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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1967
Page
1
Public sale notice for a property with an acre lot and full basement. References to gun club events and local officials appear amid scattered names and addresses. A Pennsylvanian city notice lists March deadlines and associated names and offices.
A House select committee weighing action against Adam Clayton Powell likely proposes disciplinary steps for his secretary traveling companion Corinne Huff. Recommendations include contempt citation for refusing subpoenas or removal from a $18,000 a year congressional post. A strong majority favors seating Powell with severe censure and pay withhold.
Four local minors faced charges for possession of malt beverages by minors after an incident on Carry-Cutting road. John Boutwell waived a hearing and paid a fine. Larry Cole and Charles Rob inson posted bond for a later hearing. Larry J. Bailey fled the station and remains at large. The report also covers the Erie County Republican fund disbursements totaling 45,202 with 10,000 to the Pennsylvania GOP Finance Committee and 35,202 to the Campaign Committee.
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of the Selective Service, answered questions during an in progress hearing. Officials and witnesses debated draft procedures and eligibility standards as the panel sought clarity on exemptions and service obligations.
In Stanton California two gunmen entered the Gaslight Club during a revue. They murdered patrons Jamies Seagrin and Joe Gray Clay after a failed attempt to seize wallets. the robbers escaped with about $1200 as panicked patrons scrambled.
Several hundred people attended a concert at Harlem Apollo Theater in tribute to Rep Adam Clayton Powell D New York. Tickets ranged from 2 to 50 dollars with funds earmarked for research aiding Negro politicians and political campaigns rather than Powell directly.
Corry Area High School officials investigated a deliberately set fire found in the boys restroom of the Senior High wing by teacher David Simmons. Principal Leroy Peck said the blaze was quickly extinguished with no major damage and officials remained puzzled by the act.
In Los Angeles AP reports actor Nick Adams filed a Superior Court complaint naming his estranged wife Carol Nugent and accusing her of adultery. He cited psychologist Paul Rapp and agent Kay Bernstein as corespondents since last August. Nugent had sued Adams for divorce last November 25 alleging threats to her life. In Washington House Speaker John W. McCormack received the Cardinal Newman Apostolate Award as outstanding Roman Catholic lay man of 1966.
NSA leaders say the CIA used money deferments and jail threats to entangle students in espionage. They recount a 15 year covert link with the agency, disclose $1 million to $2 million in hidden CIA funds through foundations, and note Ramparts investigation sparked the crisis.
Washington AP reports President Johnson faces trouble with the first congressional panel examining his tax increase proposal. The Joint Economic Committee lacks legislative power though members sit on powerful tax committees. Some say the 8 percent surcharge may not pass, as many economists doubt the forecast of a late 1980s boom and favor a mild restraint to curb deficits.
Australian forces reported a six hour clash in which 70 Viet Cong fighters from the D445 Mobile Battalion were killed near the coastal swamp southeast of Saigon. The weeklong operations across the Mekong Delta and central Vietnam have driven total enemy fatalities above 1,000.
A Bellevue dairy store suffered interior damage estimated at 75000 dollars after flames smoldered for hours before a Bellevue police officer spotted the fire. Fire crews fought the blaze to prevent further spread.
In Hawthorne New Jersey rescuers found two bodies of eleven missing workers as a series of explosions and a fire leveled the Morning Star Paisley Division plant at International Latex Corp. Dozens more were injured some gravely while volunteers and families waited through freezing night for news.
Dr William Hayraker Earnest longtime Spar tansburg physician died at Curry Memorial Hospital at 67 after a period of declining health He was born March 31 1899 in Export Pa and practiced in the Spartansburg area for 37 years He also served on the staff of Corry Memorial Hospital Survived by two sisters Alice Wishinski Monaca Pa and Ruth Speer Export Pa Funeral arrangements were pending at Hayes Funeral Home Spartansburg with calling hours announced.
Dorr Clark director of streets resigns from the City Council triggering a wider race for two seats. Former finance director Gerald Staples also stepped aside leaving a Republican candidate Harry Coulter and others preparing petitions. Clark cites April retirement from Penelee and possible future returns to public service.
YPSILANTI Mich AP Police chief Ray Walton closed the file on a spate of flying saucer claims after telephones reported unidentified objects near Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. A caller later said a friend launched weather balloons with flares, ending the case.
Vatican insiders push for a major study of clerical celibacy as more priests marry. A UK case involves Rev Arnold McMahon marrying an American. Vatican handling notes many request releases from vows. Experts warn review may shift how seminarians view lifelong celibacy rather than end it.
U.S. consulate notes Harrison violated rules by attempting to export cash from South Vietnam after leaving February 11. She faced an $85 fine and three days in a Vietnamese jail in December for undeclared personal checks. A special court was to hear the case. Fire of undetermined origin killed Henry Saunders, 40, in a two story frame house on Pittsburgh's South Side yesterday.
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