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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1966
Page
2
The Journal labels the inconsistency in gambling laws as hypocritical. It notes that parimutuel betting at tracks is legal with modest tax take, while similar bingo games run by older women would face fines. The editorial accuses legislators of siding with touts over “kindly old ladies.”
Hal Boyle reviews historic and oddly varying wind boosting tricks from myth and folklore. Aeolus, Hurukan, Finnish wind stories, Scottish chants, New Guinea wind stones, Tierra del Fuego shells, and more illustrate humanity’s long obsession with taming the weather and the power of belief.
The Corry Evening Journal masthead lists staff roles and agencies including General Manager and Advertising Manager. It records locations in New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and notes exclusive rights to AP News for republication. The item also cites postal delivery and subscription details.
In Lincolnshire England Perce Harrison a fertilizer mixer and unlikely pool winner takes 947 399 tax free after correctly naming eight tie games. His wife Maude offered numbers and the couple travels to London for the payout then returns to a cottage near Gainsborough with a 338356 pound prize.
Washington reports focus on Georgia and other states as white backlash over civil rights tests President Johnson. Lester Maddox faces a tough race amid segregationist tensions while across the nation Edmund Brown and Ronald Reagan contest in California and Illinois. Georgia polls show Arnall leading Maddox and Gray with implications for local race relations amid Atlanta riots.
Corry events report a closing out sale at Doane Hardware 8 West Main as owner C E Doane prepares to vacate by November 1. The note marks his 6th year in Corry hardware and notes local meat shortages tied to OPA ceilings, plus looming bread shortages due to shortening supply.
Today is Monday September 12 1966 the 255th day of the year with 110 days left. On this date in 1918 US forces advanced to wipe out the St Mihiel Salient in France the first WWI battle planned and executed by American units. Also in history Henry Knox became the first secretary of War in 1789 and coal prices were frozen in 1941.
The article discusses how illness specifics alter elderly gait after long bed rest or stroke, listing conditions like Parkinsons and various neurological patterns. It explains blood type rarity, emergency blood supply, and a world donor registry, plus methods of freezing blood and the value of plasma substitutes. It also debunks beefsteak for a black eye, notes enzymes helping hue fading after smoking, and urges teaching children to take medicines firmly.
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