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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1966
Page
1
The 1.29 billion general appropriations bill for the new fiscal year cleared the Senate unanimously and faces House opposition over contempt citations against three state police officers who defied subpoenas. The House votes and potential conference committee action loom as the legislature seeks to finalize funding before a month long break.
Two teenage girls were forced into a car by a man described as a wild figure in southeast Dallas. Lole Faye Ridery died at Parkland Hospital about three hours later. Shirley Crenshaw, 18, was treated and released after receiving head and hand injuries. Police arrested a 30 year old man.
In Harrisburg the Democratic House voted 110 to 88 to cite three state police officers for contempt for failing to testify before a special committee on wiretapping. The cited officers are Frank McKetta Albert G Pratt and Les Moran. Former commissioner E Wilson Purdy was excluded from the contempt citations after his lawyers said he would answer questions.
Erie County commissioners launched a campaign against stream pollution from a Greene Township landfill along Six Mile Creek. The action follows years of concern raised by the Greene Property Owners Association and reporting by The Journal. Tensions rose as the board and residents debated the landfill’s impact and the need for legal remedies.
Erie County commissioners weigh the future of a Greene Township landfill owned by Clarence Selinger amid pollution concerns in Six Mile Creek. The Corry West Washington street site also raises fears of leachate entering the South Branch of French Creek. continued discussion signals unresolved plans.
A disputed image in the Student Union shows a famous painting parody titled "Whitther's Mother" that places a Black woman in a bound position above a chair, drawing comparisons to political figure George Wallace and prompting denial from Student Union leadership.
Two Erie lawyers John M. Wolford and Thomas P. Dunn appeal Judge James Dwyer s reduction of their legal fees in the Thompson will matter. Trustee Lewis S. Mosher defends the disbursement and seeks to distribute funds to charities and other costs after a six day trial and final accounting.
The FDA bans drug makers from claiming nitrates or nitrites help any heart condition except angina. About 190 manufacturers produced these products, known as coronary vasodilators, and 26 000 doctors and medical newsrooms were notified last week ahead of a public release on Tuesday.
U S Navy bombers pressed raids in North Viet Nam near Haiphong and the Red River Delta. A rail bridge north of Haiphong was damaged. Four Soviet missiles fired at the planes missed. Three other U S jets were reported downed in 24 hours, with one pilot rescued and two others believed captured or dead.
Corry Public Library hosts a National Library Week sale with daily hours 1 30 to 5 00 today and 3 30 to 5 00 tomorrow Friday. A sixth grade display features letters from famous children authors and an elementary art exhibit accompanies the event. Dr Matti Mossa from Baghdad will speak Friday evening at Edinboro State College about his country’s customs and life.
Secretary McNamara said in a Senate hearing that South Viet Nam faces more internal political turmoil before potentially stabilizing. He noted progress after government agreement to hold elections and defended U S policy amid Republican disputes over war management. Ford and Dirksen traded sharp criticisms as McNamara prepared to testify on a $917 million military aid authorization.
The New York State Supreme Court ruled that coin operated amusement devices are taxable as retail sales. Judge Edis J. Staley cited Bathrick Enterprises Inc. which operates about 150 machines in Niagara County, noting players pay for tangible personal property.
Sir Bernard Lovell, director of the Jodrell Bank Observatory, in Boston on a speaking tour, dismisses U S UFO rumors as natural phenomena or hoaxes. He suggests observers may be emotional and notes rockets and nose cones may be mistaken as sightings.
County commissioners reduced this year's liquid fuels tax budget by 25000, trimming Corry’s allocation by 880 to 21120 for street intersection improvements. The cut, four percent, preserves the program under way this summer, with plans to seek replacement funds from Governor Scranton for snow removal and emergency needs.
In Oklahoma City a large outdoor sign reads Vote for E. E. Bud Krogstad. Real estate developer Krogstad says the sign is nice but he does not know who posted it nor has he considered running for any office.
New York state Supreme Court Justice Sarmiel J. Silverman ruled a private citizen may be limited in damages when involved in public controversy. The decision dismissed Linus Pauling’s libel suit against National Review and editor William F Buckley Jr, extending 1964 precedent to private figures who become public figures through their conduct.
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