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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
6
Erie County commissioners consider Gov Raymond Shafer invitation to join 66 other county leaders February 1 in Harrisburg to discuss public welfare issues. The meeting follows Tuesday action on the invitation.
Navy divers will locate and inspect the 100 foot ore carrier Dan iel J. Morrell wreck about 26 miles north of Harbor Beach Michigan in 200 feet of water. The Coast Guard marine board probes the sinking with one survivor among 29 crew.
The article notes taxes withheld from Standard Chair Co. employees and late street paving assessments on Sherman and Kilburn, delaying revenue. It says the paving was finished but curbing came late, mirroring Corry’s late assessments. Erie County received a $249,705 liquid fuels tax and will distribute payments to municipalities, including Union City at $14,428.
cancer hit Jack Ruby, 55, remains stable at Parkland Hospital while medical and legal parties debate whether a lie detector test can be arranged. Col. Homer Garrison Jr urged physicians to assess test viability as Ruby seeks to prove he acted alone in the Oswald killing.
Philadelphia police name the wounded attackers as William F. Bakey 99 and Anthony Esposito 45 both from Philadelphia. A third man Anthony Perpiglia 39 was killed by two officers at the scene. Earlier fingerprint ID corrected Bakey's name. In Buffalo, Clarence Mroz 85 died after being struck by a car near his home earlier.
William Dixon, Cornell law graduate, lands a Kodak job via GRAD, a computer placement network run by the College placement Council. The system matches thousands of resumes, offering rapid screening and inclusion of employers outside a candidate’s initial interests.
U S military brief says 198 captured the prior week and 860 enemy killed with 98 captured in recent action. Weather limits bombing while pilots fly 70 missions and strike Nam Dinh rail yards near Hai Phong. Several antiaircraft sites, barges, and storage areas damaged. two Army helicopters downed. Saigon sees a 12 hour general strike in sympathy with dock workers at New Port amid U S harbor changes. A 48 hour Christmas truce is noted. Willie Comer, 56, dies in Pittsburgh from injuries after being struck by a car.
An airlift to remove 880 Americans and 1,820 relatives from Cuba is under way via Mexico. The first group of 89 arrived in Merida on a Mexican DC6 and will fly to New Orleans later today. Additional planeloads from Havana were expected.
The Corry Seventh-day Adventist Church reports 91 167 collected toward a 1325 goal in the 63rd World Service Appeal. Rev. Richard Meier, the local fund director, notes six volunteers helped last week and the drive ends January 7th.
The article reports a louder Japanese assessment of China's nuclear development, saying a hydrogen device would take time to fit on a missile. It cites Meteorological Agency readings and an expert who warns small hydrogen bombs cannot be ruled out. The U S reaction is minimal noting a yield of several hundred kilotons.
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