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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1969
Page
1
Near Saigon, US Air Force transports carried 18 armored personnel carriers and six antitank guns to Bu Dop Special Forces camp 20 miles north of Saigon after intelligence suggested enemy armored columns near the Cambodian border. Reports said no confirmation of sighted tanks or APCs was received.
City Council to meet in a special session tonight to decide on a new police station this year after opening bids at the regular meeting. Three low bids for plumbing electrical and general construction totaled 64 396, exceeding the 57 000 budget. Land purchase had already used 12 000, increasing red ink. Decision hinges on whether to proceed now or delay.
In Wilkes-Barre a judge weighs a petition from Massachusetts prosecutor Edmund Dinis for an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne after her death on Chappaquiddick Island. Kopechne family lawyers contest Pennsylvania jurisdiction to exhume the body. Judge Brominiski says a decision will come later this week.
CHEER, Corry's volunteer group aiding handicapped children and adults in Corry Union City and Bear Lake, has been chosen as a Lane Bryant Citationist for 1969 for 1968 service. The awards honor volunteers with a chance at $5 000, with finalists chosen by Long Island University faculty and a five member panel.
Washington AP report notes the Nixon administration reexamines its stance on gun control amid the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence proposals. Officials discuss registration licensing issues, constitutional concerns, and court rulings linking gun laws to existing Supreme Court decisions while distinguishing administration and Eisenhower Commission positions.
Corry area residents contribute clothing bedding and food now en route to hurricane battered Mississippi. Western Pennsylvania Division of the Army sent five staff to relief duty with an emergency canteen as part of a larger effort delivering 60,000 meals daily and distributing can openers to victims.
State Police charged Anthony E. Kusiak 18 with leaving the scene and failing to identify after his car crossed the center line and struck Joan Kriner of Harborcreek about 11 15 Friday night. Troopers followed tire tracks on a dirt road to a farm and found the car hidden, Kusiak admitted involvement saying he fell asleep.
Washington AP reports obscene mail sparked the fiercest moral uproar on Capitol Hill since the school prayer debate five years ago. Over 200 anti obscenity bills have been introduced as lawmakers pledge action, with several chairs backing floor votes. The Post Office logged 234000 obscene mail complaints last year, fueling swift moves to curb unsolicited material.
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