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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1968
Page
4
Coiffures by Patricia Jean invites the public to an open house Sunday April 7 from 2 to 5 p m at its beauty salon on Maple avenue and East Main street. A door prize will be given. Dairy-freeze across from Corry Drive-in opens today for the season inviting customers to try the best.
Reports say Viet Cong gunfire hit three allied airfields and three government posts with mortars and rockets over Friday night and today. U S B52 bombers attacked suspected positions near Kontum City while an Air Force F100 was shot down near Pleiku, killing the pilot. In Tuy Hoa area, South Vietnamese and South Korean forces said they killed 106 Viet Cong, with 7 Vietnamese and 27 Vietnamese and one Korean reported killed.
President Johnson ordered press access tightened at the White House and prepared to deliver a joint session address at 9 pm EST on unity and civil rights. He met with 10 civil rights leaders to seek help and promised concrete actions to ease urban unrest. Johnson mourned nationally and urged churches homes and private hearts to stand against divisiveness.
Erie School District announced measures to ease tensions after a racial disturbance at Academy High School. Reinstated students, a liaison committee, and grievance procedures were set, with Academy teacher Joseph Setcavage to be transferred. Full hearing on Wednesday's incident planned after his hospital release.
As of 7 a.m. today the Corry Memorial Hospital notes emergency contact numbers for physician summons and ambulance. Admitted are Mrs. Arthur Knapp Irvine, Mrs. Nelson Thompson R D 3 Corry, Frederick Hoenes 102 Snyder Circle, Mrs. Fern Dahl 972 East Main Street. Discharged are Mrs. Carole Kressler West Frederick Street, Mrs. Mary Roush 316 East Street, Mrs. James Proper 120 Wright Street, Henry Morton Sherman, William Stoltzfus R D 1 Corry.
Lorry area youths attending YMCA dances must follow a published conduct code. Richard Dittman and two Corry Area High School teachers drafted and circulate rules covering dress, admission, building exit, prearranged transport, end times, no horseplay or loud behavior, no running, no beverages in the dance hall, phone use for emergencies only, and maintaining a neat orderly building.
Gov Shafer says Pennsylvania must raise auto mobile and truck registration fees to fund highway improvements. In a telephoned speech to the Associated Pennsylvania Contractors luncheon he urged support for a $64 million package. Fees would rise from 10 to 20 for passenger cars, 12 to 20 for station wagons, and trucks would increase about 30 percent by weight.
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