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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1966
Page
1
The readable fragment references a variance and a meeting at City hall. Burrows is mentioned along with Mu Pa and September dates, but most details are unclear. This brief notes a city variance process and a committee or board involvement without clear outcomes.
A powerful storm battering Pennsylvania with heavy rain and 51 mph winds caused widespread damage. Moravian Seminary dormitory in Green Pond burned after lightning, about 4 800 customers lost power in Tamaqua, and 6 200 in Harrisburg area faced outages with brief restarts.
AP war correspondent Peter Macker returns to Serra High School San Mateo California as a senior and school paper staffer after five days in Vietnam with his father Ken Macker publisher of the Philippines Herald.
Erie County milk dealers including Corry area met at the Holiday Inn in Erie and halted the planned second price rise for milk in a month. Area 7 dealers had made the decision to back off from the intended increase.
Union City Council learned that slicing the URA funded renewal from 115 acres and 145 buildings to 53 acres and 190 structures reduces the scope but not the cost, with estimated total expenses rising to about 1 million dollars and roughly 30 buildings to be acquired and demolished at 39 533 per building. Dairy price protests ripple across the state as milk dealers delay a planned two to three cent increase awaiting a Erie hearing and state Milk Commission stance.
A photo shows an object protruding from a hole in a railroad boxcar as the James E Strates Shows train to Hamburg reroutes from the Pennsylvania Railroad to the Erie Lackawanna. The late train blocked city crossings for about an hour amid rerouting and delays reported by Journal Photo.
The Johnson administration urged banks to curb credit expansion as prime lending rates rose to 6 percent in several cities. The move aims to slow consumer and business loan growth, with banks expected to follow suit nationwide.
The Weather Bureau warned of a possible tornado near Erie yesterday, but no damage occurred except a barn in the Erie area struck by lightning and leveled by fire. Lake Erie dampens storms, and most tornadoes form in warmer months with convective air.
AFL CIO officials push a wage escalator clause and a 56 cent rise plus benefits to win approval from 35 400 striking machinists ending the airlines walkout. A three year deal would grant three 5 percent raises for about 19 000 mechanics earning 3 52 an hour, retroactive to January 1 1965.
Singer Rosemary Clooney, 34, sues actor Jose Ferrer, 54, for divorce in Santa Monica California. The couple, married in 1953 and divorced in 1960s, separated since April 14, and have five children aged 11, 10, 9, 7, and 6.
A trio of exhausted U S Fifth Marines watch over captured Viet Cong prisoners after an all night clash with an estimated Viet Cong regiment near Tam Ky forty miles southwest of Da Nang South Vietnam. Marines suffered moderate casualties with heavier enemy losses reported according to AP Wire photo.
Washington AP reports a tumultuous opening day as the House Un American Activities Committee questioned antiwar groups accused of supporting North Vietnam. Police and federal marshals padlocked the caucus room while nine were dragged out and eight more were arrested amid crowd demonstrations.
Senate subcommittee will reopen questions about buying a second best warplane the TFX to save about 1 billion. Sen John L McClellan says a hearing will be held before the Navy decides on the F111B usefulness, with a possible amendment to bar using unused defense funds for new purchases. The Navy says the plane in its current form cannot be used.
Burglars attempt to break into the Agway office in Clymer but fail to access the strongbox. They smash a pay phone, taking $80 from the Clymer unit, with no other units yielding anything. Deputies in Mayville investigate with no leads.
US ANGELES AP shows singer Judy Garland sued for divorce by her fourth husband actor Mark Herron. Herron, 46, changed his separate maintenance suit to request a divorce charging extreme mental cruelty. Garland 44 and Herron wed November 14 in Las Vegas. Garland had previous marriages to David Rose Vincent Minnelli and Sid Luft.
Preschool registration for children entering kindergarten in September will be held at the Concord School on Wednesday morning and afternoon August 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Parents report with their children at 9. Report by alphabetical order A through M in the morning and N through Z in the afternoon. Children must be at least 4 years 7 months by September 1. Bring birth certificate vaccination record and immunization test dates. All teachers meet Superintendent Ray Elsen September 1 and school opens September 7. Actress Leena Owen, 72, a film figure of the World War I era, died Monday.
In Washington the Senate faces a showdown on a proposal to let President Johnson call up thousands of ready reservists for possible combat in Vietnam. The measure, tied to a large defense bill, faces GOP opposition and would affect over 500000 reservists, including 133000 with limited training.
A U.S. F8E Crusader bomber crashed after takeoff from Da Nang, killing at least 26 Vietnamese villagers. Pilot 1st Lt. Walter J. Doherty survived after his parachute failed to open. bombs and ammunition exploded on impact.
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