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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1968
Page
1
Fragmentary estate listing entry shows a Pratt avenue reference and multiple phone numbers including 663-2832 and 85-6231. It mentions broker and estate related terms but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
City Council voiced a tough stance on overdue paving, sewer, curbing and sidewalk assessments dating back to 1952. A unanimous plan sends another warning to about 27 owners owing roughly 10,000 before sheriff’s sales proceed, with hardship cases to be reviewed by a committee led by Mayor Joseph Furst and council members Russell Brant Jack Downey and Ned Johnston.
Protesting residents along Route 6 seek speed signs to be erected by spring. State Highway Department radar checks will guide posting, with state handles if speeds hit 40 mph or more and city handles if 35 mph or less. Posting expected within about 50 days amid petitions from residents. Also reports of a fatal fire in Sewickley and Ford Foundation grants totaling over 3 million to Negro colleges including Tuskegee Hampton and Texas Southern.
The four member Insurance Committee and two city officials urged bonding for city employees at 4100,000 each with a $112 premium, plus a blanket bond for all staff at $15 yearly. Council requested Erie and Titusville comparisons and awaits Rozelle and Johnson reports before deciding.
City council debates absorbing part of the 30 cent per cubic yard burial charge for industrial plants and commercial establishments. Four council members discuss whether the city should subsidize refuse burial as part of the 1968 budget under a $50,000 refuse removal line, with $2,000 allegedly available to offset plant costs.
Mrs. Ruth V. Lyons of 136 Mott Street was awarded a $500 token verdict by a viewers board after seeking $2,000 damages from the city over plaster cracking blamed on traffic from Clinton to Mott Streets. The board found no direct damage from the traffic increase but noted proximity concerns. The plaintiff’s attorney may appeal within 20 days. the city could appeal if it deems $500 excessive, though council did not consider an appeal likely.
Ninety Carry residents qualified to vote in the April primary by registering at the post office yesterday. The GOP 52 to Democrat 37 split mirrors past years with one No Party registrant. Local residents over 21 who have not voted in two years can still register at the courthouse.
Fire Chief Jerome Davis reported a 1967 loss of 48 695 with 20 000 from a Penn Central locomotive fire in Corry yards. The year saw 122 alarms answered by Stanford Hose Co with 48 695 total damage and 27 emergency calls, plus seven false alarms, highlighting rising fire risks and response strain.
Corry State Police arrested 33 year old Caral L McCann of Spartansburg on burglary charges after two milling machines were stolen from Glenn Cook’s farm and later identified at an auction. Troopers Basile and Smathers detained her at home and she was arraigned before Justice Olin and released on $1000 bond pending a hearing.
Corry City Council revisited subsidy options for the Corry Ambulance Service after Harrisburg granted third class cities authority to run ambulance services. Holcomb proposed a $6,000 regional fund with hospital and doctors to finance his full-time operation and newer ambulance, expecting other communities to contribute. Council agreed to hold joint meetings with doctors and Corry Memorial Hospital officials to reach a workable, formal plan.
A downtown merchant urged the City Council to report progress on a central business district study aimed at renewing the area. Jack Stahl of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Division questioned past discussions and noted renewed retailer interest as potential shopping plazas materialized. The City Parking Authority also sought off street parking probes in the affected area.
US Air Force Captain John D. Black of Johnson City Tennessee is greeted by his wife and three sons at Kelly Air Force Base near San Antonio Texas after being freed from a North Vietnam prison. His year-old son Jon Timothy gives him a kiss as the reunion takes place.
South Vietnamese and U S officials report that antiaircraft guns were spotted south of Tan Son Nhut Air Base as a second wave offensive looms. Leaflets in Gia Dinh suburbs urge uprising while police and military units stay on full alert amid feared attacks on Saigon, a city of nearly 3 million. Intelligence notes reinforce plans to reinforce Saigon forces from the Mekong Delta.
City Council approves a 1968 schedule of urban renewal actions and code enforcement. The agenda includes housing, building, plumbing, electrical, and fire prevention codes, paving, storm sewers, street lighting, sidewalk and street widening projects, a new fire and police HQ, maintenance building, sewer work, radio equipment upgrades, and new city equipment. An early low income and elderly housing project is sought from the federal government, with certification expected this year. Citizens are urged to stay informed and support council decisions to improve Corry.
At the Harrisburg convention a proposal to remove politics from statewide judge selection faltered as delegate Bruce W. Kauffman introduced an amendment. He would strip the judiciary panel nominated list and give the governor unrestricted appointment power, pending two thirds Senate confirmation. Both plans require judges to run for full 10 year terms in uncontested nonpartisan elections.
An early morning earthquake struck the Northern Sporade island group with Ayios Evstratios reporting 13 dead and 15 injured. The Miaoulis brought tents and medical aid as 80 percent of Ayios Evstratios homes were damaged or destroyed and Limnos suffered heavy destruction with 70 percent of homes destroyed. Strong tremors hit western Turkey and Istanbul, with aftershocks continuing after the initial quake.
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