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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1968
Page
3
The readable fragments describe chaotic scenes around casinos, performances, and public gatherings. Mentions of cocktails, karate, jet planes, and dancing indicate a scattered, noisy urban setting with uncertain outcomes and shifting public attention. entities include Washington and New York contexts.
An Easter weekend diary notes sunrise services at Rose Hill Cemetery led by Rev. Lindsey, family gatherings, and visits from relatives. It mentions tax deadlines, weekend travel, and convalescence hopes for Lynford Jackson. Alumni events, a play by the Junior Class, and upcoming fundraisers and scholarships are listed alongside local notices and club meetings.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy plans a Pittsburgh visit to launch a Pennsylvania primary push. He will hold an airport news conference, campaign at a Jones & Laughlin mill gate, meet Democratic leaders, and close with a Syria Mosque rally before flying to Indiana and then returning to Philadelphia for the April 23 primary.
The funeral service for Mrs Frank Alice Schrader was held at Bracken Funeral Home yesterday at 1 a.m. with Rev. Reggie Baker officiating. Burial followed in Pine Grove Cemetery Merrill Lillie and Ivan Smith. Dorcas Class of First Methodist Church attended in a group with many relatives from Erie Jamestown Warren Meadville Kenmore and Buffalo among attendees.
Discussion focuses on tracking subsidy payments for individual burials and possible flat monthly fees. Robertson would supply industrial bill data to determine city obligations while civic leaders debate control of burial yard quantities and the overall approach. Mayor Furst seeks a motion as council weighs costs and reactions from Stitt.
A Roswell Park Institute report links infectious mononucleosis, the kissing disease, to Burkitt lymphoma in Africa. The virus may underlie cancer development, with electron microscope evidence in tissue and test tube effects on cells. Researchers note only about 20 U.S. Burkitt cases versus mononucleosis epidemics in schools and colleges.
Funeral notices list services for Laurence A Porter and Lawrence L Rodgers with call times at Bracken Funeral Home and Spitzer Funeral Home, burial in Pine Grove and Sherman Cemeteries. A separate AP dispatch from Harrisburg covers House Democratic leader Herbert Fineman proposing stricter gun laws including handgun and rifle registration, mail order sale regulation, and stiffer penalties while preserving sporting and protective firearm use.
A House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to place Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Veterans Day and Columbus Day on Mondays. Support from business, travel, and airlines contrasts with opposition from patriotic veterans and church groups wary of three day holidays impacting attendance and morals. The plan targets federal employees with potential state adoption.
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