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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1966
Page
4
An organization meeting for the VFW Businessmen's Bowling League is scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. Readings include pre-season specials at Bowl-Aire Lanes with three games for $1 and other rates. Nearby notices list discharged individuals and local business ads.
An Air Force captain Capt. Robert T. Shaw his wife Joan and their four children Debraha Christine Jeff James died when their six seat Piper Comanche crashed near the Long Island Expressway after a lightning strike was reported. Witnesses recalled a bright flash and thunder as wreckage fell. The family had spent a week visiting relatives in Ronkonkoma before heading to Little Rock Arkansas Air Force Base.
John T. Emmanuel of Hartford died in Hartford Hospital after six days trapped in the wreckage of a single engine Cessna that crashed on Mt Higby near Middletown. Emmanuel had been rescued from the site by Sunday and hospitalized after transfer from Meriden. The crash killed pilot Richard C. Grimaldi of Conn. and left Emmanuel in a fatigue state.
Thousands marched down Fifth Avenue in the VFW parade with 15 000 veterans and 2 000 service members. Police stations and City Hall received about 500 phone complaints as drums and bugles blasted past curfew. The march, starting 6 15 p m, stretched six hours ending around 12 a m with delegates from all states the District of Columbia and the Panama Canal Zone attending a convention slated to end Friday.
Jim Stockton of Aston Township found a lost dog and traced its owner through a series of moves. A veterinarian in Los Angeles identified J. F. Brennan, who had moved from Bethpage to Plainview and then Bancroft Drive, two blocks from Stockton in Plainview.
Manning notes Big Three refusal to open wage talks prompts union committee action and stronger resolve. Automatic pay hikes and cost of living increases take effect next month as raises lift skilled trades pay from 11.5 to 19.5 cents per hour with carpenters and electricians earning higher rates. Industry average pay sits at 3.22 per hour with specific trades like tool makers at 4.13 and others reaching 5.20 for electricians.
Eugene Blom Aero-Flow Dynamics vice president is named vice chairman for the 1966 United Fund drive in Corry. He pledges time and money and notes his five year service to the area and current role on the Columbus School Board. He and his wife, with two children, reside on R D 2 Corry.
Local observers blame road neglect in the Corry area on state politics and patronage, noting delays in applying for needed equipment and personnel. A Corry politician says GOP politics may dampen incentives for Corry, with uncertain whether delays occur in Erie or Harrisburg.
Mrs. Tak Woo reports mushrooms sprouting from her car floor mats in Los Angeles. She debated whether to see a mechanic or a gardener, and the mechanic suggested a possible air conditioner leak causing damp carpet. She keeps muttering about her third crop.
In the Cam Lo River valley near Dong Ha the 4th Marine Regiment battled entrenched Communists. Casualties were light for Marines with 17 enemy killed and two captured. A U.S. paratroop brigade conducted a two week search east of Saigon and was airlifted into Phuoc Tuy Province. Air power and naval strikes hit targets along the coast and in North Vietnam.
American attack pilots supported B52 strikes in South Vietnam with 58 sorties against troop concentrations camps and fortifications. Five 7th Fleet ships added heavy shelling while Gen Westmoreland ordered a military review board to curb civilian air incidents. Premier Ky pledged honest elections on September 11. The Baton Rouge Victory salvage team worked as the mine‑hit merchant ship lies on the river bottom. seven crew members dead, one injured. The ship’s channel traffic was resumed after navy safeguards.
New York reports Pete the collie faces possible destruction after three bites under state law. The city seeks a Supreme Court return to health hearings with cross examination to prove Pete is playful, not predatory. Pete remains in shelter as supporters push to keep him alive.
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