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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1962
Page
4
The editorial argues Corry’s half century of neglect and missed planning shows in sidewalks curbs paving and rotting infrastructure. It warns future administrations must patch over chaos while federal funds for redevelopment are scarce and cites a Center street underpass as vital yet unaffordable.
Disjointed notes recall World War II era events from Moscow Stalingarad's defenses to British and American strategizing. The fragment mentions a stubborn stand on a distant Russian front, congressional debate over a Baruch report, and local notices about property purchases, health, and community events. The text blends war reportage with civic notices and a 1922 retrospective of local life.
George Sokolsky reviews Vice Admiral Rickover's education report and hearings, noting Rickover's critique of U S schooling, the mismatch between school products and nuclear field needs, and the value of studying international systems. He argues that outsiders have often provided sharper critique of education, while professionals defend the system.
Journalist Jim Bishop recounts a ascent to the Valle de los Caídos in Madrid where Fray Justo Perez de Urbel explains Franco’s burial shrine behind the mountain cathedral. He notes 30,000 soldiers buried in five galleries, and the mythic symbolism of the site amid Spain’s civil war and its lasting legacy.
A reader expresses excitement about an observed book and its implications for reform. The note emphasizes not copying other nations but using Tathey Watts's approach to recreate local education foundations.
AP analyst notes Khrushchev's pattern of postponing Berlin crises while projecting toughness over Cuba. He links Cuba to a broader Soviet strategy, argues Western containment and U S responses shaped by political timelines, and recalls Kennedy and Khrushchev exchanges amid the Berlin and Cuba tensions.
In a dry cathedral setting an abbott recalls a past meeting with Franco and explains a plan to lead the monastery. The narrator teaches medieval history as they discuss urgent steps to update local history and influence the Valley of the Fallen.
Washington reports the 1962 cigar filler crop, grown in Pennsylvania, is projected at about 47 million pounds according to the Agriculture Department estimate.
New car models set to boost auto sales as dealers showcase them in coming weeks. Merchants remain optimistic about second half gains, with 71 percent of executives predicting sales will exceed last year by at least three percent. Some economists urge improved seasonal adjustments to reflect true economic trends.
Union City School Board approves four new teachers for 1962 63 with one full time appointee and three substitutes until permanent positions are filled The 1962 63 enrollment totals 1668 up 48 from last year with Bloomfield 160 Union City Elementary 446 Concord Elementary 31 and Union City Area High 743 listed by school
Corry Evening Journal lists publisher George R. Sample general manager William Eaton city editor Allan Hasprouck advertising manager John McLaughlin pressroom foreman G T Bergman production manager and national representative Bottinelui Rimball Inc with office branches in New York Chicago Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia. AP has exclusive republication rights to state and local news printed in the newspaper and AP content is posted at the Corry post office. Subscription rates and advertising terms are noted.
Three Sargertown youths under 18 confessed to breaking into Wilcox Beer Distributors in Cambridge Springs, drinking beer on the way to Meadville, then stealing eighteen packages of nickel cigars. They also admitted gasoline thefts from Saegertown area farms on August 1 and 24, with state police notified.
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