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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1966
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text references a New York venue at 10:00 with various room counts and offerings. The readable portions hint at a listing or notice about property or event details, mentioning Carl Cum and several incomplete phrases.
Manhattan judge ordered William Manchester and two publishers to appear on December 27 to show cause why an injunction against his book Death of a President should not be granted. Mrs Kennedy filed a 10 page affidavit alleging great and irreparable injury and avoiding sensationalism. Robert Kennedy supported with a five page affidavit.
White Sulphur Springs W V A P influential Republican governors said the party cannot rely on President Johnsons current drop in popularity to win the 1968 race Michigan Gov George Romney urged a basic change in direction not a protest vote against Johnsons Great Society or Vietnam policies New York Gov Nelson Rockefeller echoed the view that local conditions shape elections and warned against trusting polls Rockefeller noted he once lagged in the polls yet won his bid for reelection Dem governors criticized Johnson but some expressed doubt and plan talks after Christmas with the President at his Texas ranch indicating a shift in tone
Washington AP reports the government plans an atom smasher to probe quarks, aiming to unlock a powerful energy source beyond hydrogen bombs and expand understanding of subnuclear particles. The project hinges on whether science can harness such speculative energies and particles.
In Harrisburg during the FFA statewide meeting week of the 1967 Farm Show, 16 organizations will receive special citations for supporting FFA programs. Three newspapers including the Corry Evening Journal Union County Journal and New Holland Clarion are honored for long running coverage and promotional efforts. Three service clubs Benton Kiwanis Stroudsburg Kiwanis and Bedford Elks receive citations for sponsorships loans and dairy calf donations to FFA chapters.
Harrisburg AP reports Rich ard D. VanNoy of Troy R. D. 3 is named field representative for the Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Elected yesterday, he has served as secretary of the Pennsylvania State Grange and the Pennsylvania Council of Farm Organizations for two years. He will work with youth groups in conservation programs.
Harrisburg AP. The Pennsylvania Council of Farm Organizations endorsed the Milk Control Law as essential for a stable and progressive milk industry. The 30 year old statute, granting the Milk Control Commission authority to regulate prices, faces court challenges from two retail dairy chains.
UN Security Council adopts, by 11 to 0 with 4 abstentions, mandatory sanctions to pressure Rhodesia's white minority regime. All 122 UN members to halt 12 Rhodesian exports and embargo oil, aircraft, vehicles, and related goods. Enforcement remains unestablished. aims to end Britain's Rhodesian rebellion and restore equal African votes.
Police seek thieves who forced entry to the Sears and Roebuck store in Jamestown, smashing a padlock and an overhead door to reach the second floor safe containing about $20,000. Discovered by cashier Mrs. Trene Spetz, with detective Richard Spetz among investigators.
Corpus Christi marine Paul B. Villarreal, wounded in jungle fighting west of Saigon, ignores his crutch to dance at his unit's Cu Chi Christmas party in South Vietnam. He shares a moment with Denby Fawcett, Honolulu press correspondent, in an AP Wirephoto.
American planes dropped nearly 2.5 million surrender leaflets over Hanoi and the Red River delta urging North Vietnamese soldiers to quit their units. Separately, U S B52 bombers hit a North Vietnamese base camp in the demilitarized zone for the fourth time this week while Viet Cong mortars and ground attacks wounded a Vietnam 9th Infantry Battalion unit southwest of Saigon. Six U S Navy river patrol boats aided by but did not engage the Viet Cong in the two hour attack with unclear casualty figures.
Federal Aviation Agency awarded Corry Geis $5,000 as part of a $72.5 million national program to assist 341 civil airports. Titusville receives $61,500 with plans to extend runways to five thousand feet and a broader project to create a $300,000 municipal airport at about $50,000 local cost. Meadville gets $98,500 for runway extension and lighting. Bradford Airport $402,455. DuBois $73,600. Chess Airport Franklin $8,500.
LAWRENNEBURG Ky a motorist told State Trooper Leslie Higgins he had seen a cow on the highway Higgins checked but found nothing An hour later a call about an accident brought Higgins to the scene where an auto had struck a cow The driver who reported the cow was the one involved in the crash
A Pittsburgh family perished in a two alarm morning fire that destroyed their Carrick home. Ronald A. Schiller, 35, and four children aged 7, 5, 3, and 2 were found dead. His pregnant wife Ethel Schiller, 25, escaped from an attic window and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Fire officials estimated $10,000 in damage and did not immediately determine a cause.
The Chamber of Commerce annual balloting elected two directors to additional terms and named John McShane of Ajax division, Cooper Industries, as a first time director. Pulung will be replaced after transfer to Erie by Pennsylvania Gas. Board seats include four from retail, four from industry, and four from other categories. A separate note reports Appalachian Power Co. plans a 1.6 million kilowatt power plant on the Ohio River near Moundsville, WV, at a cost of 200 million dollars.
Police said two crashes yesterday and early today caused a total of 1500 in damage with no injuries. At 4 p.m. yesterday on East Columbus Avenue near North Center Street, William J. Jankowski and William D. Church collided, damaging both cars for 300 and 1500 respectively, after Church turned left into Jankowski’s path. Police cited varying driver statements. Earlier at 3:40 a.m. today, Thomas Russ rear‑ended a parked car on Second Avenue, pushing into a ditch and culvert. Russ’s car damage was 000 and the parked car 100, with the owner Grant L. Johnson identified.
Japanese textile firms reportedly reach a contract to export about 300000 dozen polyester and cotton shirts and blouses to the United States. The shipment is valued at roughly 3150000 dollars, the largest single deal of its kind with the United States.
Erie County coroner Merle Wood ruled Leroy Mitchell 62 of Erie died from hemorrhage and chest and arm injuries after a train switching mishap on a Pennsylvania Railroad line. Mitchell, a Warren to Erie local freight conductor, died three hours after being taken to Corry Memorial Hospital. He signalled the engineer to couple cars. the crew did not see him. He lay beside a tank car, remained conscious briefly, then died.
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