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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
3
Fragments mention a Bethlehem area church choir performance starring Judith Siepi and a list of local happenings. Mentions include stores at the inter and South districts, a telephone onday April, and a statewide executive initiative.
A garbled note cites an unnamed act aimed at halting price increases attributed to John F. The text also mentions a Chinese violinist who escaped and was living somewhere unspecified.
Corry’s Jewish community joins followers worldwide to begin the eight day Passover observance at sundown. The article notes the Exodus story and calls for reflection on freedom and justice. Merchants of the Jewish faith close from noon to 3 p.m. today as part of citywide observance.
A Chicago riot leaves a trail of dead and injured. Clayton, 19, and Willie McMullin, 21, die amid looting and fire. Ponowel Holloway, 16, is shot by police. Cyrus Hatfield, 2, and Everett Austin, 11 months, perish in fires. John Sandifer, 24, bleeds out after a looted store incident. Barbara Walker, 25, shot by her brother on the Kennedy Expressway. Coroner cites rioting in several deaths.
President Johnson, outraged by the King assassination and ensuing violence, signs a landmark open housing law enforcing fair housing by 1970. The act bans discrimination in major housing sales and rentals, creates a federal crime for threats to civil rights seekers, and sets up a Civil Rights enforcement task force led by Stephen Pollak.
Israeli troops guard Jerusalem as thousands of Christians and Jews flood the holy sites for Easter and Passover. Pilgrims seek the Way of the Cross and the Western Wall prayers while authorities stay vigilant for potential unrest amid the coinciding holidays. A car tied to the FBI probe spurred confusion, with witnesses noting Alabama plates and Tunisia stickers as the investigation expanded to Mexico.
In Youngstown Ohio Mayor Anthony Flask met with Negro leaders to pledge city hall support for the unemployed. A job council with local industries and the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services will be formed. National Guardsmen on duty may be reduced as conditions normalize after three nights of disturbances. Curfew and liquor ban ended. under 18s must be off streets by 9 pm. Unemployment figures in Pennsylvania set March record with 160000 jobs, down from 172000.
BELLEFONTAINE Ohio AP Members of the National Farmers Organization plan to keep shooting and burying hogs to push pork prices higher. Farmer John Shoots says about 550 hogs were destroyed Thursday and more likely next week in the Columbus area after packers refused to meet price demands. Pittsburgh Frank A Shooster 54 fatally injured when struck by a car on the north side. driver sought.
More than 1,200 Pennsylvania Army reservists and Air National Guard members are activated as part of a nationwide callup ordered by President Johnson. The 171st Aero Medical Group at Greater Pittsburgh Airport will report May 19 to MAC, with eight C121 aircraft. Other Pennsylvania units include the 367th Transportation Co in Greencastle, the 630th Transportation Co in Washington, and the 350th Medical Detachment in Philadelphia.
San Francisco AP reports Earl Swensen, ice cream shop owner, ships six gallons of butterscotch ice cream to the White House. Lynda Bird Robb reportedly enjoyed the flavor during a San Francisco visit with Charles Robb. A cable car conductor ejected the couple, apparently fearing drips from the cone.
Violent arrests followed a memorial march for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when rock throwing by students prompted tear gas. At least 150 fires and sniper interference hindered fire crews. two dozen youths held on $50,000 bonds each amid ongoing unrest.
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