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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1968
Page
2
In Our Opinion the GAO report finds the Bureau of Indian Affairs housing program for school employees lacked private builder consultation for 274 units at seven western sites. About 220 units cost 3.2 million dollars and were not justified or needed, prompting a harsh critique of the watchdog’s effectiveness.
A humorous verse recasts Psalm 23 to lampoon welfare and public housing politics. It portrays responsibility as lazy, mocks protest, police fear, and political rhetoric praising subsidies while dwelling in public housing. The piece frames policy critique through satirical biblical imagery.
Dave Johnsons OW Hall discusses city plazas, trailer courts, building permits, siding and roofing, and house removals with readers. The official notes plazas not dead, trailers require conditional use with plans, permits needed for enlargements, and removal of houses underway by the contractor.
On October 12 1492 Columbus reached the Americas. Robert E Lee died in Lexington Virginia in 1870. Peter II became king of Yugoslavia in 1984. In 1912 Americans defeated the Japanese at Cape Esperance near Guadalcanal. The Allied Control Council ordered the Nazi party dissolved in 1945. The American flag was lowered on Corregidor in 1947 as its rock transferred to the Philippines. Khrushchev attacked the UN in 1960. Ten years ago 75 drowned in a Cebu Island launch disaster. Five years ago Soviet troops ended a 52 hour blockade of a convoy to West Berlin. One year ago 66 died in a British jetliner crash in the Mediterranean near Turkey.
Washington report details George Ball's resignation as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after clashes with Johnson on Vietnam policy. It notes Humphrey was barred from seeing Vietnam cables and Ball's push to join Humphrey's campaign, plus the White House's late night decision to bomb North Vietnam and the political maneuvering around the equal time TV bill in Congress.
The Archie W. Thompson Post VFW planned a $175000 new home but membership voted to postpone indefinitely last night. The Corry Union City game featured baton twirling by four year old Rasselas Brown between halves. Union City constables raid alleged bootlegging dens but secured two arrests. Gilbert A. Hoyt of the Atlantic Refining Company spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Corry. Health officer Tipton reported mumps totals rising to 22 with two new cases.
Paul Harvey decries welfare activism led by groups like NWRO with 200 affiliated groups in 35 states. He cites Lexington Kentucky and New York City cases, noting welfare lines, paid labor, and pressure for higher benefits, while arguing patriotism rests on productive work and limited government. He questions if politicians can still buy votes.
Hal Boyle argues that keeping dreams alive preserves youthfulness and mental health. He suggests daily daydreaming as a mental escape, listing bold fantasy ideas and stressing that the act of dreaming matters more than the dream itself.
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