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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1966
Page
1
Partial OCR shows an estate sale notice with references to property, claims, and heirs. Names and precise details are unclear due to damage, but indicates a deed, payment of claims, and a sale related to the deceased's estate in Erie.
About 300 people trapped as a harsh blizzard hits Western New York and central New York. Public school gyms in Westfield Fredonia and Ripley host more than 260 residents and visitors seeking refuge.
United Nations. U Thant accepts a second five year term as secretary general after a unanimous General Assembly vote. He pledges to pursue peace in Viet Nam while noting disappointment over stalled talks. He speaks of an overwhelming opinion in favor of his continuance to serve the organization’s higher interests. The article notes a pause in Vietnam for Christmas holidays and hopes for broader peace efforts.
Harrisburg AP A meeting of the state Milk Control Commission revealed it cannot uncover the wholesale prices paid by supermarkets to milk dealers under special processing contracts. Chairman J Lin Huber testified the probe began three years ago with no action against dealers or supermarkets.
Corry and nearby areas saw light snow and a 7 degree low while broader New York and Pennsylvania faced record snowfall. No major incidents in Corry with two minor fender-benders amid plowing by new sidewalk equipment. Next shift will remove and haul snow overnight.
The United States exploded a nuclear bomb 2,700 feet underground at the Tatum salt dome near Hattiesburg Mississippi in a test aimed at evaluating a covert subsurface blast method. Officials said the $5 million effort tested cooling and engineering for underground detonation as part of broader discussion on a comprehensive test ban.
Corry school board announced an agreement transferring crossing guard duties from teachers to paid patrols at specified intersections to spread coverage. The plan keeps cost unchanged and reduces teachers exposure to bad weather during noon and after school. Walters gets 20-year max for attempted freight train wreck. judge orders 90-day psychiatric evaluation.
A Front Line Mailman of the 25th Infantry Division sorts mail at a forward command and artillery post in the jungle west of Pleiku near the Cambodian border. With Christmas nearing, the mail backlog grows as heavier bags are hauled through the jungle by his unit.
Six U S supersonic bombers went down over North Vietnam with all 11 crewmen missing presumed dead or captured. The strike occurred as U S troops moved toward the Mekong Delta and Viet Cong activity surged near Saigon. Ground fire downed four planes while two were lost to unknown causes amid heavy fighting in scattered South Vietnam districts.
In Monessen Pennsylvania a three story apartment fire of undetermined origin kills Lorell Dawkins age 4 and his sister Chita 23 months. A dozen residents become homeless as neighbors alerted firefighters after smelling smoke and hearing children scream. The mother Gloria Dawkins was away shopping and hospitalized in shock.
A seasoned pickpocket in Seoul returns about 100 stolen cards to the police with a letter stating retirement and intent to return to his hometown. The note is addressed to the police chief and accompanies the wallet and handbag identifications.
Across the nation Catholic Friday meat rules prompted mixed results. San Francisco officials note steady lunch business while Connecticut reports mixed effects. Miami sees strong fish trade and schools offer meat. Indianapolis reports higher meat orders. Buffalo shows reduced fish orders but older customers stick to fish. Springfield parochial schools serve meat at lunch as reform settles in.
U S Public Health Service said hospitals in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina may lose federal funds for alleged civil rights violations. Segrг egation of patients in wings rooms and waiting areas cited along with lack of Negro staff physicians and segregated training facilities. Hospitals given 20 days to request a public hearing as administrators express concern over potential funding cutoffs.
The 64th annual Corry Elks Lodge memorial service will be held tomorrow at 3 PM at the lodge rooms. Exalted ruler Thomas W. Cragg and Esquire Edward E. Saloum lead the ceremonies with Rev H Kenyon Leishman giving the invocation and Richard Puling reciting the Lord's Prayer. A roll call of deceased members will be read by secretary Merrill Patterson, and memorial address by Alexander Boag Eric. The day closes with a benediction by chaplain Frank Toth and an organ recessional by Mrs. Walters.
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