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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1967
Page
1
An auction listing outlines sale of farm equipment and related items including Ferguson implements, rubber tires, forage gear, hay tools, extension parts, a 300 gallon water tank, an RCA item, and household furniture. The notice mentions auction location in New York and phone contacts for further details.
President Johnson signs a Congress approved resolution extending the rail workers strike deadline to May 3. He urged management and union negotiators to maximize the cooling off period during his Punta del Este signing event. Congress passed the measure Tuesday after swift votes in both houses.
Corry Public Library trustees urged the Corry Area Joint School Committee to provide 15000 as the join ture's share for the coming year up 3000 from last year. Trustees Mrs. Robert A Ott Jr and Mrs George Gould spoke outlining 1967 68 expenditures totaling 24748 with 9748 in receipts from estate income fines and state reimbursement. Salary raises and 12 month operation raise total costs with book and supply increases noted.
Corry School Board and Corry Area Joint School Committee heard a detailed account of how music and athletic funds are managed. Music money flows through general activities funds with annual audits. the district should cover music registration fees rather than individual students.
Three pilots faced reprimands docked pay and grounding after the Lang Vei strike that killed 105 Montagnards and wounded 250. A fourth pilot was cleared by a 7th Air Force board which ruled navigation errors caused the inadvertent bombing. The men, based in Thailand, face further review. names and pay details were not released.
Corry police report four more bicycles added to the Big Bike Exchange roster with nine bikes total in a pile at the station. Stolen bike tied to Larry Hixson on a red 2 inch Western Flyer from Mrs. Helen Hixson's garage at 136 East Congress Street.
About 2,000 South Vietnamese troops with air and sea support launched a ground and airborne assault into a guerrilla stronghold near Can Tho. The mission reported light casualties. two Viet Cong killed, two captured, as the force pressed toward the main units. In nearby Nha Trang harbor the British tanker Amastra was sunk by a Viet Cong attack, triggering urgent mine sweeps with no mines found. the ship had largely discharged its cargo.
Trucks resume movement across the nation after Trucking Employers Inc and the Teamsters reach a three year contract including an estimated 50 cent wage increase. 450,000 workers in 12 300 trucking firms must ratify. TEI president Gordon says back to work, except Chicago area where Teamsters strike continues.
Har cus Great Valley Water Co of Malvern asks the Public Utility Commission to approve lower rates for customers using under 12,000 gallons per quarter. The company says the change would cut bills for 146 customers by about 490 dollars a year, beginning June 1.
In Naples 118. LAP a trial over Carmela Coppolino’s death sees Dr Milton Helpern slated as the first state witness to link succinylcholine to a crime scene. Defense argues hearsay and motions to examine Helpern outside the jury before ruling.
YOWANDA Pa Eleven workmen were hurt three seriously in an explosion at the Masonite Company wallboard plant during a shift change at 7 30 am. A fire followed the blast and damage was estimated up to 500000 dollars. The 1500 foot building, erected May, was left with only steel girders standing amid rubble. Nearby residents heard the blast and thought it a tremor.
In Pittsburgh's Magistrate Court, assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges against John A Lawson of Baltimore were dismissed after Officer William Hillenbrecht testified he struck Lawson with his mace following Lawson striking him. The officer said the student had suffered enough.
At Punta del Este the Johnson administration pressed for economic integration of Latin America as foreign ministers draft a preamble for a final declaration. Latin nations seek preferential access and Alliance for Progress dollars, but U.S. balance of payments limits room for concessions. Johnson will rely on bilateral talks ahead of formal sessions.
A Algerian air liner crashed near an oasis in southern Algeria killing 35 aboard. Most victims were believed to be Europeans. Four survived, three seriously hurt. The DCs was approaching Tamanrasset when it crashed near the Ahaggar Mountains. Investigators rushed to the site.
Jack Day aged 17 Thomas Drake 16 and George Stewart 18 were bound over at an Allegheny County coroner's hearing for murder. Authorities say they were in a stolen car being chased by police when it crashed into another vehicle in Millvale killing Loretta Marshalwitz 59 of Pittsburgh who was the other car's passenger.
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