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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1965
Page
4
In Our Opinion Great Society Is Here and Now For The Bill argues Medicare, voting rights, education aid, housing, civil rights, and anti poverty programs are near realization but taxes rise. It warns against national debt, inflation, and economic strain from new bureaus and government spending, calling for tax reform and economy in government.
The piece describes next month’s increased readiness training and related measures aimed at placing the select force in shape to mobilize within eight weeks. Units will be required to drill 72 times annually, a 50 percent increase.
McNamara declares 55,000 reservists in obsolete 701 Reserve units may volunteer to join Guard or Reserve in the select force. Officials expect volunteers to bolster ranks of high priority units as training assemblies expand.
A legacy column accuses Rep Harold Cooley and other lawmakers of pressuring open access for lobbyists in executive sessions. It cites past conduct involving sugar quotas, Dominican Republic relations with Trujillo, and personal travel funded by taxpayers. The piece condemns perverse incentives in agriculture policy and favors greater transparency.
Paul Harvey notes the Labor Secretary Wirtz seeks to decree when people may laugh under the new Civil Rights Law. He cites complaints of sex based discrimination and wonders about absurd separate facilities. The piece recalls congressional reactions to ethics and censure debates and reflects on politicians’ influence on legislation.
The text recounts mixed reactions to a new equal employment opportunity bill, with some officials praising fairness while others dismiss the enforceability and implications. It notes petitions to courts, and quotes Secretary Wirtz labeling sex discrimination a serious issue beyond simple labels, reflecting tensions in the era on gender rights.
Erie hosts Mary Scranton the Pennsylvania first lady on Friday October 22 as guest of Republican candidates wives. Mrs Scranton arrives Friday morning for a full afternoon schedule including a luncheon at Eqstore Turners. Campaign headquarters offer limited reservations at 454-4543. Afternoon events include a conference with women of the press.
The piece discusses constitutional interpretations of the Second Amendment and Article I sections on militia, defense, and limits on state money. It explains how federal and state provisions shape gun rights and tender laws, noting the historical intent to protect creditors and ensure currency value. The tone remains playful and philosophical about law.
In a wry riff Hal Boyle questions Yale and other authorities who claim Hoei shin discovered America in 499. He parodies the Fusang tale and riffs on alternate ancient discoverers from Romans to Phoenicians, ending by challenging Yale to prove or drop the theory.
Clem Stipbottom argues in a rural voice for repealing more laws while comparing drink to murder and narcotics. He laments alcohol deaths and suggests licensing liquor and exterminating the metaphorical monster, urging wider rollback of regulation.
Dr Philip Vincent Cardon former director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization died yesterday in Salt Lake City at age 76. He served in the UN post from 1954 to 1956 and his son Indaw is Utah governor Calvin L Rampton.
A satirical letter to the editor cites Anastasios Lepidopteros as the true discoverer of America in 172 B.C. while sailing a trireme to search for his mother in law who fell overboard. The note mocks Columbus and Leif Erikson as outdated theories.
Dr. Paul Mueller, 67, Nobel Prize winner from Basel, died Tuesday night. His research on insecticides led to the discovery of DDT and he received the 1948 Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology.
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