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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1969
Page
4
The Pentagon ordered a draft of 33 000 men in April with 30 500 for the Army and 2 500 for the Marines. The call comes as the Pentagon mobilizes reservists and National Guardsmen after the Pueblo crisis in Korea and the Tet offensive in Vietnam.
UC Council reports a six month demolition window for the hotel site with Watkins holding a permit and no definite plans yet. Borough extends judgment to allow time for the Rices to secure new counsel while two weeks to retain an additional attorney are arranged. Tensions persist as a deal between Watkins and hotel owners clashes with legal proceedings.
The article notes travel bans and air route security as Western allies back West Germany, with rumors of Communist interference. It mentions planned visits by British Prime Minister Wilson and U.S. President Nixon, plus tightened East German border checks and snow delays affecting surface travel.
President Nixon supports reforms to divide each state's electoral vote in proportion to the popular vote but stops short of endorsing a direct nationwide popular vote. He proposes automatic state votes, a 40 percent threshold with a runoff, and discarding current electors, urging Congress to advance reform.
New York AP reports comedian Jackie Gleason has been allowed to pursue a divorce from his wife of three years. State Supreme Court Justice Hyman Korn rejected Mrs. Gleason’s objections, noting a legal separation occurred nine years prior and finding no merit in her challenge to the divorce proceeding.
Warren County Commissioner's Office announces May 20 primary races listing positions across the county. Included are justice of the Supreme Court, common pleas court judge for 10 years, prothonotary, land clerk of courts for four years, school directors for Regions 1 2 and 3, auditors in multiple boroughs and townships, and several local offices such as mayors constables and supervisors.
AP reports the Latin Quarter night club on 48th Street near Broadway shut down after its nine chorus girls struck for higher pay. The strike led to the December closure and a $30,000 refund to New Year’s Eve patrons, with producer Lou Walters voicing that the club may be finished.
Bomb threats and border police in armored cars heightened security in Jerusalem's Arab quarter as Arabs flee to safety. Baghdad Radio reports the execution of seven spies linked to an Israeli ring, with one identified as Imad Hannoush Gerge-Student a Christian.
FBI jailed seven men including Chris Calabrese Jr in Boston and Miami for part in a bank robbery ring that netted over 277000 from Boston area banks between 1967 and 1968. Indicted by a Boston grand jury, others held in Miami and Boston jails on $133000 bail. Detainers issued for four more suspects.
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