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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1967
Page
6
The Corry YMCA offers a five week BB rifle course for youths aged 10 to 12 with a 20 participant limit. Instructors are David Schweigert and Gary Eddy. first session February 21 at 7 p.m. Register at the Y.
An explosion a mile and a half underground followed by a flash fire at the Jamison Coal Co mine in Salina Pennsylvania injured six miners. Four were admitted to a hospital in Indiana with burns while two were treated and released. The mine has 198 employees and produces about 2200 tons daily.
Two teenagers Raymond Pratt 17 of Hill District and Phillip Kellan 18 of Uptown were charged with conspiracy and possession of starter pistols after police stopped them at a Mellon Bank in Oakland. A note read be quick be quiet give us all fives tens and twenties. Detectives had been watching the bank after a tip. The youths were seized as they prepared to abort the attempt.
Heavy snow and freezing rain hit the eastern seaboard and New Orleans ahead of Mardi Gras with up to a million revelers expected. 150 evacuees fled flooded homes in New Orleans while New York City kept 200 salt spreaders on duty and Detroit burned through its snow removal budget.
Fire chief Arden Earl announces weekly Thursday 6 15 PM siren tests for the Sagin-Beaver Dam area with remote activation from Corry's fire station. The siren will be a test only and should not alarm residents beyond the expected range. Fire secretary Joseph Wetmore notes red sticker numbers are for fire calls only and directs business to Wetmore or Bar.
Indonesian Parliament Faces move to remove President Sukarno with a resolution expected to be watered down before reaching Congress. One source said suspension could replace outright dismissal as the plan advances to Indonesia’s top legislative body next month.
Six Aero-Flow Dynamics Inc. employees mark January anniversaries totaling 236 years of service. Honorees include Henry Hill 41 years, Charles Hand 38 years, Louis Hill 34 years, Merle Triscuit 33 years, Charles Kovach 33 years, Joseph Balog 30 years, Everett Miller 21 years, photographed for the Journal by Johnston.
City commuters avoid traffic jams as pupils report an hour later than usual to ease congestion in the snowbound stow city. Sary reports 37 inches of snow across three storms since January 6.
Two bills to raise the borrowing limit of school districts and municipalities cleared the Senate as part of a constitutional amendment package. The plan would lift debt allowance from 2 to 4 percent of assessed valuation without voter approval, and up to 7 to 15 percent with voter consent. The Senate also sent two resolutions to the House seeking congressional action on Defense Department base closures and federal road funds.
City officials discuss expanding housing while the labor market remains dry. A survey is set to determine need and scope before action. The County Planning office or Erie Housing Authority may be tapped, with federal funding and rental management by an Authority staff. City leaders plan phone checks with Mayor Peiffer and Long for guidance.
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