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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1968
Page
1
Patchy OCR notes refer to a store system upgrade in progress with references to space, floor, and union. The legible bits include 668 showing a possible contact and 6015 as a number. No clear named individuals or organizations are readable.
Property description includes a large two story home with up to six rooms on the second floor three bedrooms on the first floor, full basement, and driveway. Nearby landmarks include Route 8 and Lena Kent. Furniture and household items are listed for sale or auction with many old tools and antiques. No clear date beyond references to September and Wednesday.
Francis C. Reed of Bradford faced larceny charges after he drove a missing CWE tractor-trailer from a Corry motel to Al's Dairy Bar. Police traced the rig to Saugerties owners Charles and Earl Stacks. Reed had no license and may have driven about 100 miles before police stopped him near Route 6 bypass.
A milk truck was stolen from Meadow Brook Dairy on West Smith Street and returned with damage after a joyride. Police report the door was unlocked and the entry method unknown, with about $20 of milk spilled and the vehicle driven over dirt roads.
FBI agents pursue every lead in the investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark cites very substantial physical evidence and relentless efforts as the probe extends beyond Memphis. A DOJ spokesman and officials say no comment while questioning continues and units operate around the clock from Memphis to Birmingham.
Residents in Corry witnessed a coppery red moon during a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse began at 10 10 p m EST and fully covered the moon by 11 22 p m with the phase lasting until 12 12 a m, then the moon emerged by 2 25 a m as atmospheric refraction tinted the sky.
Two Erie men were seriously injured when their motorcycle ran off Route 6 west of Corry and overturned. Wayne Stiber 31 suffered rib fractures and lacerations while Martin Ball 29 had a broken arm and body injuries. Both were treated and later transferred to Hamot Hospital in Erie. In Union City, Myrna McCarty 74 Clare Nieman 73 and Elmer Foster 78 were injured when their car failed a sharp curve on Route 8, veered off the road and into an embankment.
Cpl. Mary Elizabeth Burns, a 21-year-old Marine described as attractive, was convicted in a summary court martial in Arlington Virginia. She refused further papary service claiming she was suited for war and killing. She was restricted to barracks, fined and demoted for disobeying orders.
U S bombers struck Vinh Binh Province 74 miles southwest of Saigon in a heavy mission that killed about 200 Viet Cong soldiers. Ground sweep followed, reporting 12 dead and five prisoners, plus destruction of a radio station as F111A aircraft resumed missions north of the DMZ.
Monday night the city council meets at 8 PM in the Municipal Building to open bids for a streets department truck and review the city audit. Mayor Furst will announce eligible applicants for police vacancies as a new officer is expected to be added. Additional items include a highway widening ordinance, sewage controls, sidewalk program, housing meeting in IL City, two water and sewer plan meetings, and codification of ordinances.
The world Easter scene centers on traditional services with a few unconventional touches. Pope Paul VI presides at Rome in St. Paul’s Basilica and Good Friday sees him bearing a cross through ancient Rome. In Jerusalem Christian and Jewish observances mix amid Israeli rule. Elsewhere a Judeo Christian Mass near Starved Rock honors Marquette, and Colgate University hosts an interdenominational Easter service amid a student sit-in protesting discrimination.
Rudi Dutschke, 20, a leftist student leader, was shot in West Berlin prompting two days of rioting across West Germany. The gunman Josef Bachmann said he was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. as doctors reported Dutschke improving with no gross paralysis.
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