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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
2
A May issue editorial argues that the press wields limited power compared with the people and cites the Rat Bill as proof. It urges citizens to pressure lawmakers to curb crime, restore Bible reading in schools, reform courts, curb federal spending, and hold officials accountable, warning complacency risks self-blame.
Newspaper column alleges Attorney General Robert F Kennedy ordered a wiretap on Dr Martin Luther King in July 1963 and monitored King’s calls and movements. It claims FBI liaison and internal opposition but asserts Kennedy denies ordering or approving wide scale tapping. It links wiretaps to questions about King’s credibility and King’s assassin’s search.
Harrisburg column examines how lawmakers use campaign gimmicks to court voters. Press aides issue grand statements praising incumbents and shaping public opinion while committees and appointments align with political timing. It also reviews public school transportation costs and voter registration breakdowns by district, party, and sex, noting the complex data compiled by the State Elections Bureau.
It Happened In Corry notes two weeks of play in the City Softball League with Sports Center out front at three straight wins, Vels and Company A tied for second with two victories, and one setback for the pack. An injury report mentions a Clymer child hurt when a fall and bicycle collision caused a deep laceration. condition listed as good. A home open house honors East silver. fire at Mrs. Mabel Messenger’s home on East Church Street disrupts wedding anniversary festivities. Reverend A L Roth delivers sermon to Corry High seniors. bicycle accident cited. details mix with other city events from 1948.
Jim Bishop muses on Memorial Day origins from General Logan to state date choices, then shifts to a personal meditation across battlefields and graves. He laments hollow rituals, recalls visiting graves including JFK, and questions the sacrifice behind ceremonial remembrance. The piece contrasts distant cemeteries with intimate memory.
On May 24 events span 1625 Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for 24 worth of goods and founded New Amsterdam. 1619 Queen Victoria was born. 1890 first US passenger train ran Baltimore to Elliott's Mills. 184 Samuel Morse sent the first public telegraph message. 1946 Truman threatened to call out the Army over railroad strikes. 1962 Scott Carpenter orbited Earth twice. Earlier Moscow troop cuts in Eastern Europe. 5 years ago DOJ sought to block Gov Wallace over Alabama desegregation. 1 year ago US backed Big Four effort to ease Middle East war.
A regional notice lists contact points for state and federal representatives. Assemblyman Forest Hopkins of North East, state senator James Willard of Mercer County, US senators Hugh Scott and Joseph Clark of Philadelphia, and Congressman Joseph Vigorito of Erie are named with suggested mailing addresses at state capitol or Washington, D.C. The Corry Evening Journal notes exclusive rights and ad rates.
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