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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1968
Page
1
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Fragmented OCR text shows a legal notice style list including mortgage references, addresses, property details, and party names such as Gary B. Action and W. Be. It notes utilities furnished, property at a street with a four bedroom ranch and garage, and a court action with a 20 day period to respond or face default. The legibility is poor but indicates a pleas, county records, and sale or satisfaction processes.
Washington reports President Johnson will not seek another term, prompting stunned reactions from Kennedy and McCarthy. RFK weighs next steps as Humphrey and Nixon assess impact. Public demonstrations form outside the White House while Congress and allies react to the decision amid Vietnam and domestic tensions.
Elgin Borough has filed suit against Duane Troyer Trucking of Range Corners for failure to file 1985 wage tax returns and for about 1400 dollars in wage taxes owed to the borough. The case, filed in Erie County court, claims Troyer paid taxes sporadically in 1966 and 1967 and in the past two years.
City police investigate a burglary at TV Davis radio and TV on North Center Street. Entry forced through rear double doors. Taken items include a portable TV set and two transistor radios valued at about $200.
President Johnson orders US planes and ships to stop most bombing and naval shelling of North Vietnam, allowing attacks only in a zone north of the DMZ or where a direct threat to allied positions exists. Military leaders debate whether to broaden air strikes amid winter offensives.
The Supreme Court rules in a 5-3 vote that the one-man, one-vote standard applies to local government, affecting about 80,000 units nationwide. Justice White cites Midland County Texas where Mayor Hank Avery sought population-based apportionment for the county Commissioner's Court, while dissenter John M. Harlan calls the decision unjustifiable. The ruling may reshape local school board elections by creating a single large district with equal voting weight, potentially delaying or altering plans for merged districts.
President Johnson recounts how a Westmoreland visit last November coincided with a long contemplation of stepping down after a term with aides aware of the plan. He decided against seeking another term, timing the announcement after months of deliberation and briefings with key advisers.
An AP report states a car jumped the curb striking a wall where four Sandusky children and their teen aunt were walking. Emily Sandusky four was killed along with the driver. Mark seven Emil Jr eight and Harriet Smith thirteen were hospitalized, as was Nina Calhoun fifty, a car passenger, in the crash driven by Anna Diggins seventy four.
Corry State Police report three injured in two separate weekend accidents. James Clapp Jr. 17 was struck along Route near Hydetown and admitted in satisfactory condition. Driver Harry E Newland 52 swerved to avoid the first crash and collided with Clapp. Both pedestrians wore dark clothing and lights from the unidentified car blinded Newland. In a second crash on Elgin Lovells road, Joseph A Marzka 22 and Dale Hawley 21 were injured and hospitalized with cuts and bruises after their car left the road and rolled. Marzka faces a charge of driving too fast for conditions. Police seek the second driver from the first incident.
Two older model cars were demolished and one man injured in a high speed crash on North Center Street just before 11 pm Saturday. Vehicle driven by Larry W. Davis rammed the parked car of A. M. VanTassel, propelled it into a utility pole, flipped the Davis car, and left Davis with a broken arm. Davis was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital and released. charges will be filed.
Hot rodders sparked weekend trouble as Police Chief Frank Carnegie reported four calls between 11 30 and 11 55 p m Saturday about motorized games across the city. At 2 am yesterday an east side chase ended with a driver eluding capture. Two youths were cited Saturday as the crackdown continued.
Washington defense officials disclosed a three phase plan to mobilize 40 000 reserve forces in coming months as part of a national security move. Magnavox head dies in New York Frank Freimann 63 president and CEO of Magnavox Company died Saturday at his home.
Harrisburg AP five major bills to widen state power in riot control were ready for Senate: four stiffen rioter penalties and a fifth grants governor emergency powers, including National Guard deployment. Shafer defends measures as precautionary to protect citizens amid urban unrest, while education leaders press changes to the teacher pay raise.
New York AP reports Senator Robert F. Kennedy said the Democratic party is in a better position to win the presidency after President Johnson's withdrawal. Kennedy plans to pursue the presidency and said he sent Johnson a telegram asking to meet soon to discuss working together for the country.
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