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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1969
Page
2
In Our Opinion argues Corry Area Joint School District can advance curriculum development despite claimed local economic constraints. The piece contends the area shows strong finances, with growing tax revenue, new retail development, and a large polyurethane plant, while questioning the $5,400 cost and a $2,500 legal fee as unrealistic.
In Oakdale Louisiana the Journal argues that despite talk of conserving natural resources, taxpayers may be the first resource to be exhausted. It frames fiscal strain and government spending as urgent concerns for residents and policy makers.
AP reports the 1969 70 TV season starts with NBC premieres The Bill Cosby Show and The Bold Ones while CBS begins Sept 22 with Archie and His Pals and Make Room for Granddaddy. NBC also panels new hosts Bob Clayton Ed McMahon Larry Blyden Bill Leyden on daytime game shows.
The account recalls Rocky Marciano’s death and the people at his public funeral and fundraiser. Bernard Castro and Joey Maxim stand nearby as family and fans recall his life. A Detroit visit sparked a charity event at Ashtabula? school hall drawing twelve hundred attendees. He answers questions about Louis, Graziano, and his boyish nature in a candid, humorous tone.
A Manila diplomatic cable labeled No Forn portrays President Ferdinand Marcos as a ladies man with an affair involving a U S Navy officer’s wife. The memo also notes Imelda Marcos’s possible anger and cites Reagan’s Philippines visit amid regional tensions and US diplomacy.
Corry Water Supply Company notified the Public Utilities Commission of an intended 125000 bond issue to finance an improvement program. The entire issue is planned for purchase by a large insurance firm.
Officials announce a state grant increasing capital stock from 25000 to 50000 while the Durry Loan and Savings Company reports strong business and expansion prospects. Washington school fifth graders to ride buses to the Concord building for glass instruction this term. Board of Education acted at last night's meeting.
Highlights include Henry Hudson entering a river named for him in 1609, Cromwell’s London triumph in 1651, Cornwallis to Calcutta in 1786, and Prohibition party formation in 1869. World War II advances in 1944, Radhakrishnan’s Moscow visit in 1949, and a 1968-69 note on drug costs for the elderly.
Englehardt and Englehardt of New York argues public school systems spend tens of millions annually with low efficiency. They estimate average schools operate at about 50 percent efficiency and could reach 85 percent using budgeting, systems research, data processing and computer aided instruction to streamline administration, attendance, scheduling, testing and record keeping.
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