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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1966
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions Pennsyl vania addresses and names. references unclear actions or events. no cohesive report or outcome is readable.
Jack Ruby the Oswald slayer was moved from the Dallas County jail to Parkland Hospital in a serious pneumonia case. Lawyer Phil Burleson said it was too early to tell how the illness might affect a new trial, with a Wichita Falls date likely in February. Ruby, 55, awaits a new trial after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed his death sentence.
Directors of the Elgin Beaverdam Volunteer Hose Company report a $1,000 payment on a new fire truck after a profitable Wattsburg Fair food tent. With remaining funds and township donations, they plan another $1,000 payment. The building loan is paid off and a $2,000 siren project, half funded by federal Civil Defense, will boost coverage. Volunteers are mounting the siren.
President Johnson resumes work on the budget for Congress and plans meetings with Budget Director Charles L. Schultze and Postmaster General Lawrence F. O Brien. He returned to Washington Friday and will spend about a week in the capital before heading back to his Texas ranch for holidays.
More than 2,000 Vietnamese fled a Viet Cong stronghold southwest of Vietnam as government pleas prompted escape. Allied authorities cite propaganda and bombing as factors with a Kansas official calling a “finger of fate” decisive.
Mrs. Claudine Black calmly led 25 third graders from Linden School after a ceiling sagged and more than a ton of debris crashed near their desks. A missing student was later found safe. the teacher praised her fire drill discipline and kept children under control during the emergency.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell says he will contest the House seat if the chamber refuses to seat him in January. He is vacationing in the Bahamas when telecast remarks were made. The Harlem Democrat faces potential jail terms for civil contempt tied to a $164,000 libel judgment and has failed to appear for a court ordered financial exam. Powell will begin $60 weekly payments to Esther James, the plaintiff, and jokes about a Club 60 fund while noting his retirement pension and tranquil retirement setting.
U S Marines report 16 killed and 11 wounded as two 250 pound bombs miss their targets during a support run for advancing Leathernecks near a ridge five miles south of the demilitarized zone. A plane exploded among the errant bombs. The attack area lies near the back ridge as the 199th Light Infantry Brigade arrives from Vung Tau with more units expected.
In Allegheny County a judge bound and gagged two inmates in straitjackets during a chaotic five week trial for attempted prison break. A third convict threatened the judge and all three were convicted. sentencing set for Monday. One defendant called the judge a creep.
Erie County finances show a current balance of 240 243 dollars with uncertainty about ending the year balanced. The school's district budget likely ends with about a 50 000 deficit while 11 months of 1966 receipts lag 1965 by 1 2 million. Expenditures for 11 months total 4 5 million, with 350 000 invested in Erie banks offsetting a 109 000 shortfall. A public hearing on a Blue Cross rate increase is set for Pittsburgh.
Michigan Governor George Romney campaigns for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination while facing resistance from conservative peers. Ronald Reagan remains undecided, stressing Romney must win national support, as Romney plans a six month decision window.
Chamber of Commerce cites roadside trash near Hare Creek bridge as proof of need. A second pile lies a few yards north, highlighting widespread non use of the service with over 600 residents not enrolled.
Detectives search Columbus dump for the weapon used in the bludgeon death of Rev Dr Robert W Spike. They cite William R Minor 28 as confessing to the Oct 17 crime while describing a club thrown away near the scene. Minor long identified as drifter and burglar.
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