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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1966
Page
1
Readable fragments mention names and places in a damaged OCR segment. No coherent event is clear. Likely notes reference individuals and locations with cryptic tokens and times. Hard to determine a single news item or outcome from the legible bits.
A gasoline firebomb struck an automobile during the third night of rioting in Waukegan Illinois. Police say 400 to 500 Black residents gathered on South Genesee Street, stoning passersby and setting 10 blazes. Six passengers were burned and several others injured. Victims include Gabriel Albarran and his family. Esther Albarran, 6, was hospitalized in serious condition. Police reinforced by state troopers and deputies patrolled the area, ordering residents indoors amid growing unrest in the South East district where most of Waukegan’s 6,000 Black residents live. Continued on Page Three.
Civil rights marchers, shielded by National Guard bayonets, faced taunts as they picketed in Wauwatosa for the 10th night. About 477 guardsmen were on standby after Gov Knowles ordered them in, with a decision awaited on whether to redeploy.
Assessments occur every three years in all third class cities to revalue property. Owners may appeal only during this period. Values rise or fall based on actual value and market factors, with sales data and costs informing new figures to equalize across the district.
Meadville Area Industrial Commission may drop a threatened legal action against the Erie Times News if an August 7 article is corrected. MAIC officials say the paper indicated it would publish a corrected piece after discussions with MAIC. The article had alleged an unnamed Crawford County labor official criticizes MAIC and misrepresented union affiliations.
Tad Stephenson of the Erie area died after his neck became caught in an electric power window of his family station wagon. He was pronounced dead at Hamot Hospital around 8 10 p m. The coroner reported the boy had apparently obtained the ignition keys and activated the window. The Fairfield Hose Co rushed him to hospital where he was still breathing. The boy’s father found him caught in the window while mowing the lawn near the station wagon.
City treasurer Miss Harriet Myers reports early payments on school property and per capita taxes. Property tax duplicate totals 412,068 with 207,787 paid between July 1 and August 25. Per capita tax receipts stand at 23,700 of 66,735. Rebates end Wednesday. remaining taxes due at face value.
New York stocks fell again in heavy trading as the Dow Jones average opened down about six points at 774.55 by 10 30 a m. Major issues declined and losses varied from a few cents to about one dollar per share with broader declines noted in most active issues.
City police cracked down on traffic violators over the weekend citing ten drivers for running stop signs near the Loblaw parking lot used as a racing pit. Eight citations targeted Loblaw area cowboys and cowgirls with five point penalties under the new state system. The paper lists names of several youths cited for Spring and West South streets and Mill and East South streets. Police will monitor offenders to reduce road risk.
Police reported a late night prank at City Park involved an aged cannon loaded with a Super Jet Meteor firework device. Officers found blue, green and red flames and smoke after the shell exploded, narrowly missing Bracken Funeral Home and Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Norman Horton of Worry has taken full ownership of Bowl Aire Lanes on East Washington Street after buying a half interest three weeks ago from Donald Woolls and the interest from Al Dunnewold. Dunnewold remains manager while Holton, AMF serviceman for pinsetter equipment, will continue on the job to finish current installations. Changes in operation are being considered for the future.
Four New York men are in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a three vehicle crash at Findley Lake Saturday evening. Keneath Olson Gowanda N Y Raymond Gorton Jamestown N Y Russell Curtis Ripley N Y William Gorton Jr Jamestown N Y were admitted with multiple bruises and lacerations while Ernest TeWinkle and his son Tracy of Clymer were treated but not hospitalized. The Gorton pickup skidded on Route 426 near the Little Corry section and struck the TeWinkle wagon parked about six feet from the road.
Saigon strategists foresee expanding U S forces to about 600 000 over the next 18 months doubling present numbers from just over 300 000 They expect to split forces between nation building pacification in dense areas and heavier operations against Communist strongholds.
AP reports on Chicago police handling of brutality complaints through the Excessive Force Unit led by Lt. John Harris. In its first year the unit processed 687 complaints with 29 sustained and officers penalized. From June to August 1965 the unit logged 192 cases, about 35 from West Side unrest, with 39 investigations finding no substance, 10 not sustained.
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