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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1967
Page
6
Kane Rotary Club members announced support for an indoor pool to be built at the proposed Kane High School and notified the Kane Board of Education. The new school will be under construction soon.
Firemen halted spread of flames that destroyed the Palace Saloon and Cafe a restored Gold Rush Days site in Fairbanks Alaska The 25 below temperature hampered efforts and the fire cause remained undetermined The building dated from early Fairbanks days and housed a bar moved from Flat Alaska with prior origins in Ida Tarod from the 1908 gold rush era.
The Texarkana depot explosion at 10:30 p.m. destroyed the tile building roof and sent investigators delaying entry over heat and risk of further blasts. Eleven dead, seven thousand workers at the facility, five hospital cases remained overnight, and the cause was linked to a shell loading incident. The Lone Star wing lies ten miles west of Texarkana on U.S. 82.
Multimillion dollar subsidy payments by the CIA escape notice for years because CIA makes no public accounting. Details are hidden in Defense Department budgets and through intermediary foundations that pay scripts to organizations like the National Student Association. The process mirrors standard budget practices with concealed line items and bland labels that avoid scrutiny.
Harrisburg worker Henry S. Danneker Jr. testified at ICC hearings amid claims of severe crowding on two daytime PRR Buffalo to Baltimore trains. He described passengers riding in the baggage car and equipment neglect, as the company seeks permission to discontinue the service due to a 75 percent rider decline over 10 years. The ICC shifted hearings to Williamsport after sessions in Harrisburg.
The Presidents budget message to Congress triggers hearings by Senate and House subcommittees but secrecy is extreme. Some CIA budget hearings are said to be held at Langley Virginia in CIA headquarters with tight leakproof precautions. A Budget Bureau spokesman admitted not knowing the CIA liaison person.
Mansfield reports on federal role in relations of American education groups with international activities. Johnson acted after the administration acknowledged a 15 year financial link between the NSA and a major campus student organization. Rumors and denials followed, including claims NSA officers got draft deferments and the CIA funneled funds to three student groups.
Secretary of Defense McNamara says air attacks cannot coerce Hanoi and will not end the Vietnam conflict. He notes two achieved goals: lifting South Vietnamese morale and complicating Hanoi’s infiltration, while warning the bombing’s broader aim remains limited. He cites rising U.S. aircraft losses and emphasizes the operation as a supplement to ground war.
McNamara says U.S. bombing aims to raise costs for Hanoi. He notes North Vietnamese strength in South Vietnam rose to 45,000-50,000 in early 1968 and has stayed stable, with Hanoi diverting about 300000 people to repair damaged bridges and supply points.
Space experts in Washington note that the Soviet Union declined to launch a slant probe to a near planet for the first time in over six years. They cite possible policy shift or budget cuts and question the significance of the move.
Mrs Ignes Johnston funeral rites were held at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev H Kenyon Leishman officiating. Prayers and committal followed in East Brady with burial at Brady’s Bend Cemetery. Bearers were J L Simpson Raymond Ostrander William Hutchens Park Campbell. Relatives from East Brady Corry Warren Ellwood City and other towns attended.
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