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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1962
Page
4
The Census Bureau refutes the myth that federal salary levels lag private pay. The piece lists average annual salaries by federal occupations and argues against tax-funded pay raises for comparable private jobs. It criticizes political misuse of the claim during an election cycle.
Dispatches from the Russian front reveal Hiller demanded immediate capture of Stalingrad and cites larger forces than any prior battle, while Roosevelt says youths may not be drafted before year end. Local items note scrap metal drive support, a Rex Theater award, the 1942-43 hockey season opening, industrial league drama, a picnic with Corry Jamestown workers, Mrs. Josephine Baker’s death, and a car accident at Columbus Colta.
Forty years ago on September 1 a summer vacation meeting of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society was held at Mrs Dora Kincaid's North Center Street home. Mrs Kincaid Mrs A M McDonald and Mrs S C Barties served ice cream and cake to attendees.
A local fisherman reported slow progress of a ship named Nina Replica Crossing Ocean Portrival AB. Weather and strong winds forced the voyage to divert from Vigo to Huelva, Spain, with a 20 mile delay and hail reported about 250 miles from Nu nate.
The piece surveys party fractures as President Kennedy’s popularity sits amid a Democratic split. It notes New York reformers defeating the old machine, internal battles over a potential governor, and the influence of pollsters. It also covers Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court nomination prospects and ongoing civil rights tensions shaping Senate debate.
A retrospective on Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP’s four decade battle to end school segregation and other public policy discrimination. The piece highlights the 1951 Supreme Court ruling that struck down segregation in public schools, the slow shift in American attitudes, and the persistence of resistance in the South. It notes broader social tensions and includes quotes from historical figures and remarks on political climate.
A fragmentary note cites Patrick Henry's liberty vs death line and links it to modern American jobless frustration. The text references Paul Harvey and a fire event, conveying a social protest tone with unclear details.
President Kennedy will visit NASA centers at Huntsville and Houston to view Saturn and Titan rocket programs and meet von Braun. He may speak at Rice University and tour the Manned Space Flight Center, McDonnell Aircraft, and observe a Saturn engine test as Walter Schirra prepares for a September launch.
American Statistical Association researchers say rising stock ownership by individuals through mutual funds and by pension funds has added volatility to market swings. Douglas Vickers of Penn and Vito Natrella of the SEC noted funds buy ahead of upswings and sell before declines, shrinking floating supply and widening price moves.
Fragmented OCR shows masthead with staff names and offices of The Corry Evening Journal. Also lists Associated Press rights and advertising rates and offices in Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia and New York with scattered typographic errors.
Venango County commissioners faced claims of false accusations after veterans groups interviewed the discharged veterans affairs director. Ernest Gunnarson of Oil City said the panel found Voorhies blameless and charged officials with wrongdoing in his dismissal. The 1954 VA post director was dismissed August 24, with a Sunday meeting at the VFW home led by Thomas Nelson.
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