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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1969
Page
1
The Erie-Lackawanna railroad began aerial wire stringing in the Corry area using a Kent Helicopter Co. helicopter from Mayfield New York. The move marks a rare airborne operation for laying communications lines along the rail corridor.
EL construction specialists speed wire installation between Youngstown and New York via helicopter stringing. Two EL crews leapfrog to install half mile reels with custom ground reels while pilot Benjamin Kent aids rapid work managed by E L Striplin Jr. in Cleveland.
About 50 representatives from Corry Union City Wattsburg and Elgin Borough met at Corry Area High School to hear plans for southeastern Erie County under the federal Office of Economic Opportunity. GECAC and Erie OEO officials explained federal poverty initiatives serving all ages with Head Start Neighborhood Youth Corps and community development efforts.
Senate Republicans consider widening the sales tax to include clothing and other exempted items to fund a lean general fund. GOP leaders warn a broader tax could avert an income tax, with some backing efforts to expand beyond clothing while Democrats oppose new consumer taxes.
A Pepsi Cola truck lost brakes on Main Street and rammed several cars in Union City causing about 6800 dollars in damage. No injuries occurred as the vehicle struck morticians’ cars and a Sealtest ice cream truck before stopping.
The East Room hosted Duke Ellington for his 70th birthday with a late jam session that ran until 2 15 a.m. Ellington received the Medal of Freedom from President Nixon who praised him as a premier figure in American music. Mahalia Jackson noted it as the first White House honor for a Black man.
Four men, Charles E. Foster Anthony F Bovak Richard W Bowser and James P Payne all 19 to 21, were jailed in Jefferson County under $10 000 bond each after being charged with rape firing personal property killing a dog assault larceny related to a Tuesday incident in Young Township. The victim was admitted to Adrian Hospital in Punxsutawney and was not reported in serious condition.
Government experts softened earlier bets that food costs would climb 2 to 2.5 percent this year. The Agriculture Department may revise its outlook to as much as 3 percent, still below last year's 4.3 percent surge. A May 1 summary on national food trends is anticipated.
The State Board of Education asked Crawford County court for 10 days to file a brief seeking jurisdiction change in the Sparta Merged School District case. The state argues court action should be in Erie County where the Corry Area Jointure sits. Erie County had jurisdiction in 1953. The merger forms Erie County District 6 including Corry and surrounding townships across two counties. Funeral services are set for Donald Aldrich Crawford, 52, a labor arbitrator with ties to Bethelehem Steel Curtiss Wright Greyhound New York Shipbuilding and Dan River Mills, who died at his home in Wynnewood.
Corry state police halted a party after learning malt beverages were being gathered nearby. They invited nine youths 18 to 21 to a mock quiz show at Lind sey Hollow road and asked them to write their names on a negotiable instrument. Three under eighteen were dropped from the list.
Tran Buu Kiem of the National Liberation Front told the 15th weekly session of the Vietnam peace talks that a majority of South Vietnamese favor a peace cabinet to replace President Nguyen Van Thieu and to neutralize the country. He asserted the South Vietnamese constitution bans Communists and neutrality advocates.
Cincinnati expert Albert Enzweiler claims television and radio signals disrupt homing pigeons. He told Xavier University students that amplifiers affect their directional steering, noting thousands have recently vanished while reportedly returning from any compass point.
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