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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1967
Page
4
Racial clashes around downtown New Haven led to 43 arrests since Saturday as curfew remains in effect. Fires and looting hit liquor stores while tear gas was used to clear flames. Mayor Richard Lee urged calm as talks with community leaders continued amid a tense urban renewal climate.
Mrs. Mary Goldfinch 75 of Union City died yesterday at Union City Memorial Hospital. Survived by husband Charles, daughter Phyllis Akam Corry, sister Mavis Halings Harborcreek, brothers Lyle Baker Belmont Pa and Ralph Baker Russell, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation at H L Musser Funeral Home Union City this evening 7 to 9 and tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Final rites Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev G H McClintock officiating. Burial Evergreen Cemetery Union City.
Chippewa Bay New York AP Russell Chaffee a Sayre Pennsylvania schoolteacher aims to swim 20 miles to Ogdensburg today despite a sore shoulder from yesterday’s 20 mile St Lawrence River swim from Clayton He still faces 150 miles to Montreal and Expo 67 as part of a 370 mile swim begun August 7 at Watkins Glen He lost time in Lake Ontario due to rough water and says he enjoyed watching bass and perch as he swam.
The City Planning Commission will decide on a plaza within city limits as 180 thousand dollars in sewer and paving work looms. A sewer line short of the site must be extended 1000 feet, Worth Street may be paved, and a new sewer line laid. Hills and valleys along Worth Street make the job costly. Council set a special meeting for 7 pm Friday to push the hearing.
At The Hospital Report as of 7 am today, Corry Memorial Hospital lists admissions including Mrs. Garrett Bensink of Clymer and several others with ages and home towns. Discharges include Mrs. Walter Conant and Mrs. Agnes Virdin. A fatal auto crash near Altoona claims Richard Kutch, 28, with Tyrone Hospital reporting death last night.
Farmers opened a store in Pittsburgh selling ordinary milk labeled for pets to undercut prices. The scheme, backed by Ernest Hayes of United Dairy Farmers, drew quick customer turnout and investigation by state officials. Prices range 50 to 55 cents per gallon under the pet food plan, with normal dairy products yielding about 40 cents elsewhere. The Milk Control Commission frowns while customers applaud the savings and some question safety.
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