Unclear OCR summary of horse and equipment notice
Fragmentary text mentions horses and gear with several partial names and items. Content is garbled with missing context and may reference a sale or listing of animals and equipment.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1968
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions horses and gear with several partial names and items. Content is garbled with missing context and may reference a sale or listing of animals and equipment.
Readable fragments indicate a evening program listing with a 7:45 start time. Names such as ARAYAT and ANDRIANE RICHARD appear, suggesting performers or guests in a regional display. Further details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
President Johnson closes marathon talks at Camp David as Hanoi sends a formal reply while North Vietnam demands Phnom Penh as talks site. Johnson heads to White House to meet Chancellor Klaus as King observances fill the air.
Harrisburg AP reports racial rioting in Pittsburgh since Saturday has cost the state about 204000. National guardsmen deployed and on standby totaled 200000 daily. An additional 300 state troopers on riot duty added 4000 daily, with no current budget funds, prompting a deficiency appropriation.
More than 100000 troops from five nations moved across the Saigon area and 11 provinces in the largest allied offensive of the conflict. The drive aims to clear Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces around the capital, continuing the broader Toan Thang campaign after Quyet Thang.
A 170 member cast of Up With People performed before a record crowd at Corry Area High School. The event inspired a new Sing Out Corry group and sparked local rehearsals and possible summer touring for five seniors. A theft report followed when cast member Lita Blackmore said her international passport was stolen in Cleveland.
Riots across major cities persist for the sixth night after Dr. King s assassination. Death toll reaches 34 with most victims Black. New outbreaks reported in Trenton Newark Jacksonville and Kansas City as 2200 National Guardsmen join police totals to 3300.
Corry guards not alerted for riot duty while Headquarters Company based in Erie is on standby. Erie unit serves as headquarters for Corry Warren Bradford Meadville and Franklin elements of the 112th Infantry Regiment. About 4,500 guardsmen statewide were ordered by Governor Shafer to report to armories for standby duty with Erie personnel awaiting orders in the armory.
A tractor trailer hauling steel beams knocked a bridge into Indias Short Creek in Jefferson County. The following truck could not stop leaving its cab barely in water. Driver Steve Simpson, 34, of Chattanooga, Tenn., suffered a back injury and was treated at Martins Ferry Hospital. The 126 foot two lane Ohio 7 bridge at Rayland collapsed into the creek, which feeds the Ohio River nearby.
A capsized 894 ton ferry Wahine faced winds up to 124 mph during a violent New Zealand typhoon, with authorities fearing over 100 dead. Rescue craft battled high seas as 42 bodies were recovered and survivors were brought ashore along three miles of coastline near the harbor entrance.
Sidney B. Elston 79 of 106 East Park Place died at Corry Memorial Hospital. He served 47 years with the hospital and 52 years as Corry Registrar, plus leadership roles with Pine Grove Cemetery Association and local Masonic and York Rite bodies. He was a trusted civic figure in Corry.
In Atlanta mourners paid final tribute to Martin Luther King Jr with a public procession and outdoor services at Morehouse College. A guard posted at his tomb in South View Cemetery reflected the somber mood as thousands joined the procession and reflected on his legacy.
Franklin State Highway Department sent a team of investigators to Corry two weeks ago to examine Route 6 bypass deterioration. A spokesman said it may take a month to issue findings. The Journal previously photographed exposed gravel and missing concrete on the new bypass opened last November. Reports were sent to the Franklin office and Harold Resnick of Erie. A formal investigation followed, with corrective measures expected after the report.
More than 4,800 National Guardsmen and state troopers kept watch while violence declined after four days of looting and arson. A 7 PM to 5 AM curfew remained, liquor stores stayed closed, and arrests fell though more than 500 remained jailed. Negro leaders called for an end to the violence.
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