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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1967
Page
2
A Time Magazine essay argues that GNP may top a trillion dollars in the early 1970s. It questions how GNP translates to individual well being, wealth distribution, and real benefits for workers, warning that swelling GNP without impact on the poor is propaganda for economists.
In Harrisburg this week a Christmas tree in the Capitol Rotunda will showcase gifts for Pennsylvania service members in Vietnam. Governor Shafer asked state workers to bring wrapped presents, which will be flown by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and U S Marine Corps to Vietnam. The piece also notes tax-raising proposals, license tag increases, and trivia about Pennsylvania’s largest fish by length and weight, plus election deadline details for absentee ballots.
Jim Bishop reports on Tokyo and Kyoto life during a visit. He notes Japan’s population, modern infrastructure, and culture from hot dogs to monorails, trains like Hikari, and the tea ceremony. He describes student politics, postwar living standards, and details of daily life and hospitality.
Galo Plaza ex president of Ecuador emerged as a leading contender for the Pan American Organization’s top post. The U.S. backed Plaza after years of diplomacy with the UN and crisis mediation in Lebanon, Cyprus, and the Congo. His New York birth is seen as a handicap in some quarters, but rivals vie for ballots as the 20 republics meet to elect a ten-year leader.
Yesterday's Memories Of Corry notes that hundreds of residents visited the Ajax Iron Works plant during an open house from 2 to 6 PM. General Manager J H Castor and Ajax executives greeted guests as the expanded facility was showcased to employees' families and the public. Postmaster James Sullivan announced Civil Service exam ratings for cler k carrier positions with ten qualifiers and appointments for John Wascak and Paul Dyne.
Manager Phil Young announced Corry's Keystones will debut before city fans on Thanksgiving night with the Seneca Indians as the opening opponent. Separately, a Parent Teacher Association was organized at the Junior High Elementary School with Mrs. J. E. Mount elected president.
The column explains new drugs for gout and high cholesterol, Allopurinal and cholestyramine, stressing they require medical supervision and FDA approval for general use. It notes paroxysmal tachycardia in a reader, its causes, and that reassurance plus treatment options exist, including a defibrillator in severe cases.
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