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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
6
Sunday night collision near Corry claimed one life as Judith Grant 16 Deborah Grant 17 and James Scouten 18 suffered injuries and were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital. Grant sisters listed in poor condition, Scouten reported satisfactory.
AP reports Mayor Carmen J. Armenti will hold a gripe session with students at Trenton Central High after a Wednesday fight between white and Negro students. Police and security forces were deployed as the district kept the school open. A cafeteria altercation involving a Negro basketball player and a white student preceded the disturbance, prompting an emergency school board meeting and riot-gear patrols downtown.
Two fatal auto incidents reported in the area. In Erie, five year old Anthony Campbell died from head and internal injuries after being struck by a car driven by James J. Young of Harborcreek. Witness was the boy’s brother Mark Campbell. In Mercer County, Elmer J. Findinger, 68, of Hadley, died in a hit and run on the Mercer Sheakleyville road. Police described a possible late model car with a light top and dark bottom. — Also noted: a separate incident at a local school where after dismissal, disturbances led to seven arrests for disorderly conduct among Negro youths and adults.
In Ogden Utah AP reports county officials warn that Frug Surf and Monkey dancing are allowed but the Turkey Trot Bunny Hug Grizzly Bear and Tommy are prohibited under a 1914 ordinance. County Attorney Jay Wilson says violators face a 100 dollar fine or up to 60 days in jail as officials update regulations.
The Senate proposal would curb welfare aid for needy children and parents, require day care for working mothers, and cap state program growth by using next January’s ratio of aided children to all children. It calls for training and work programs, possible work requirements for adults, and continued support like day care and family planning while allowing some earnings to be kept. Kennedy cites last summer’s disturbances and Harris warns the plan harms urban areas.
Rev H Louis Hewitt proclaims Christ draws all peoples to him across races and nations. He explains three Drawn aspects: drawn to the Saviour, drawn by God the Father through the Spirit and love, and drawn for service to others. The sermon urges personal response and the church as instrument, not the primary draw. Jesus’ magnetic pull via truth and love leads to salvation for God’s glory and eternal life.
A tangle of events ends with a tiger returned to the zoo cage after youths deliver the animal to Ray Folsom's Hermosa Beach shop. The AP report notes the unusual transfer and the continued questions about the animal's welfare and custody.
After declaring they bought the month old cub in Colorado Folsom paid them $150 for it. He learned the tiger had been stolen Sunday from its cage in the San Francisco Zoo. The 30 pound cub goes home by plane today. Wife of SA head dies in London. Baseline note from daily briefs.
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