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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1968
Page
2
The Corry BPW is highlighted for its community involvement especially with youth. It sponsored The Overcomers for the handicapped and honors a Girl of the Month while sending a high school senior to the Harrisburg Youth Conference. The piece praises BPW week and urges continued civic pride.
The piece contrasts forefathers devotion to liberty with modern indifference and warns that when people do not exercise power they cede control to a few who may pursue selfish interests. It stresses government power was meant for the people and urges active civic engagement to resist tyranny.
Harrisburg columnist notes last minute presidential campaigning in Pennsylvania as Nixon and Muskie tour eastern regions. Shafer veto and later restoration of Beacon Lodge funding illustrate political maneuvering amid unemployment trends, with 3.3 percent in Pennsylvania versus 4.9 nationally in early 1968.
Washington reports sharpen scrutiny of Richard Nixon after leaving the vice presidency he joined Adams Duke and Hazeldine then led the Wall Street firm Nixon Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander and Mitchell. The column notes the firm’s role in his campaign and railroad clients paid 838 380 over three years, and Nixon's shift on a bill opposed by railroads.
The Nixon firm faced scrutiny over its role in opposing federal control of the securities and energy industries. El Paso Natural Gas paid the firm over $771 thousand to fight regulation while FPC orders forced California consumers to recover $155 million from gas rate hikes. Critics fear Nixon would appoint regulators sympathetic to industry interests.
Fragmentary text shows General Manager announcing home delivery and pricing. Mentions yearly, monthly, and per-copy rates, with references to mail and advance payment. Context suggests a publisher notice about subscription terms for the Corry Evening Journal.
Sammy, a former top wrestler now making $50 a night, toils after his day job selling used cars. He endures pain and fatigue while planning one last match, wrestling in a shabby arena as he contemplates quitting for good and facing a skeptical wife.
Corry notes from 1948 recount Bell Telephone crews laying long distance lines on North Center street as part of a city program. Corry High School grid season closes next Friday with Oil City St Joseph's at Loveland Field after a Homecoming Week win over Erie Central Reserves 7 to 0. Sudden weather shifts include thunder lightning rain and sun across a 24 hour span.
On this day in history many events are noted from 1701 Philadelphia city charter to 1990s African leaders meeting on Algeria Morocco border. Historical references include Rome Berlin axis pledge 1930s Crimean War Charge of the Light Brigade and World War II battles in the Pacific.
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