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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
1
The fragment lists an auction involving metals brass Ma2i t pumps and related items. It mentions live resin and beds, groom tanks, and furnishes. The text references New York and a December date but details are unclear in the damaged crop.
The Navy orders 8.1 million dollars of Shrike missiles while reports question their effectiveness in Vietnam. Contracts include 4 million to Sperry Rand and 1.7 million to Texas Instruments with total spending around 94.5 million for 1,500 mile per hour missiles. A Shrike replacement may be under development with estimates near 90 to 100 million.
Washington AP reports about 7 million workers will seek wage hikes in 1967 through new talks or existing contracts. Teamsters leader Hoffa will start negotiations next month for 450,000 Teamsters in trucking.
Scotty Kenton, 41, a Boy Scout executive and new AdAmAn Club member, will ascend Pike's Peak to light fireworks at midnight and then plunge into a Colorado Springs lake within 12 hours. He will ride back to join the Colorado Gypsy Diving Club for the Prospect Lake ice dive and plunge to the bottom.
TOKYO AP reports Red Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi praised the cultural revolution at a Peking rally of about 100000 Red Guards. He lauded Mao and Lin Piao as they unleashed the movement while Premier Chou En Lai said little. A New York attack on Chen interrupted the event as demonstrators urged his removal.
Kevin Keidel son of Mr and Mrs William H Keidel North Tonawanda died after being struck while walking with his brother Kenneth 15 along rural roads. His radio went silent and Kevin fell from a car about 72 feet from impact. the car had right front damage. A suspect with a damaged car was being questioned. Funeral arrangements await autopsy results.
Police investigate an early morning break in at 920 Sixth Street in which a .22 calibre revolver and a box of shells were stolen from a gun cabinet. Mrs. Charles Hall reported the theft after hearing a disturbance at about 5 45 a m and finding the items missing before 7 45 a m. The burglar entered through the back door and nothing else was taken.
In South Vietnam fighting flared in the Mekong Delta and central highlands on the eve of a two day New Year truce. U S B52 bombers attacked Communist positions while Ky threatened to cancel the truce if Viet Cong do not honor it. A five day port strike over dockworker replacements was settled in Saigon.
Dan Toplovich, a sidewalk plow operator, slid a small vehicle off Euclid Street while plowing a hill. The plow suffered minor damage and was returned to service immediately. Journal photo by Eaton.
City Council is set to approve the 1967 budget without changes at 8 p.m. The plan introduces an occupational privilege levy taxing workers earning over $1,000 in Corry, totaling about $31,000. A 2.5 mill real estate tax increase adds roughly $51,000, largely to fund mandatory city garbage pickup under a new contract. City Engineer-Admin David Johnson calls the budget the tightest yet.
Judges awarded first place to Howard Dingfelder for a home on West Washington, second to George Downey of East Pleasant, and third to Leslie Messenger of Shady Avenue with $40, $25, and $10 respectively. Honorable mentions went to Sam Migliaccio, Glenn Humes, and Carl Cassett.
Erie County faces a year end deficit of about 110000 and plans to borrow 100000 for the Institution District. A 1 mill tax rise seems inevitable in 1967 as commissioners confront debt and an 6100000 budget, with county funds possibly ending red. County Treasurer Gehrlein notes deficits will be finalized after today’s transactions.
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