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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1966
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment shows listings of auctions and notices including metals brass aluminum and scrap, trailers and houses with contact numbers, dates and vague locations. The text mentions sales near ice and gas, 12-14 times, and various addresses and names obscured by garbled OCR.
The United States says it is rushing military equipment to Jordan to bolster its defense, including an undisclosed number of F104 jet fighters. The move follows Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Tell’s resignation amid regional tensions and Israeli pressure.
A relief recipient and city worker, Donald J. Huffman, 1245 West Main Street, was arrested for larceny after admitting to stealing money on three occasions from a city garage coffee kitty. He confessed to taking $4.50 total and was ordered to restitution and $15 court costs by Alderman Merle Ottaway, with release after partial restitution and future payment. He faces potential county case continuation with probation details to follow. In a separate item, a premature infant’s death near Route 18 in Hickory Two was ruled a homicide by Mercer County Coroner John Mohney.
Proprietors of the Youngsville Motel sue Bell Telephone Company in a legal battle over a misprinted or muffed Yellow Page advertisement. The case centers on damages and potential remedies from the prominent telecom firm.
Cham ber of Commerce warns against a replication of a bill soliciting space in a national directory. The Los Angeles firm targets hotels and motels with windowed envelopes, claiming deception aims to recoup Yellow Pages losses and force Bell to separate directory and phone business. A motel in Youngstown cites $60 to $70 settlement after suit.
The AP reports heavy fighting across land sea and air on the eve of a two day Christmas truce. U S destroyer OBrien struck by North Vietnamese shore batteries. 110 Communists killed in Hue region battle. B52s raid North Vietnam near the DMZ. Marines report light casualties. cease fire prep sees forces taking defensive positions.
An Look magazine official says he will travel to West Germany to persuade Stern not to publish Look's original serialization of The Death of a President. Mrs Kennedy and her children will vacation in Antigua before a court hearing with Harper & Row over publication rights.
A crowd cheered as seven firemen trapped by a four story collapse on 6th Avenue near 45th Street were pulled from the wreckage. The last man was saved at 1 20 a.m. one rescuer shouted Merry Christmas to the commissioner. None injured seriously. The rescue, aided by a dozen squad men, drew a large police and fire response.
Teresa M. Freeman, 35, a business college English teacher, was stabbed at least 20 times and her body burned with newspaper in her north Buffalo home near the University of Buffalo. Detective chief Ralph Degenbart called the killing vicious and sadistic with no clear motive. Her husband James Freeman, 46, was questioned after returning from New York City and later released.
The Bruce Bailey home at Cobbs Corners and an addition under construction were destroyed by fire shortly before noon. Four fire companies from Spring Creek Corry Columbus and Spartansburg fought the blaze in bitter cold. Water shortages prompted a tanker call. origin of the fire is undetermined and loss is expected to be high due to structure contents and lumber.
The Corry Jaycees sponsor a Christmas lighting contest and urge more entries. Lee Hiner invites neighbors with outstanding exterior lights to enter with consent. residents can call Hiner to participate. In White Pine Michigan the copper mining town glows with holiday lights. 235 houses 44 apartments and 45 trailers are all decorated.
In Riverhead New York a state Supreme Court Justice ruled that Laurinda an eight year old may spend Christmas afternoon with her father despite her Jehovah’s Witness mother’s opposition. The case centers on visitation with Robert Hagen and his wife Virginia.
State Police recovered the getaway car about 15 miles south of Franklin from an abandoned strip mine. Two men in their 20s robbed the Clintonville Branch of the Northwest Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Co at 1 25 p m taking less than $2000 in small bills and change.
An Army engineer estimated flood damage to Lake Chautauqua at $19,000 and said a Mood control project could prevent recurrence. The report blamed Jamestown City and Chautauqua County for failing to provide local assistance, causing the flood program to be scrapped.
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