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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1966
Page
4
A mixed Corry Chronicle page shows hospital admissions and discharges, local business ads, and social notices alongside borough council discussions on urban renewal costs. Ex editor Aaron G Benesch, 73, former St Louis Globe Democrat editor, dies in Washington.
At the congressional hearing in Washington 17 arrested protesters were charged with disorderly conduct after clashing with the committee Thousands demonstrated outside marching to the White House shouting LBJ and death in Vietnam while activists denounced U S involvement and supported the May 2 Movement.
Borough officials hear that half of the projected 1 000 000 in federal and state funds may not cover costs. Capotis and Beckman Swenson lack reps to explain the new figures. A follow up meeting is planned to review the urban renewal cost picture and potential URA funding in Corry.
In South Vietnam ground action remained light due to monsoon rains while Nguyen Cao Ky urged more American troops. U S bombers hit oil depots and traffic areas across North Vietnam near Hanoi and Haiphong. B52 strikes targeted War Zone C near the Cambodian border as Marines report light casualties and 10 Viet Cong killed near Da Nang. Over 400 Viet Cong huts and fortifications were destroyed as South Vietnamese pilots added 290 strike sorties. In a separate case, Henry Serratore, 45, was ordered held for grand jury on a murder charge after a tavern stabbing in Castile Shannon, Allegheny County.
A severe storm disrupted Pittsburgh area power with five hour outages A tornado threat near Erie caused no damage and Philadelphia reported spotty outages A wooden hospital tower received a lightning strike prompting evacuations A flood risk and power failures affected Merion Bala Cynwyd Belmont Hills Penn Valley and Upper Darby Reading Railroad canceled service on three lines West Trenton Lansdale and Hatboro.
AP reports state USDA Disaster Committee urges Gov. Scranton to seek federal drought assistance for 16 Pennsylvania counties. Farmers would be offered government corn at reduced prices through the Emergency Livestock Feed Program. Counties listed: Adams Bucks Cumberland Franklin Fulton Huntingdon Juniata Lebanon Luzerne Mifflin Northumberland Perry Schuylkill Snyder Union York.
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