Farewell to an old Aero plant and its impact on Corry
In Corry the Aero-Flow Dynamics Aero-Corry Division faces closure from Midland-Ross sales, shrinking from 3,000 wartime employees to about 100. The plant shaped local economy and identity, with Aero parts spinning through World War I and II aviation, Kit reconnaissance, and major aircraft programs. The loss stings local history, though development efforts by the Corry Area Industrial Development Corporation offer hope for new industry.
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Aero-Corry
Aero-Flow Dynamics
Midland-Ross
Atlantic
Aero Parts
France
Iwo Jima
Ploesti
Cologne
England
Corry
Corry Area
Troopers to the rescue by Bill Eaton
A reader praises State Police for a rescue on I 80 when two sailors missed a ride. Troopers alerted nearby substations, stopped a speeding car, and helped reunite the sailors with their friend. Commissioner McKetta commends the troopers for a civic good turn with a happy ending.
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Bill Eaton
Shippensville
Frank McKetta
Harrisburg
McKetta
TV Ethnic Balance Sparks Viewer Debate in 1960s ABC
The article discusses ABC crime dramas The Silent Force and FBI and their handling of ethnic portrayals. It notes attempts to avoid stereotypes by balancing casts, cites protests by Italian and Polish groups, and mentions broader media efforts to adjust content after complaints. It also lists Corry Evening Journal editorial and publication details.
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New York
ABC
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
la Cosa
Bandito
Voters reject tainted candidates in several states
A state by state review shows California voters ousting Senator George Murphy amid disclosed pay arrangements and tax liens. Connecticut saw Senator Tom Dodd falter amid libel clashes, investigations, and a White House visit, while Indiana and Maryland featured bribery indictments and self-advantage charges. Nebraska notes Senator Roman Hruska surviving a tight race after prior criticism of ties to various interests.
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Connecticut
Drew Pearson
Tom Dodd
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
Washington
Dodd
White House
Nixon
Murray Chotiner
Nebraska
Roman Hruska
Kemper Insurance Group
Two Years Ahead News Flashes From Around The World
A spoof two years ahead stirs headlines from Washington to Montgomery. Spiro Agnew allegedly arrested for writing on a restroom wall. claims of political motivation by the Attorney General. Rockefeller, Cleaver, Leary, and others say they won’t seek the presidency again. NASA reports Apollo 19 misrouted toward Wet Moccasin, Oklahoma. Baseballs, politics, and pop culture mix in a satirical panorama across cities from Paris to Peking.
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Washington, D.C
White House
Spiro Agnew
Washington Police Department
Muskie
Kennedy
Rat Finks
Attorney, General’s Office
Pocantico Hills
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
John Mitchell
Eldrige Cleaver
Professor Leary
Frank and Costello
L. Mendel Rivers
George Wallace
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Aero
Mounties
Canada
New London
Mercer
Number
Son
Clarion College
Thruway
Number 3
Corrier
Dale
California
George Murphy
Technicolor, Inc
Soroensen
Indiana
Vance Hartke
Spiegel, Inc
Chicago
Indianapolis
WIFE
Daniel Brewster
Hartke
Maryland — Life Magazine
Joseph Tydings
Marvin Mandel
Wisconsin
Sentry Insurance
Hruska
New York Times
Jim Bishop
Houston
Texas
NASA
Pluto
Wet Moccasin
Oklahoma
Curt Flood
Satchel Paige
Bayonne
Sausalito
Paris
Athens
Greece
Aristotle Onassis
Stavros Niarchos
Japan
Onassis
Red Skelton
Berne
Switzerland
Cuba
George Romney
U.S
Saigon
William Galley
Prudential Insurance Company
New York Life and
Metropolitan Life
United States
San Francisco
Peking
China
Mao Tse-tung
Outer Space
Johnny Carson
David Frost
Merv Griffin
Richard Nixon
Berlin
Germany
Golda Meir
Illinois
Panthers
Montgomery
Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser
Supreme Court
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