg. It highlights the Nixon SALT talks, U.S.-Soviet arms escalation, and Soviet obstructions in Vienna negotiations, alongside military plans and SS9 missile deployment and a global naval exercise code named Okean.
An intelligence summary reports Soviet submarine activity rising in the Pacific with 120 subs sighted, including 35 nuclear powered and 25 armed with 400 mile missiles. It notes Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk as bases, a large surface fleet, and a vast missile equipped patrol boat force. Also mentions mooring buoys in the Philippine Sea and thin U.S. naval presence at Yokosuka.
New York AP report covers a rare TV feast amid a summer famine. NBC and ABC aired varied specials on education pollution and entertainment including Wayne and Shuster and Des O Connor. The piece notes uneven quality and the cost implications of public action, plus a Irish tone about the medium’s future.
A reflective reminiscence on humanity's weaponry from bone to gunpowder, contrasting primeval survival with modern conflict. It links civil leadership, student protests, and metrication debates to a broader view of patriotism, reform, and youthful dissent in a shifting political era.
The article discusses adopting the metric system worldwide led by England with plans by 1975 and other regions already using meters. It notes potential confusion if the United States keeps its own system and ponders whether to change language or actual sizes, using the one mile to 1609 meters debate as an example and noting broad implications for education, engineering, marketing, and manufacturing.
The article explains that unions and companies can settle labor disputes by voluntary agreement instead of court injunctions. Peaceful picketing for lawful purposes is allowed, but illegal, mass, or violent picketing may prompt a court order to halt such acts. If both sides agree, courts typically accept the settlement.
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