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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1966
Page
1
fragmented OCR auction notice lists items for sale by an auction house in north of today New York. items include plumbing tools valves tube cleaners threaders machines and a cedar bedroom suite. includes stove and kitchen units. lists contact phone 663 2032 and mentions starting time seven and auction date near late month.
In Athens officials updated the Heraklion sinking toll to 235 dead or missing amid fears many late boarding passengers were not listed. Only 46 survivors were found by nightfall, with 40 bodies recovered in total. Rescue ships pressed on from Piraeus after the Crete to Athens crossing disaster, as crews described a violent storm and a damaged loading area.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk began a set of Viet Nam war talks in Saigon and again ruled out a prolonged bombing pause unless Hanoi agrees to reciprocity. He said: if North Viet Nam proves it has ceased certain actions, the United States could consider stopping the bombing. Rusk arrived from Formosa for a three day stay and meetings with Saigon officials.
Corry Memorial Hospital asks Erie County for more funds to cover rising care costs for indigent patients. Total aid now 12 000 with 9 000 from United Fund and 7 000 from county plus 2 000 from Corry city. proposed increase to 155 000 from four hospitals to cover next year.
United Nations diplomats see the new U S Soviet space pact as a path to broader arms control, praising Johnson's bid to ban war and weapons from outer space. They expect quick General Assembly approval once the five ratifications, including the United States and Soviet Union, are secured.
Early today the city’s new German shepherd Trooper Sam aided in a search of the Hammond Elevator Co on Eagle Street after a break-in was found. Officers Keppel Reynolds Sutton Shrout and others investigated a north side window entry and a damaged safe, noting no money appeared stolen and the intruder likely gained nothing.
DETROIT AP A half million in Picasso drawings and graphics traveled from New York to Detroit in a small rented trailer guarded only by a pad lock. The works valued from 25 to 35000 dollars will be shown at an exhibition, after a 16 hour trip with multiple restaurant stopovers.
Washington reports U S casualties in Viet Nam far lower than Pentagon projections. Officials note 4 639 Americans killed and 30 000 wounded in 11 months, with daily losses far below feared 10 deaths per 100 000 men. Details discuss planning estimates and real figures.
American troops and reinforcements on Highway 1, about 50 miles from Saigon, chased Viet Cong attackers after an ambush on a cavalry supply convoy. The clash left 93 enemy fighters dead as U S forces sought more details and secured the area.
U S B52 bombers hit Communist positions across South Viet Nam in three raids from near Saigon to the north with Dean Rusk arriving in Saigon and stating the war must not pause. One North Viet Nam raid near Hanoi saw MiG interceptors engage but fail to hit. one U.S. plane was shot down over North Viet Nam and two more over South Viet Nam.
A local man driven by alcohol rammed a car parked on East Washington street near Maple avenue, pushing it into another parked car. Saul W. Bailey of 560 Wayne street lost consciousness. an alcohol test was refused. Damages totaled 325 and 75. A hearing is set for the case. George Cabot Lodge, son of Henry Cabot Lodge, was elected to the Carnegie Endowment board of trustees.
Jimmy Halpin of Johnston Rhode Island writes Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor about a two fold problem. Neighborhood kids harass him and his partner while they rent a garage from the kids grandmother. The boy runs two start ups a paper waste company and a garden service earning about ten dollars monthly, with $36.75 earned in three months.
President Johnson flies from the LBJ Ranch to Bergstrom Air Force Base then to Washington for a round of budget conferences. He aims to have preliminary budget work finished for five departments before White House meetings and plans to stay in Washington several days before returning to the Texas ranch for Christmas and New Year holidays.
Stanford Hose Company last night named three officials to be recommended to City Council for fire chief and two assistant chiefs. Jerome Davis Alfred Apps and William M Halfast currently hold those posts. Names will be submitted at the December 19 meeting. The budget calls for pay increases: chief from 465 to 479, first assistant from 327 to 837, and second assistant from 258 to 288.
William R. Minor, 23, a Paintsville Kentucky drifter and former mental patient, was charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Dr. Robert W. Spike, 43, a University of Chicago ministry professor tied to church civil rights work. Spike’s body was found October 17 in a room at the United Christian Center near Ohio State University.
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