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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1968
Page
1
A damaged listing advertises a heater sale at 63 Lewis Avenue with a carpeted room and built in features. It notes price around $2195, contact 668-1102 or 3130 87 for details and scheduling at 2:30 p.m.
A fragmented real estate notice shows for sale or rent details for two buildings on a 218 foot lot in Elgin. It lists various contact numbers including 668-6015 739-2052 and multiple brokers such as Jensen and others. The text references estates and rates around 105 percent without coherent dates or clear ownership.
Corry School Board raised the tax levy to 23 mills, up 2.5 from the prior rate, amid a 1968-69 budget totaling about 1.92 million dollars. Superintendant Ray Elsen reported possible added state reimbursements of at least $300 per teaching unit could permit millage reductions, while budgeting also contemplates higher salaries and district costs, impacting local taxpayers.
Police investigate after a driver identified as John V. Clawson 23 of Tunnelton Pa rammed a police cruiser and multiple cars along Mead Avenue Elk Street and North Center Street before slamming into the rear of the Hughes car on South Center Street at 11 30 am. Mrs Hughes 90 and Frederick Scherzer Jr 2 were treated and released. Clawson was admitted. The incident left three hurt and under police inquiry.
Three men were arrested and charged with the 9000 dollar robbery at a rural Chester County bank. A bank officer was critically wounded and a police chief sickened by tear gas. Suspects Clarence Gardner Ronald Lee and Edward Stewart were caught at their homes and the stolen money recovered near Parkesburg after a massive FBI and local police manhunt. The getaway car was found near Atglen as two men entered the National Bank of Chester County at 11 45 a m. The arrest followed a tip leading to the money. (Continued on Page Four)
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller announces he will campaign vigorously for the Republican presidential nomination. He breaks from the Nixon White House bid, says the party needs a choice of candidates and programs, and will run within a framework of party unity. He made the switch public before a nationwide news conference after a telegram to Vermont supporters.
Harrisburg AP Gov Shafer asked the General Assembly to double automobile station wagon and truck registrations to raise funds for a $000 million highway budget for the coming fiscal year. The plan targets fee increases from $10 to $20 and $12 to $24, funding 1,300 highway hazard elimination projects.
The Corry Area Joint Schools budget increases to $1,885,445 for 1967-68 up from $1,705,599. Major areas show higher projections including Instruction, Administration, Transportation, and Capital Outlay. A $300 across the board raise for teachers was agreed after negotiations, with potential higher pay contingent on state reimbursements.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, was flown to March Air Force Base hospital after experiencing chest discomfort. His aide said it was not a heart attack. He had golfed in Palm Springs earlier and was taken by helicopter to the hospital after calling his physician.
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