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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1969
Page
1
Vague notes show Boas 31 00 contest involving vying for serial status. No clear names or places readable. The fragment hints at competition or survey but lacks concrete entities.
Along three frontiers Viet Cong attacks killed 38 Americans and wounded 144 as North Vietnamese forces pressed the DMZ and Cambodian Laotian borders. Marines suffered heavy losses near Hamburger Hill. U S paratroopers from the 101st clashed north and south of the hill.
The Department of Public Instruction in Harrisburg approved an on the job training program for Corry Area High School students starting next term. Students will rotate through at least four local plants in afternoon sessions for about 12 weeks with stations at Corry Mfg Co Ajax Iron Works Corry Jamestown Corporation and the Raymond Division.
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins leave quarantine in Houston and head home for celebratory events. A news conference, parades in New York and Chicago, a Los Angeles gala with President Nixon, and Houston and Texassized parties are planned amid a global honor rush. The trio waved from their cars after being cleared of lunar germs as the world awaits further appearances.
A gun wielding estranged husband from Youngsville faces a peace justice in Conemaugh Township at 10 a.m. tomorrow after a Friday night shooting at the Pittsburgh Inn near Sugar Grove. David Littlefield 28 was taken into custody after fleeing with his wife as a hostage. Victims James King 27 and Gary Hale 23 were treated and released from WCA Hospital Jamestown. Donald Silvis 34 remained hospitalized in Sheffield with a head wound. Littlefield is charged with assault with intent to kill pointing a deadly weapon and weapons violations.
President Nixon designated the Office of Economic Opportunity as the lead agency to develop a new spirit of social pioneering aimed at alleviating poverty. He urged reorganization of the OEO and endorsed the continued VISTA program as part of the broader welfare strategy.
London traders forecast a weaker pound after the franc devaluation with a carry to marks. British experts expect only a temporary setback and note improved July trade figures may aid the pound. The piece also covers a separate Sydney drug issue and the Sharon Tate murder case developments in Los Angeles.
Corry state police report two crashes last evening with total damages of 2550 and no serious injuries. Wrayburn Haynes 26 of Spring Creek was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for possible back injuries after his motorcycle left Oil Creek road when passed by another car. Donald Mitchell 18 of Union City lost control on a rural road west of Union City, car overturned and was taken to Union City Hospital with minor injuries. Damages listed at 2900.
James P. Shannon former auxiliary bishop of Minneapolis-St. Paul announces he will remain in the Catholic Church and continue his teaching role at St. John’s College in Sante Fe New Mexico despite his marriage which some church officials say excommunicates him.
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