09 Feb 1965
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1965
Page
1
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Vietnamese defenses bristled as a Hawk missile battery was deployed at Da Nang and air forces reinforced alert along the North Viet Nam border. U S Air Force F105s bombed Laos supply lines, with heavy raids also across North Viet Nam. A helicopter crewman was killed in Phuoc Tuy Province amid ongoing fighting near Pleiku and Binh Gia. About 40 U S dependents left Saigon as evacuation orders began. nearly 2,000 are slated to depart under White House directives.
Corry School Board's property committee urges a $40,000 capital fund allocation for Wright and Harding Schools. Wright requires first floor window removal or sill replacement and an enlarged principal's office. Harding would be remodeled into administrative offices in cooperation with the Corry Area Jointure. architect Hunter Campbell and Rea is to plan Wright work. Eckles Company tied to Wright design.
In Santiago Chile the airliner crash last Saturday in the Andes ridge claimed 88 lives with the addition of a one month old infant among the victims. The Airline disclosed the latest confirmed tally and named those confirmed dead.
Charges are pending against Denni Merritt after a two car crash on Route 6 seven miles east of Corry. Merritt 20 of Second Avenue was eastbound while attempting to pass another vehicle when he met an oncoming car driven by John R. Hanley 37 of Union. No injuries reported. Damages totaled 180 to Merritt's 1965 auto and to Hanley's 1957 machine.
Tokyo reports an official editorial in Peoples Daily vowing retaliation for U S and South Vietnamese air strikes on North Vietnam. It warns heavy rebuffs, equal debts repaid with interest, and broadcasts from Radio Beijing. Soviet papers warn of an irreparable mistake if U S raids continue.
Stanley H. Horner, 76, a past president of the National Auto Dealers Association, died Saturday in Reno Nevada. He led dealer groups and contributed to automotive industry advocacy throughout his career, leaving a legacy in industry leadership and policy.
A DC7B of Eastern Air Lines crashed into the Atlantic off Jones Beach after departing Kennedy Airport. Eighty four aboard perished. searchers recovered nine bodies by daybreak. Coast Guard vessels and Navy diving equipment scoured a 200 square mile area as debris and personal items washed ashore. no cause yet determined.
President Johnson appears to harden U S military policy in Viet Nam with a growing willingness to retaliate against North Viet Nam and Red China. The shift signals possible deeper involvement, raises questions about presidential war powers, and notes two air strikes ordered by the President in response to attacks on U S forces. Continued coverage on Page Three.
Erie County taxes owed total 6063 dollars for 1964 property and personal property. Delinquent notices were mailed to all four wards. Ward breakdown shows first ward 1402 property and 62 personal. second ward 1022 property and 377 personal. third ward 1689 property. fourth ward 1801 property. Deadline in Carlton Smith's office is March 12 with county settlement to follow.
At Jones Beach New York crowds watched a sea air disaster in freezing wind as planes hunted the missing. Flares glowed in the dark sky and Coast Guard boats collected wreckage fragments including a singed fur coat and a torn leather bag as rescue continued.
Corry area school Jointure moves to salvage or dispose of burned equipment from its high school reconstruction. Beyer Construction will remove items the district does not want. Salvage sales or storage may occur with proceeds benefiting the district or the Jointure, while damaged items are replaced by insurers.
About 600 soldiers at Fort Hood Houston received inoculations against infectious hepatitis during the week. An Army spokesman said the mass immunization followed a Baker who cooked at two mess halls being admitted to Brooke General Hospital and the measure aimed to prevent an outbreak.
Philadelphia police say 42 year old Jack Pollard was shot to death in a south Philadelphia incident. Alfred Viner, 31, faces homicide charges after Det. Edward Brooks stated Pollard entered with a knife and Viner fired four times as Pollard leaped at him.
In Harrisburg lawmakers seek a bipartisan probe into alleged illegal rebates in Pennsylvania milk dealings. Resolutions would suspend the three member Milk Control Commission during the inquiry, following a federal report of a widespread kickback pattern between producers and dairies from 1958 to 1960.
At a noontime Hotel Corry meeting the Corry School Board agreed to take 40 percent of taxes due on the crumbling Melissa Asman property if buyer Merle Dodd tears it down. Taxes total about 158 dollars. district would get 63, city 85. County sale to Dodd would precede distribution. Both bodies deem it worthwhile to remove the ramshackle building.
The Pakistan Foreign Office announced President Ayub Khan will travel to Peking for a seven day visit at Premier Chou En-lai s invitation. He will also visit Moscow in the last week of March. President Johnson has invited Ayub to visit Washington.
Corry Memorial Hospital is loaded with beds in a sun room as administrator Samuel Antrim cites an unusually heavy admission load not from respiratory cases. Many patients are there for short term tests and the two sun room beds may discharge tomorrow. A rumor of a local industrial accident victim being turned away is denied. Visiting hours remain normal. In Washington Pennsylvania Frances Hendricks, 82, was killed by a taxi near her North Franklin home.
The Corry Area Joint School Committee approved adding a third guidance counselor at Corry High School as state pressure to fix deficiencies grows. Superintendent Shupe cited Tiffany’s qualifications and anticipated state certification within a year, while some members urged a public information effort to explain guidance concepts to rural residents.
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