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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
1
The Associated Press reports China has exploded a fifth nuclear device this year, deepening Soviet Chinese tensions. Beijing claims the tests strike at U S imperialism and Soviet revisionism while Moscow worries about nuclear spread and a loss of control. The piece notes pressure on Vietnam peace efforts and hints at ongoing cross frontier hostility.
Japanese experts say China’s fifth nuclear explosion signals a move toward a hydrogen weapon. Observers dispute size, with estimates ranging from 100 to 300 kilotons, and warn about fallout as a radioactive plume drifts toward Japan.
U S Senators urge hardline Vietnam policy with Rivers demanding full air power and willingness to flatten Hanoi if needed. Russell supports maximum force to push Communists to talks, condemning public opinion concerns and civilian casualties while noting Hanoi has shown no interest in negotiations.
Police and fire crews resumed search of frozen debris for five missing men presumed dead after a blaze gutted the employee wing of the Hotel Marcy in Lake Placid. Five people were injured, guests shuffled into nightwear, and many relocated to nearby hotels in the Adirondack town.
Seven year old Randy Hurst dies after a prolonged suffering from injuries in a August 17 accident that killed his father sister and two brothers. Nurses say he enjoyed Christmas in his hospital days and received gifts from the Florida Times Union including television sets money and a cowboy suit. Henry F Sehricker 83 longtime Indiana governor and Democratic figure dies of a heart attack.
More than 3,000 Erie County residents will canvass Corry and nearby Erie County on January 8 for United Cerebral Palsy of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Volunteers promote awareness and raise funds to support cerebral palsy programs and services.
In Fulton County Court a January 9 hearing is set on an inquest into the shooting death of William Hollenbaugh. Judge John MacPhail granted the request for another hearing. Jubelirer represents the Burnt Cabins family seeking details after pathologist attributed the death to State Police Cpl. Grant H. Mixell. Peggy Ann Brodnick was abducted and later fled to safety.
The Senate Preparedness Subcommittee chaired by Sam C. Stennis plans a detailed investigation into pilot shortages in the armed services, potentially as a separate hearing or part of its readiness review. Officials cite a severe shortage worsening with losses in Southeast Asia and discuss steps to boost pilot production in 1966.
Vietnamese paratroopers jump from 33 aircraft including 13 U S Air Force transports and 20 C-47s of the South Vietnamese Air Force in the Mekong Delta in the first large scale combat drop in two years. Headquarters says they encountered no opposition upon landing.
The US Navy says Task Force One comprising the Enterprise Long Beach and Bainbridge is operating off North Vietnam at Yankee Station. Ground fighting near Saigon slackens as a 48-hour truce nears with 376000 American troops in South Vietnam and 102 US deaths last week.
Gov elect Shafer plans to appoint a new state insurance commissioner after surveying the department. Audrey R. Kelly will depart Jan. 17, with four front runners named for the $25,000 post: David C. Maxwell Perrin Hamilton Judson Ruch and Henry Sklar.
The borough will get $14,428 from Erie County as its share of the liquid fuels tax. It will not prevent a projected year end deficit of about $15,000, but it cuts the expected shortfall in half from the planned $30,000.
Miss Janet A. Hampe of Meyersdale Pennsylvania died when a car she rode in collided on U.S. 40 near Grantsville Maryland. Four other Pennsylvanians were injured including Gary B. Blocher, Linda Franklin, Jeffrey Bode, and John Batche. Blocher treated and released. others in fair condition.
Federal taxes on pay rise to 4.4 percent starting Jan 1 to fund higher Social Security benefits including medical care for the elderly. The 1967 increase adds about 1 billion to the trust funds, with a maximum personal payment of 290.40 dollars, of which 9.90 goes to Medicare.
Daniel Walentosky, 25, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Walentosky of Oil City, received a kidney from slain Cleveland man William R. Reese, 26, in a Mt. Sinai transplant two hours after Reese was fatally shot at Playboy Billiards. Reese’s wife Yvonne granted permission for the donation.
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