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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1968
Page
1
Readable fragments indicate a local sale action with references to rooms, beds, building numbers, addresses, and figures such as 528.32 and 1127. Partial names like Elgin and Utica appear, alongside percentages and dates from 1968.
Columbia University stays closed as efforts to end a student sit-in continue. About 400 supporters rest on campus while 250 opponents stay near the sun dial in the center of campus. President Grayson R. Kirk says normal operations will resume as soon as possible. Campus has 27,500 students.
A Salton City story reports John D. Lairazolo adrift in a wrecked boat on the Salton Sea with his wife Margaret’s body nearby. He was rescued after signaling other boaters for about a day. He says he was knocked unconscious after the craft struck a drifting plank and that Margaret fell overboard, possibly struck by the propeller.
Jerusalem AP reports the Israeli government will hold its Independence Day parade as planned in the Arab and Israeli sectors of Jerusalem defying a UN Security Council order. Some 10,000 Israelis gathered before dawn to see a dress rehearsal with Israeli tanks and captured Soviet armor on the route while Arab residents watched from windows.
City police investigate a burglary at the Corry YMCA between 2 and 6 a.m. yesterday. A cash box and about $25 were taken. fingerprints will be checked. Officers found the break in after a janitor reported the scene. Richard Dittman, Y secretary, later confirmed the missing cash box.
Thomas Charles Fuller 18 is jailed without bond in Coles County for a preliminary hearing Tuesday on charges of murdering five Cox children aged 5 to 16 near their Mattoon farm. Five victims Lewis 16 Theresa 9 Mary Catherine 8 Gary 7 Kenneth 5 were shot with a small caliber pistol. two girls’ heads were battered. Louise 16, a teenage daughter, was home but unharmed. Fuller reportedly dated Louise.
Corry's urban renewal project progresses smoothly with the relocation officer reporting phase ahead of schedule. A briefing for Erie County and PHA officials is planned with a four block renewal approach to be presented to local industrial representatives at 2 PM in the Municipal Building.
The Wayne Township Board of Adjustment approved a Buffalo builder's plan for a multiple dwelling development in Macadam Hill, with Corry’s planning commission and city council already backing the project. A variance hearing is set for tomorrow at 4 45 p m, as occupancy is targeted by November with rents in the 125 to 150 range.
Harold Krentz 23 of Mount Vernon New York, blind and reclassified 1A, is ordered to a preinduction physical. He aims to be a bombardier and has 30 days to appeal after his deferment was canceled. His father spoke with the draft board and was told blindness should not block the physical. Police advise following wrong addresses after four truckloads of sand and two taxis arrived at Clarence Smith’s home.
U S troops of the 1st Air Cavalry entered the A Shan Valley by helicopter in April and faced heavy anti aircraft fire but reported light casualties and no confirmed enemy camps after three days. They found missiles, crates, drums of gasoline, and equipment in a hastily evacuated camp. a blocking force held the valley exit toward Hue as the operation named Delaware proceeded under a security blackout.
In Greenwood Mississippi a severe Negro boycott cripples downtown trade as two weeks of selective buying remove most Negro shoppers. White merchants reach a private accord with boycott leaders leaving only essentials like drugs and banking open.
Two 13 and 15 year old girls were hospitalized overnight at Warren General Hospital with multiple cuts and bruises after a Saturday night one car crash on Route 6 near Youngsville. Kathy Grinder and Cindy Neylon were admitted and later released. Betsy Reynolds remained hospitalized while Calvin Bronecz was treated and released.
In Baden Wuerttemberg West Germany the National Democratic Party led by Adolf von Thadden won 12 of 127 seats and 9.8 percent, marking its first state victory. The ultra right party’s gains mirror voter anger over student protests and Easter unrest. The CDU remained strongest with 44.2 percent, while SPD fell to 28 percent and FDP rose to 14.4.
Three auto accidents were investigated by Corry State Police over the weekend with only minor property damage and no injuries reported. Budington Jackman 23 ran off a curve near Corry on Route 6 and overturned, causing 200 dollars damage. William McMullin 20 left a rural road, hit a fence, and struck a parked truck, total loss listed at 100 dollars. A two car collision east of Centreville occurred when Marie Lukasjak 21 left as Dale Hollabaugh 20 attempted to overtake. details show only preliminary fault and damage.
About 100 advance scouts for the Poor People Campain begin a planned Washington camp in hopes of drawing hundreds of thousands. Led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy the group seeks a guaranteed income housing jobs and education while preparing for a May 13 start and potential nonviolent demonstrations across the capital.
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