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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1967
Page
6
State Highway Department in Harrisburg opened bids for the Youngsville bypass project. It covers 1 1 8.89 miles with reinforced concrete pavement, medians four to 36 feet wide, and rights of way already under way. Warren County funds of 35000 dollars were allocated for the project.
Six American pacifists and the Japanese wife of one of them sailed the 50 foot ketch Phoenix into Hiroshima Harbor to collect 10000 dollars worth of medical supplies. They plan to deliver the aid to North Vietnam.
The House committee recommends censuring Powell for financial misconduct amid charges of racial discrimination. Rep. Pepper urges expulsion. Rep. Conyers resists excessive punishment. If Powell declines the oath by March 13, his seat could be vacant and a special election held. Salary deduction of 1000 monthly could total 22000 by January 1969. The Justice Department may pursue civil action to recover funds.
A group departed Tokyo on February 18 and will sail from Hiroshima to Hong Kong to gather additional supplies. The majority of the Americans in the group are Quakers.
A municipal guide explains a shared monthly refuse pickup for all residential units. Pickup day varies by area but aligns with each property’s regular trash day. Acceptable curb items include furniture, plastics, paper, grass clippings, and ashes with restrictions such as bundled papers, 26 inch tree trimmings, boxed small waste, and weight limits for concrete debris.
Pittsburgh insurance agent Robert L. Holden sues Continental Casualty American Casualty and Noble J. Dick in a federal anti trust case claiming 1.6 million dollars in business was lost after Dick formed a competing firm last May and used the casualty companies for bonding and insurance.
Roy Roberts, longtime Kansas City Star reporter, editor, president and board chairman, died at 79. A larger‑than‑life figure, he guided the paper to five Pulitzers, nurtured political coverage, and remained a reporter at heart despite health declines. He traveled from carrier to head of the Star and was a friend of several presidents.
The blood drive at Quality Market marked record turnout with 35 first time donors and a strain on parking. Howard credited heavy participation from Corry Jamestown Ajax Raymond Division Corry Mfg Carnation Milk Mc Thnes Steel Aero-Flow Dynamics Rogers Steel Crestline Erie County Plastics and Elgin Electronics plus local groups like Corry Area School Jointure faculty Columbus Youth Fellowship and Corry Area Life Underwriters. Volunteers also phoned active donors to boost participation.
Senator Edward Kennedy urged five changes to the military draft including youngest registrants first lottery selection altered deferments and new national induction standards. He said the changes could be implemented by executive order without amending the Universal Military Training and Service Act which expires June 30. He noted hearings would begin soon in the Senate labor subcommittee on employment manpower and poverty.
Mercer County teenager Herbert C. Heckathorn, 17, was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder in the slaying of his great uncle Clair Heckathorn during a robbery in October 1965 in New Wilmington. His brother James, 20, was convicted and awaiting sentence.
In New Orleans, district attorney Garrison confirms the fund exists but refuses to reveal amounts. The New Orleans States Item reports about $8,000 spent in three months on travel for a “special investigation” linked to Garrison’s Kennedy assassination probe. Garrison says publicity risks alerting witnesses and suspects, but he aims to continue. Two days later freelance pilot David W Ferrie is found dead. coroner rules out murder, noting possible suicide or natural death pending toxicology.
In a Tucson court Beate Leber sues William H. Brown for breach of promise seeking 2.5 million of his 5.6 million estate. Brown, a Pittsburgh heir and rancher, reads European letters to the jury, including a note signing Good by Igl Your future husband Bill, and recounts a 1965 proposal and a year of support payments amid a flood of documents from their alleged affair.
Senate investigations chief Sen John L McClellan says open hearings on March 7 will target legislation to end the practice of releasing guilty criminals, arguing Supreme Court rulings have freed crime convicts. Rep Dante Fascell notes House subcommittee hearings will probe organized crime’s scale in the United States.
The Hyderabad government reported the death of the 80 year old Nizam, once deemed the richest man in the world. He had been ill after influenza and died after a night of guarded activity at his palace. Police initially announced his death then denied it.
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