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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1968
Page
6
Crawford County voter registrars begin a two week tour across communities starting Monday with Centerville from noon to p.m. Voters in Athens Bloomfield Rome Sparta Steuben Townships and Centerville may register then.
In Sandusky Ohio Marine Lance Cpl Donald F Bler of Greensburg Pa was charged with first degree murder in the death of Cora Knapp 57 found slain in her apartment on Sept 9 Police said Elder formerly of Sandusky was home on leave when the victim was killed Two Marines arrested Elder in Meadville Pa and he was being held in Cleveland on AWOL charges before transfer to Sandusky police
Nixon leads the GOP field with 547 pledged votes toward 667 needed. Uncommitted delegates total 207 as Rockefeller 208 and Reagan 157 follow, with 264 votes among favorites and 125 Michigan Ohio and Maryland caucus plans. Democratic totals show Humphrey at 775, McCarthy 482 with 746 uncommitted and 12 scattered.
A Coldwater woman Tossie Marvin and her four month old son Gary were killed when their car collided with a tractor trailer on Ohio 29 about 20 miles west of Celina. Two other passengers were injured Shirley Franck 18 received a sprained ankle and bruises while her 10 day old son Jack is in critical condition.
They were dressed by the embassy in new clothes to replace previous white shirts slacks and sandals issued by North Vietnamese forces. The three sidestepped inquiries about future conduct in the conflict with North Vietnam. When asked if his experiences changed his view on the war, Low replied that it wasn’t his bailiwick and declined to discuss further missions over North Vietnam.
Three American pilots freed by North Vietnam say they were treated well and expect to fly home today, arriving Sunday at Kennedy Airport after connections via Bangkok and Europe. The trio, Maj James F Low Maj Fred Neale Thompson and Capt Joe Victor Carpenter, were captured on dates in 1967 1968 and 1967 and released July 18.
President Johnson named David Stahl of Pittsburgh as solicitor and nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals. The appointment awaits Senate confirmation after the national conventions. Stahl, twice Pittsburgh city solicitor, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and its law school.
Sheriff's deputies report a crash at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima where the impact tore the trailer from the tractor driven by Leo A. Reising, 30, of Metamora Illinois, and knocked the wheels off the trailer.
In a midnight transfer from Kansas City to St. Louis, officials moved a male giraffe to a new mate at the St. Louis Zoo. The crossing was difficult with the giraffe sometimes pulled down at bridges by rope to clear overheads.
A Hydetown youth riding a horse on a west Titusville dirt road saw the animal collapse and die. He went to get help, returned to find saddle and bridle missing, reported to police, and a woman later returned the gear claiming safekeeping.
The piece outlines Rockefeller backers and Reagan supporters rallying before the convention, with Nixon's camp optimistic about late campaigning. It notes resentment toward Rockefeller for 1964 and describes Rockefeller’s need to personally persuade delegates while Nixon would appear later with family and Eisenhower’s grandson to greet supporters.
A 14 year old Jamaican woman in Toronto discovered to have carried a fertilized fetus for nine years without knowing she was pregnant. The lithopedion fetus was nearly full term and calcified, a rare condition with only about 270 cases on record. The case, noted by Dr Lillian Chase in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, highlights unusual prenatal history despite regular medical exams. The woman had emigrated to England in 1961 and to Canada in 1965 and had prior examinations that found nothing wrong.
May pleads not guilty in the shooting at the Ambassador Hotel that left Senator Kennedy dead and five others wounded. He faces five counts of assault with a deadly weapon and with intent to commit murder while the investigation continues.
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