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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1968
Page
4
Spot Line-O-Ads reports no teenagers dancing at the Elks Club this Sunday. Also notes Karen's Gift Shop promotions and Connie's Cream Puffs. Basil Skinner fundraiser at Bear Lake Fire Hall on February 24 from 5 to 8 pm, adults 1.25, children 0.75.
Washington AP The Army will have more than 15000 men ready for quick use in controlling city riots this summer. The troops are organized into seven task forces, each of brigade size, earmarked for civil disturbance duty, as stated by Gen Harold K Johnson. The National Guard remains the primary force if local authorities request help. Regular Army troops would be available if needed.
Emergency contact for Corry Memorial Hospital is 685 8201. ambulance 668 3433. Admitted: Alan Carbaugh, 12, son of Cecil and family, Corry. Ada Burke, 134 Maple. Susan Finney Bear Lake. William Birchard Tidioute. Ronald Sitterley Corry R D 3. Mrs. Gordon Miller Blair Gordon Columbus. Shelly Coon, 1, Clymer. James Scholton Corry R D 3. Ronald Messenger Spring Creek. John Montgomery Centerville. Charles Reed Corry R D 4. Discharged: Shelly Coon, 1. Mrs. Scholton. Ronald Messenger. Mrs. Gordon Miller and Blair Gordon. Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Montgomery. Turben’s Auto Service Chevrolet dealer. Smorgasbord at Stranahan’s Spartansburg Saturdays. Corry Beverage Distributor open Fri–Sat till 9 p.m. Phone 665 1002. APPA Oey
US and allied units report heavy fighting near Gio Linh and the DMZ with Marines sustaining four deaths and eight wounded after eight hours of combat. A helicopter lift near Quang Tri City yields 15 enemy killed. four Americans die and seven wounded. Khe Sanh endures daily shelling as US air and ground raids target artillery positions and supply routes around Hanoi region targets Hao Lac airfield, a barracks, and a missile site.
Harrisburg AP Labor Secretary William J. Hart becomes the second Shafer cabinet member to resign since January 1967. He leaves to return to United Steelworkers of America as district director in Western Pennsylvania and national executive board member, earning his former $20 000 salary. The move comes after secretary Craig Truax left last month for House Majority Leader Lee A Donaldson Jr. Shafer praised Hart, saying he is one of Pennsylvania’s finest labor secretaries.
Mariano Punslang a 68 year old Filipino welfare recipient living in abandoned vehicles was moved from a rusting sedan into the Miami jail after spending a night behind a billboard and in a truck cab while awaiting vagrancy court. He says he has slept in cars for 40 years.
A Tulsa shop owner found over 40 vintage double-breasted suits and slashed prices to 9.50 each. He notes the Bonnie and Clyde fashion craze has shoppers snapping them up quickly.
State troopers at Kane identified the driver as Alice Ferman a 67 year old resident of BR D Smethport. The death was caused by a fractured skull in the recent auto incident.
The convention discusses a grandfather clause for existing magistrates and a plan to replace municipal traffic courts with community courts run by legally trained judges. Voters will decide in 1969 whether to adopt community courts, part of a seven proposal package awaiting final approval as the convention nears its Feb 29 deadline.
Fragmented OCR notes show a low quality notice about second class mailing at Se rniE sige ber with rates per year per copy and weekly totals. It mentions prepaid arrangements, rates in cents, and a deadline for advertising copy at 9 am, but text is garbled and incomplete.
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