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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1967
Page
2
Mixed fragments describe a furnished private residence on a street near 63 frame furnace and ADranch. Utilities, bath, rooms, and base needs are noted, with references to a street, avenue, and possibly a rental agency. The text is garbled but implies a rental offer for a furnished home with essential amenities.
City police logged 22 incidents over the weekend including two car crashes five vehicle citations one dog case four bikes stolen or found one break in one vandalism three lost and found reports and four general complaints. Early Saturday officers cited a 17 year old for illegal pass near East Main and Pennsylvania then 19 year old Dale Blakeslee for running a stop sign on Maple and East Main. A stolen bike was recovered at North Center and East Columbus after a break in at a school bus. Fogle Lumber Co reported a break in with door damage and a cash register disturbance but nothing taken.
AP reports hundreds of trucking firms vow to halt cross country hauls amid Teamsters strikes. National talks ended in Washington at 4 a.m. with Trucking Employers Inc. calling a 100 percent lockout of 1,500 member firms. Wages sought rise 67 percent, from 3.25 to 5.35 per hour. carriers offer 5 percent.
A four year old girl from Waterford sits in critical condition at St. Vincent's Hospital Erie with severe head injuries after being struck by a car near Union City Saturday night. Debora Slayton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Slayton, remained in ICU as Trooper Richard Wargo investigated. The child reportedly ran from a parked car and darted into Route 97, into a vehicle driven by Leslie Loomis of Union City. The car sustained about $150 damage.
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania motorists must display 1967 license tags on passenger vehicles by midnight tonight. The Revenue Department extended the deadline by ten days from March 31 and estimates 25,000 registration applications remain, with 4.2 million new tags to be issued this year. In Mexico City, prison director Cedillo Granados bars visits from nonvoters starting April 15 when voter registration ends, requiring visitors to show voting credentials.
John P. Bogniak, 60, of 138 West Frederick Street, collapsed and died of a heart attack while dancing at his niece Eleanor Oldenski and Walter Kozik’s wedding reception at the Corry Moose Lodge. Survived by wife Mary Oldensker, children Theresa, John Jr, and Rev Casimir, stepdaughters Angie Burns and Veronica Dobuzinski, sister, grandchildren, and nephews. Requiem Mass planned at St Elizabeth's Church after family prayer service.
Philadelphia and other cities see about 15 terminals and companies halted operations as Teamsters and trucking industry wage a nationwide dispute. About 5 to 90 percent of intra state traffic may be affected while city routes continue in Philadelphia and some eastern counties.
Latin American foreign ministers after lengthy talks agreed to begin moving toward a common market for about 20 million people. They aim to ease trade policy ahead of the summit of state leaders opening Wednesday in Deleaste, Uruguay. The talks faced stubborn trade policy snags as Latin nations push for greater U.S. market access while the United States resists preferential treatment. A reported U.S. compromise would lift the rule that U.S. credit dollars be used only for certain purchases.
Saigon AP report notes a surge in Vietnam ground actions with 315 Communists killed in 24 hours. A first wave of three B52 bombers arrived from Guam after 180000 pounds dropped on a camp near Saigon. Nine more B52s planned to Utapao Thailand to shorten raid times. Ground fire hit US headquarters at Cu Chi and An Khe, with three Americans killed and twenty wounded.
After 24 hours of bargaining, AFTRA and ABC CBS NBC reached a tentative settlement subject to union ratification, ending the first TV and film strike that put celebrities on picket lines and left many programs as canned films and reruns. Pickets remained outside NBC in New York, with no date set for vote. The fate of the Academy Awards telecast on ABC was unclear as talks progressed with federal mediator Ralph Patterson.
Two cases from the Corry substation will go before Erie County’s grand jury meeting to consider charges against 200 defendants. Harry N. Pontius of Erie faces assault with intent to kill for shooting at his wife through a door on Flat Road near Waterford. Charles LaRocca of North East, co owner of the Hotel Corry, is charged with involuntary manslaughter for a Wattsburg crash on Route 89 that killed Richard Lewkowicz of Erie on October 16.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey returns from a two week seven nation European tour, saying it reassured European leaders the United States remains engaged abroad despite Vietnam protests. He noted protests in Brussels Rome Florence West Berlin and Paris but reports indicate demonstrators were small and no harm came to him. The trip may influence President Johnson to consider a similar international outreach.
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