2 NE 78 Jet for 4 at the 1 Jordan
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21 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1968
Page
1
unclear OCR fragment mentions distance store and 2 NE 78 Jet for 4 at the 1 Jordan. no coherent event or names clearly present.
Ajax Iron Works announces a near one million dollar capital investment program for 1968 in Corry. Funds will fund plant rearrangements, automated tool purchases, parking and storage relays, and a major building expansion depending on growth and location decisions. A study will compare Corry expansion with a Southwestern plant option, considering costs, housing, and community services. The plan also aims to accelerate new products and deepen market penetration across existing and new areas.
Ajax Iron Works division of Cooper Industries has bought the Christensen Motors building at First Avenue and West Washington Street from George Christensen owner of the Lincoln Mercury franchise. The sale includes a 50 by 100 foot building on a 121 by 178 foot lot with possession by March 31. Christensen may relocate or sell the franchise to an existing dealer.
Two noninjury accidents were reported by Corry state police yesterday afternoon. George Downey 22 backed from a private drive on West Smith street and struck Harold Dickerson's westbound 1967 station wagon causing $100 damage. Sharon Messenger 20 failed to stop and hit Ethel Palmer 44 on a rural road west of Corry totaling $450 for Messenger and $150 for Palmer.
Pennsylvania faces a state deadline for traffic signal upgrades with Corry among cities required to meet standardization by 1969. Deliberations continue as communities weigh the cost and scope of modernization amid federal prompting.
Assemblyman Forest W Hopkins 4th District is named among six State House members appointed to a Joint State Government Commission task force to study emergency ambulance service statewide. The group aims to address trained personnel and equipment shortages and municipal funding challenges.
Monolymer men were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital after a one car crash two miles north of Findley Lake on Route 28. Driver Warren Nixdorf and passenger Howard Tressler were released after injuries, Nixdorf injured right arm, Tressler forehead and knee bruises.
In Hawaii heavy storms hit Maui where most carnations are grown, spurring the Aloha State Lei Sellers Association to import carnations from the mainland to meet demand. Plumeria and orchids are also in short supply across Hawaii.
Ottawa AP Lester B Pearson seeks a formal vote of confidence to sustain his minority Liberal government after the defeat of a 5 percent income tax surcharge. Conservatives oppose, urging early general elections as Liberals debate next steps and Pearson contemplates his spring retirement amid Liberal leadership struggles.
Corry officials seek help from the Pennsylvania League of Cities to press Harrisburg for changes in the Third Class City Code pension provisions. The aim is pro rata pensions after a minimum ten years for police, fire, and other city employees.
A pre-dawn explosion damaged the Soviet Embassy in Washington with shattered windows in nearby buildings. No injuries were reported by the embassy. police and a spokesman cited uncertainty over the weapon and suspects. The State Department said a bomb was likely planted or thrown, and officials contacted Ambassador Dobrynin.
U S Marines resumed air and ground assaults on Hue as the siege entered its fourth week. Jets hit a Communist ammo dump near the Citadel while Marines on the Perfume River bank fired on retreating fighters. General Cushman said renewed supplies keep the assault alive, with 3 000 enemy killed since the January 31 seizure of Hue and about 100 Marines dead.
Secretary of Defense McNamara and Senator Fulbright disputed the Aug 4 1964 Tonkin Gulf engagement as McNamara issued a 21 page account asserting North Vietnamese torpedo boat attacks. Fulbright said the full story remains untold and refused to elaborate on his version after McNamara spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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