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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1967
Page
1
In New York and surrounding areas relatives and friends offer prayers as a hospital stay and solemn prayers for a life remembered. Dr Floryan and nurses are noted among those aiding in care as services and condolences are extended.
Three Democrats circulate petitions for May primary races for City Council school board and city treasurer. J Fred Kinley will run for city treasurer John Lutz for City Council and Rita Downey for School Board. Kinley brings long service in city and county roles and prior elected history. Lutz, a Rogers Structural Steel Co treasurer and 1952 Gannon College graduate, serves as Municipal Authority secretary and has a family life in Erie County.
Three weekend crashes caused more than $2 000 in damage with no injuries. The worst smash occurred at Marion and West Smith streets at 1 30 p m yesterday, involving Thomas B McMullin and Theodore Bidwell. McMullin cited sliding on a stop sign as the cause, Bidwell reported unable to stop in time. McMullin’s car damage rated 1 400, Bidwell’s 200. Another collision happened Saturday at 10 40 a m on First avenue when a truck backed into the street.
Washington AP reports House leaders expect enough votes to seat Adam Clayton Powell and publicly censure him with pay docked and seniority stripped. The plan would allow Powell until March 13 to be sworn in, while dissidents vow a fight and several lawmakers signal mixed support. Powell, on Caribbean retreat, indicated he would run again if not seated.
Public works supervisor Carl Hixson halted a sidewalk clearing attempt on Wayne Street after five feet of snow filled the cleared sections. The plow, driven by Richard Hall, could have finished in time but the effort was deemed not worth it. The city’s snowblower was used on the walk instead.
Tokyo AP reports supporters renew attacks on four early purge targets including Peng Chen Lu Ting yi Lo Ju-ching and Yang Shang kun. Wall notices call them counterrevolutionaries signaling potential trial amid efforts to curb Red Guard violence and stabilize provinces.
President Johnson aims to avoid direct eyeball confrontations with the Soviets over sinking Soviet ships off North Vietnam. The administration approves mine laying to protect shipping lanes while signaling restraint to Moscow.
Police were called to the Italian American Club on West Main Street last night as a man Manley Moore and his wife Shirley Joann Moore faced five charges. Officers arrested Shirley at the scene after a scuffle at the bar and a lunge toward an officer.
A farmhouse one mile east of Wrightsville burned early Saturday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Richard Little left homeless. Fire units from Wrightsville Sugar Grove and Bear Lake faced high winds and water shortages. the top floor was engulfed after the couple found flames upstairs. Cause blamed on defective wiring. Firemen worked over six hours saving a nearby barn. the Littles had little insurance and stayed with relatives.
Al bert DeSalvo once hoped his prison escape would lead to being shot but now wishes to stay in state prison if he can receive proper psychiatric care. He told attorney F Lee Bailey after a 32 hour manhunt and apologized that he would not hurt anyone especially women. Bailey said the escape disrupted efforts to capture him and that the reward for capture alive may have hindered his plans.
U S Navy planes began mining rivers in North Vietnam in a third lift in pressure on Hanoi. Long range artillery and Seventh Fleet ships were active, while Viet Cong mortars and rockets struck Da Nang airbase and nearby village, killing 11 Americans and 35 Vietnamese civilians.
London AP reports friends of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon deny reports their seven year marriage is in trouble. They acknowledge conflicts like many couples but see no imminent separation and note rumors stem from foreign publications. Buckingham Palace declines further comment.
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