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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
1
Doctors warn Hong Kong flu mutates yearly and varies by region and case. The new vaccine, grown in fertile eggs to combat the current Asian flu strain, has been developed but its effectiveness remains unknown. Experts emphasize flu antigens change, making vaccination uncertain but necessary.
The Corry Zoning Board of Adjustments plans a 7:30 p m hearing on James Console’s appeal to establish a snow mobile sales and repair business in a residential district. The case follows an earlier board appeal and a city council visit, amid neighbor signs supporting a shop yet facing procedural limits.
A Journal carrier delivers an envelope to fund Kiwanis Club Christmas lighting in downtown. The club has funded new decorations for several years, brightening the holiday season with each year's purchases.
Point Park College a liberal arts school founded in 1990 was accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the Middle Atlantic Association. The association voted approval yesterday at its annual meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey.
The Pentagon plans to release about 20 000 Army National Guardsmen and reservists from active duty by year end 1969 and raise draft calls by up to 3 000 men a month to keep regulars available. Training capacity will rise as the Army reverses earlier cuts, with a January draft target of 26 800 and a total mobilization pool of 38 000 across services. The move aims to fill gaps left by departing guardsmen and reservists serving in Vietnam and at home. The Air Force has begun freeing 16 127 reservists and guardsmen, with all due back by June 30.
Last night farmers faced a severe snowstorm on Sears Hill road Corry and Columbus firemen battled a methane house blaze at Clair Huffman’s farm The road was impassable even in summer and the ignition failed on the lead truck causing delays A snowplow arrived after delays and the house was beyond saving at 4 15 a m
Winds up to 50 mph blew 22 inches of snow into Corry from central Canada as temperatures fell to 19. Snow snarled traffic with near zero visibility and several crashes, some fatal. Schools closed, power and phone failures occurred, plows were late, and air and road disruptions spread to Erie Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas.
Congress faces a tight timetable to grant President Nixon a pay raise or block large increases for members. Johnson is expected to urge across the board boosts through all branches. For Nixon to rise from $100,000 yearly, Congress must act before Inauguration Day January 20. The Constitution limits action by then.
Republican governors at the Palm Springs conference urged President-elect Nixon to give states more latitude in Washington funded spending. Nixon planned a 24 hour stopover to hear the suggestions, with a top proposal to reduce federal control and let states decide allocations.
Corry resident Samuel S. Brown, serving time in Western State Penitentiary for Crawford County burglaries in 1967, will be returned to Erie County next week to stand trial for three Northeast burglaries last August. Charles W. Aul, a Rooseville State Penitentiary inmate, will be brought back as a witness. Erie DA William E. Pratt obtained a court order. The trial begins Tuesday.
City police battled a king-size headache last night when a tractor-trailer slid sideways on West Smith street hill at 8 p m and blocked the road for an hour and a half. Traffic backed up in both directions until the semi was removed. High winds and icy highways caused a Route 27 car to plunge into Little Sugar Creek near Meadville. Uninjured teacher Miss Laura Sheckler crawled from the car and jumped to the bank. She said someone appeared to shove the car off the road.
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