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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1967
Page
1
United Auto Workers negotiators unanimously recommended rejecting new contract proposals from General Motors Ford and Chrysler as inadequate compared with industry profitability and worker needs. The union plans to pick one company for a potential strike within the next two days as talks continue.
In Moscow three writers face trial under Article 70 for anti Soviet agitation and propaganda. The defendants named include Alexander Dobrovolsky, Vadim Delone, Evgeny Kuschev, and Vera Lashkova. Courtroom crowding and restricted access were noted as Western reporters were barred. The case centers on alleged illegitimate literature deemed subversive by Soviet authorities.
Eye blinding smog draped the Los Angeles basin described by the Weather Bureau as the worst concentration in a decade. An official warned conditions could worsen while the ongoing public dialogue and labor talks hint at broader environmental and industrial concerns affecting the region.
Donald Wharton of Garland, a longtime Deer Head Inn proprietor and artist, died at Warren General Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Pittsburgh April 26 1936 studied at Carnegie Art School and Sarasota. He served in World War II era China Burma India earning the Air Medal and Bronze Star. He married Ann L. Coughlin in 1942 and leaves a son Donald T. Wharton and daughter Sally Ann. brother James of Corry. Funeral plans incomplete with full arrangements to be announced tomorrow.
Tokyo AP report says China canceled exit visas for British diplomats in Peking and barred most travel to 400 yard limits between home and office. London faced retaliatory threats as clashes near the Chinese mission drew police line, with 50 officers on duty and 100 demonstrators dispersed.
In Culpeper Virginia Army officials barred the burial of slain Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell in a military cemetery after his followers staged a boisterous vigil at the gate. Maj Gen Carl Turner announced the reversal as Nazi mourners and bystanders jeered and shouted Heil Hitler. The body remained unburied and the fate of the burial plan, including possible future military cemetery consideration, hangs on regulatory review.
In Pinellas County Florida the first major test of educational spending policy began as about 2 500 teachers started the new school year with roughly half resigning. The Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association claims to represent about 90 percent of local teachers and submitted 1 606 resignations Tuesday with more expected to take effect at 5 p.m. today. Superintendent Thomas A Southard expressed cautious optimism while noting the district lacks a substitute pool that could substitute for so many leaves. The action follows sanctions imposed two months earlier by the Florida Education Association and the National Education Association as teachers push for higher pay and other concessions.
The second annual Jaycee Fly-In at Lawrence Airport is set for Labor Day with a breakfast sky diving glider race plane display and a dedication ceremony attended by local state and federal dignitaries including Congressman Joseph Vigorito. A rain date is September 10.
William Ford, president of Blue Cross of Pennsylvania, says the hospital insurance group will seek an 11 percent rate hike to offset rising hospital costs. A hearing with the state insurance commission is planned for November.
Frederick Kleinschmidt reflects on turning fifty in Miami with a practical view of aging. He notes satisfaction with settled life, retirement steps, and the desire for a bit more youth. The snippet presents his calm, personal musings on age and contentment.
Communist forces surged into the provincial capital at Quang Ngai early today under heavy mortar fire and freed about 1,200 prisoners as part of a broad campaign to disrupt South Vietnam’s elections. Attacks across five provinces left dozens dead or wounded, with casualties for South Vietnamese, American, and Viet Cong forces in the day’s fighting.
Bank manager Larry Staley aged 27 and tellers Vera Wallington 30 and Betty Heitmann 40 were shot in a vault by a robber. A 24-year-old suspect, Terry Lynn Conger, was arrested on murder and robbery charges. An audit to determine cash taken is planned. Nearby a bait shop attempted robbery preceded the killings.
PORTLAND Maine AP A trucker saved five of his children as flames destroyed an eight room home Ronald Striker carried children aged 1 to 7 from upstairs rooms Six older children escaped on their own The last child Timothy 12 months was found upstairs Striker kicked in a kitchen window and lowered the baby to a neighbor in the blaze
A coroner's jury ruled the death of year old Dennis Roxberry an accident after he darted into the street and was struck by a state trooper Martin Gwenzler Jr. 28 of the Butler barracks. Lt William Gamble testified Roxberry darted into the road. In Pittsburgh, Albert Eberle 81 was killed crossing a street near his home.
King Huavein of Jordan arrives in Khartoum for the Arab summit. National anthems are played as Arab leaders, including Sudanese President Ismail Al-Azhari, gather amid disputes over Israel and Western policy following the June war.
Corry state troopers seek a motorist in a hit and run on a secondary road four miles north of Corry just before 5 p.m. yesterday. Richard Smith, 27, of Waterford, said the other driver struck his car in a private drive then fled after stopping about 150 feet away. No injuries and about $150 damage to Smith’s car.
Corry State Police substation has grown to fifteen officers, the highest in its history, with patrols slated to run around the clock starting Friday. Transfers include Charles Daley leaving for Franklin and Gerald Szul to Erie, while James Hawk Marvin Johnston and Donald Raisley join from Warren and Erie.
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