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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1968
Page
6
Warren County Treasurer Florence Hoffman reports 4 261 dog licenses issued so far this year, ahead of the same period last year when 5516 were issued. Several thousand dogs remain unlicensed in the county.
The International Longshoremen’s Association halted its copper import boycott after a clerk error, with the action rescinded and weekend abeyance for legal review. Commerce Department directs refiners to prioritize defense orders as copper export and production face cuts.
Baltimore’s Community Relations Commission will send a truck with signs and a public address system into Negro sections to collect complaints about discriminatory practices. Chairman Joseph H. Purdy says many disadvantaged residents hesitate to call or visit a large office.
Bradford Area School Board votes 61 to permit 25 teachers to travel to Harrisburg on March 4 for a state education group protest over salaries. Substitute teachers will be hired at 25 dollars to cover the day, and schools will remain open with no pay loss for delegates.
Robert H. Watrous of Corry has been appointed assistant coreroom foreman at Ajax Iron Works. Watrous joined Ajax in 1946 after four years in the U S Army. He began as an air trainee in the foundry and became a journeyman patternmaker in 1950. Over 22 years he helped develop pattern equipment for all company product lines.
Florida teachers' strike enters second week with accreditation at risk. Dr Phil Constans of the Florida Education Association says no concrete progress has begun to resolve the week-old crisis as officials from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools weigh the impact on statewide school status.
A hearing on a motion for a new trial for 16 year old Fred Esherick Jr. based on juror impartiality is continued. Two Painesville sisters deny a cellmate urged challenging the juror and deny any pretrial remarks by juror Claudia Arendt. Esherick was convicted of first degree murder in the bayonet killing of his father and faces the electric chair.
Five year old Mark Gilger tends to a wounded cat at his Shamokin Pennsylvania home. He cradles a pan of milk as he helps the animal. The tender scene captures a child’s compassionate act amid everyday life in Pa.
Gerald Madden of Titusville was fined 50 dollars and placed on one year probation for pointing a deadly weapon. Burdette Westfall of Titusville was fined 100 dollars and jailed four to 23 months for larceny of a motor vehicle. Richard Lincoln of Titusville was fined 30 dollars or 15 days in jail for corrupting the morals of infant female children under 16.
About 240 students at Shafer Hall North ignore an eviction notice over a rent increase from 144 to 180 dollars per semester. If heat goes off Monday, their attorney Arnold Dolby will seek a restraining order. 250 male students in the other wing pay the higher rent and will stay. Arenue, Inc. of Monroeville could not comment.
The unemployed in Erie County run 4 200 or 4.0 percent of the workforce. Employment stands at 100 600, down from January last year. Manufacturing jobs total 42 300, with losses in metals and electrical goods offset by gains in other sectors. Unemployed claims run 2 605 for the week of January 18. Tool and die makers and welders are in demand.
A letter expresses gratitude to Ajax Company Red Cross Salvation Army and local groups after a home fire. Contributors thank neighbors veterans and church members and praise Mom Mary Lindstrom. A separate reader argues against labeling youths as hippies and defends personal style. Union City Livestock market prices follow.
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