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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1968
Page
3
An opinion piece argues crime is the top domestic issue with alarming 1967 frequency figures. It cites murders every 48 minutes and rises in serious crimes by 21 percent in the first half of the year, warning families face greater risk this year and next.
The piece urges constant engagement in government as essential to democracy. It compares civic duty to health, warns against episodic attention, and calls to shift focus from rights to corresponding obligations. It stresses universal outreach to awaken citizens to what they owe their country.
The piece argues crime is rising and the attorney general aids lawbreakers. It warns the next President will influence federal enforcement and FBI leadership, urging voters to act at the polls. It cites J Edgar Hoover’s integrity and Ramsey Clark’s stance, urging turnout to shape police power and justice.
John Gardner former Johnson cabinet member and Urban Coalition chairman says business responses to city problems are more active than labor or universities and should expand roles. He outlines three paths for business: as a functioning enterprise, as a good citizen funding equality and minority ventures, and as individual community leaders.
Editor notes Drew Pearson writes to his grandson Drew Pearson Arnold on his wedding day. The letter recalls childhood, jokes about a convertible and tin cans, praises modern integration at Western High, and laments political fights over school desegregation and nuclear nonproliferation. He cautions against turning back the clock, warns of future struggles, and hopes for a better world through education and civic engagement.
Highlights include 1952 Britain tests first atomic bomb near Australia, 1863 Lincoln proclaims Thanksgiving Day, 1866 Vienna Italy treaty, 1876 Johns Hopkins opens, 1935 Italian invasion of Ethiopia, 1940s WWI Siegfried Line actions, 1952 Kennan recall demand, and notable past events with recent civic notes.
Syndicated columnist Mason Denison shares candidate views on Pennsylvania two fiscal offices. Grace M Sloan speaks from experience as former State Treasurer 1961 1985 detailing investments policies and bond handling and argues for Democrats to oversee fiscal matters while stressing pre audit duties may shift to the Treasurer.
Hal Boyle notes the social embarrassment of forgetting names at gatherings. The piece skewers memory lapses and the awkward games some people play to test or reveal identities, from postwar social rituals to the quips of strangers who greet us with a fake guess of who we are.
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