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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1968
Page
1
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In the wake of the Farmington mine disaster in West Virginia the federal government orders spot inspections increased five fold and scrapping of a rule that tipped off pending checks. John F. O Leary new Bureau of Mines director says miners may secretly request inspections. A coal mine safety conference in Washington is planned with Udall signaling a proposed administration bill to grant safety standard authority.
A mother and her four children were left homeless when their trailer near Page Hollow in Sugar Grove burned yesterday. Mrs. Alice Kellogg and her four children Kim Scott James Scott Chevyl Scott and Debbie Scott were displaced as firemen found the trailer gutted with no insurance coverage for the family's belongings. The cause could not be determined and gas and electricity were shut off after the blaze.
The U S Mission says 73.4 percent of South Vietnamese residents live in relatively secure areas under Saigon control, the strongest pacification figure to date. U S and South Vietnamese forces report ongoing combat with 156 enemy deaths, plus seven Vietnamese casualties in nocturnal assaults on bases and towns. A separate note records pedestrian Reading man Pedestrian Kleinknecht killed crossing a road north of Reading.
Corry Zoning Board reverses its Nov 11 decision on a snowmobile sales and service business in a South Street garage. The one year trial ends Dec 1, 1989 with protections including no noise after 10 pm and neighbor petition requirements for future residential-area business requests.
Washington sources report sharp disagreement among lawmakers and business leaders over inflation strategies. Some back restrained spending and tax policy, others urge market and price dynamics management, amid rising living costs and wage pressures.
President elect Nixon plans to announce a Nixon cabinet with William P. Rogers as secretary of State amid live TV and radio coverage. Spiro Agnew and others are slated for top posts as Romney Huickel Finch Moynihan and Moynihan gain senior roles. A cabinet ceremony and urban policy council are part of the plan with all appointees expected at the Shoreham Hotel for the announcements.
Paris AP says prestige issues threaten to push the enlarged Vietnam peace talks past year end. Cyrus Vance and Ha Van Lau clashed over conference table shape and speaking order, with the U S rejecting a square table and a four-table diamond arrangement also rejected. The debate continues as Nixon’s inauguration nears.
Tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in the vocational agriculture room of Corry Area High School a public meeting on preserving agricultural land will be convened by County Agent William Urash. Speakers include Penn State public affairs specialist William M. Carroll and Edgar Rits of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Senate investigators heard that networks designed to report credit data could be repurposed to reveal broader personal information about individuals. Prof. Arthur R. Miller warned that computer makers or communications firms might enter the credit data field, pressuring data firms to expand offerings to boost revenue.
A car stalled on Penn Central tracks near Corry narrowly survived a freight train crash. Driver Paul Balek 18 and his mother Mary 45 with brothers James 14 and Samuel 8 fled seconds before impact as a 21 car freight hit the left front. The vehicle was demolished and tossed 120 feet. train halted 490 feet away. The engine was G A Gelz and conductor W C Ross.
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