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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion a columnist pitches a savings plan arguing Shafer could have saved about 162 million by not hiring 27 000 state employees over six years. The writer jokes no payment is needed, just a plaque and a pledge of no more wholesale new hires in the commonwealth.
Former Corry resident Ray Tanner now special assistant for Indian Affairs in Washington D C moderated a Mescalero Apache Reservation seminar in New Mexico as part of a community action program. The event drew representation from over 60 reservations and discussed the professional planner role in tribal aid. The report notes hunters’ confusion over a new deer spotlighting law, in effect since September 1, aimed at reducing property damage from vehicles. Also listed are local notices: Donald A Antrim named in Who’s Who Among Students, Kenny Damcott turning 16 with braces funded by local donors, and William Dorschel set to perform in Prologue at Bob Jones University.
Highlights include British evacuation of New York in 1783, British capture of Ft Duquesne in 1758, Carson City becoming Nevada’s capital in 1861, federal troops at Missionary Ridge in 1863, WTAW radio first play by play in 1920, Formosa raid in 1949, Eisenhower stroke in 1957, space probe plans in 1954, Kennedy burial in 1963, and a 1968 note of a bread contamination tragedy in Colombia.
A summary of contact points for state and federal reps. Forest Hopkins, James Willard, Hugh Scott, Joseph Clark, and Joseph Vigorito are listed with addresses in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Washington, D C. The text notes contacting officials via Capitol or House Office Building and provides city locations.
Alabama civic leader Robert M. Millsap, longtime Wallace ally, faced questions over alleged kickbacks from the Bolling Huey liquor firm. The column traces payments totaling about 138000 dollars to Millsap from 1967 onward, plus Millsap's role in Wallace campaigns and fund raising. Millsap denies broker activity and would not comment on the checks.
The piece explains obscene calls plague users, especially women and children, across several states. It notes Bell system efforts to curb harassment, including reporting, monitoring, and automatic record keeping. It quotes arrests rising from 365 in 1965 to 1,105 last year and offers practical guidance for victims.
A Hal Boyle column compiles quirky trivia and remarks: elephants’ eye lashes reach four to five inches, left feet often larger than right, aspirin can be deadly in high daily doses, and millions hold ten thousand dollar bills in circulation. Also notes aging demographics, witty quotes, and curious global tidbits.
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