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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
1
Nation 4 Guard convoys rolled out of Pittsburgh ending five days of protection against looting arson. 1,100 troops left Thursday and 2,700 more departed this morning, leaving 570 on duty for the weekend as police report a quieter city and normal returning.
New York AP Rockefeller says circumstances might lead him to enter the presidential race before the Republican National Convention. He remains available for a draft at the convention and would run if his party wants him, with confidence in winning in November. In Glasgow, Scotland an eagle with an artificial leg will be launched within two weeks, created by ornithologist Douglas Weir after the original leg was lost to a trap.
A tightened 7 p.m. curfew brought a fragile calm to Kansas City’s Near East Side after two nights of looting and fires that left six people dead and 68 injured. Sniping reports and isolated blazes persisted as officials pledged vigilance for the night, liquor stores closed, streets emptying after dark, and police announcing 148 felony arrests since Tuesday. Meanwhile in Skopje, Yugoslavia, 30 earthquakes occurred west of Debar in 24 hours, adding to the region’s seismic activity since the November 6 disaster.
A stainless steel milk tanker mounted on a tractor trailer was stolen from Bear Lake Milk Plant. Four drivers lodging at Corry Motor Lodge were to pick up milk, but one truck disappeared while the others slept. The truck, driven by Frank Puchocki of Scranton, belonged to C&E company of Saugerties, New York, owned by Charles and Earl Stacks. The loss occurred after authorities were alerted at 6:30 a.m. and an investigation began to locate the missing vehicle.
Associated Press tally shows 19 of 39 killed were shot during looting or died in fires. Nine gunshot victims unknown assailants, five by private citizens. no deaths attributed to National Guard action. Victims include a one year old baby and 15 aged 21 or younger. deaths spread across Chicago and several other cities.
Corry fire department responded to multiple fire calls after a boy reported a fire at Edward Powers home. Units searched two addresses but found only grass burning at one site and a burning rubber dump at York and Washington streets. No injuries or losses reported.
City police pursue burglars who broke into Tony's Tavern on First Avenue again last night using a rear window break in. The February theft netted 350 dollars but the recent job yielded about 28 dollars from a bar box and an employee cash box plus personal effects. Sgt James Keppel leads the probe, with Chief Frank Carnegie noting the VFW Club burglary remains unsolved.
Members of the Stanford Hose Company held an annual election naming Marinus Christensen Jr. president for the coming year. The slate includes Thomas Lathrop as vice president, William Halfast as secretary, Leo Neckers as treasurer, Utah Jackson as captain, Lathrop as first lieutenant, Charles Weston as second lieutenant, and Victor Dempsey, Richard Blount and Joseph Slike as trustees. New Finance Committee members are Jack Downey, David Nichols and Harry Blount. Relief Association members elected were Jackson, Downey and Ivan Bennink for three-year terms and Weston for two years. Delegates to the Erie County Firemen's Association are George Collier, Ray Laurie, Stanley Olander, Richard Brigham and Slike. Laurie and Collier will represent the Volunteer Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania this year. Charles Coller was named as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Firemen's Association.
President Johnson will travel from Texas to Honolulu for talks with South Korea's President Chung Hee Park next Wednesday, delaying a planned weekend trip after King assassination unrest. Pentagon and White House briefings frame a shift toward greater South Vietnamese capability as Westmoreland Abrams assess progress against Viet Cong offensives.
The FBI briefly issued and then withdrew a pickup order for Eric Starvo Galt of Birmingham, described as a white man 36, about 6 foot 11, 175 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair, in the widening King assassination probe. Investigators did not explain the withdrawal, while Florida and Georgia agents tracked a white Mustang tied to the case.
Congressman John Dent predicts Vice President Hubert Humphrey will announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination within days. Dent, a Westmoreland County Democrat, says Humphrey will run and has spoken to him recently. Dent aims to unseat Sen. Joseph Clark in the April 2 primary. He attended a party hosted by Rep. Robert Bellomini and Eric Alderman Larry Fabrizi at Nuova Aurora Society.
Marine Lance Cpl. Mike Dudder of Seattle marks his remaining days before rotation by tearing through a deck of 52 cards in his helmet as part of Operation Pegasus near Khe Sanh. In Saigon heavy combat left 16 Americans dead and 47 wounded after a five hour clash with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces in War Zone C.
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