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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1969
Page
6
Governor Raymond P. Shafer will address a Friday 2:30 p.m. dedication of a state owned million dollar museum at Drake Well Park. The exhibits are complete and attracting praise. Admission is free Friday afternoon and the public is welcome.
Four members of the The Children motorcycle gang were arrested after a car with a high powered rifle protruding from the window drew police attention near Erie. Officers seized four rifles two handguns a blackjack a sawed off shotgun barrel ammo and motorcycle parts. The suspects Carlton Derr Santa Farella Lawrence McGarvie and Ralph Williams Scheckengost were arraigned on disorderly conduct charges.
The longest 1969 season race at Eriez Speedway is set for Sunday with 30 cars entering the 150 lap event for a $600 purse after 8 p.m. Busti driver Bob Schnars, last year’s point champ, is a top contender following a midseason victory. Bradford rookie Jay Plyler shows promise, while Tom Dill Squirt Johns and Ron Blackmer also aim for victory in the main race plus a full Sportman and Hooligan card. Ed Nelson of Corry starts the opening race at 8 p.m.
Floyd B. Nelson sailed an 18 foot sloop from Long Beach with floral wreaths as the Peace Action Council members vowed to stay at sea until oiling in Vietnam ends. The act aimed to pressure authorities over war policy with a symbolic maritime protest.
Six children aged 2 to 10 were left orphaned after two related double homicides on Cleveland’s East Side. Scott Young, 49, and Rose Young, 26, were killed in a gunfight over a gun during an argument while fishing at Lake Erie. Police say Young then shot himself. In a separate incident John Burt, 39, and Martha Burt, 32, were found dead. Burt on a porch with a revolver and Martha shot in a car behind the building.
Mass district attorney Edmund A. Dinis will set rules for an inquest into the Chappaquiddick car crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne as he presses for possible autopsy and prepares to call at least 24 witnesses including Sen Edward M Kennedy to testify. The Kopechne family backs an inquiry to quell rumors and public concern.
On the anniversary of the Hiroshima attack, Nelson departed in his Teal Lady, its sails bearing peace symbols, planning to cruise the Southern California shoreline until the war ends as friends ferry him food by rowboat.
Sponsors of a large tax reform package predicted broad support as the House prepared to vote. Debate highlighted disagreements on oil depletion and 5 percent tax cuts, with Ways and Means amendments expected to pass. Critics argued the bill lacks true reform and raises concerns about the depletion allowance.
A psychiatrist who examined Sirhan Bishara Sirhan and testified at his murder trial seeks 10811 for courtroom time conferences transcripts and test reviews. Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn called the bill excessive and said it will be reviewed before payment.
In Philadelphia, U S District Judge Joseph S Lord told Frederick and Betty Cardwell that the government had done all it could to prove the body returned to them was their son, Spec 4 Tyree Cardwell, killed in action May 14. The couple had doubted the identification and canceled their son's funeral. A hearing featured witnesses close to the incident, while the judge expressed sympathy for bereaved families amid the war.
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