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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
2
Philadelphia leaders ban displaying Boy Scout knives and similar items in public sparking ridicule. The piece mocks ordinances targeting Scouts, Shriners hats, machetes, and parades, tying policy to a broader gum scare and criticizing law enforcement in the city.
The piece argues democratic government relies on citizen engagement and effort. It states performance declines when the public fails to use democratic tools effectively and emphasizes responsibility lies with ordinary people.
Democrats rally on the female vote in Pennsylvania as Grace M. Sloan seeks State Treasurer, Grace Blatt's past races noted, while Audrey R. Kelly and Gaynelle Dixon are contrasted. The piece surveys women's impact on statewide races and party shifts through the 1950s to the 1960s.
Drew Pearson examines the 1968 Prague crisis and Moscow's stance, questioning whether the Soviet Union's actions threaten the bloc. He details tensions with Czech leadership, NATO considerations, and shifts among leaders like Brezhnev Suslov Ulbricht and Konegin, linking Prague to broader East-West dynamics.
Reporter Darrell Hiland visits the American Pet Memorial Cemetery in Plantation Florida opened by ex football player Mitch Steffler. The facility offers pet burials with prices up to 12 000 and features a Slumber Room Garden of Devotion and a Japanese Garden of Love.
Firemen were called just before 3 am as Corry celebrated the 1948 Corry High School football team’s unveiling at Loveland Field before about 1,500 fans. The game saw the team block a punt in the second quarter and recover to score a touchdown, defeating the Alumni 6 to 0 on Spring Street Hill yesterday afternoon, with proceeds benefiting the Ladies Auxiliary of Corry Hospital.
On September 19 1961 Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crash in Northern ia. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 allowed slave owners to reclaim escaped slaves in other states. The New York Times first issue appeared in 1851. In 1991 Japan began military occupation of Manchuria. Ten years ago a typhoon hit Japan leaving 24 dead and 44 missing. One year ago terrorists damaged the Chinese Nationalist Embassy in Saigon.
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