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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1968
Page
4
An ad notes a pancake supper Saturday March 2 at the Elgin Beaverdam Fire Hall with serving to start at 5 p.m. Line ads rate 25c a line and ads accepted until noon on publication day. Turben's Auto Service promotes Chevrolet dealership.
Harrisburg reports that Clarion State College coeds oppose a rent increase for a privately owned dorm Shafer Hall. Dauphin County Rep Rudolph Diminni criticizes the college for housing students without final occupancy approval.
PSEA branches Oil City Cambridge Springs and Allegheny Clarion Valley hosted a professional holiday next Monday. Crawford and Venango County boards mostly granted the furlough. Oil City denied 5 to 2 while Cochranton boards planned tonight vote. Cambridge Springs marked Crawford County as first to deny.
Daily and evening hours announced for Orton's Farm Market in Columbus Pennsylvania. Fresh produce includes bananas 10 pounds for $1, potatoes 10 pounds for 79 cents, lettuce 19 cents. Also carrying Northern Spy apples at 14 28 per box.
Mrs Wood aged 35 and a Corry native who taught English and math in the Corry school system from 1941 until January died at her home after an extended illness. She was a 1936 Corry High School graduate and Edinboro College 1940 alumna. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Walter Beretta of New York City Parks Department, longtime sculptor maintainer of 700 statues, died of cancer.
Off Virginia coast the 292 foot Cuban vessel 26 de Julio rammed a lifeboat carrying three men who fled the ship seeking political asylum. Coast Guard engaged as the vessel dragged its anchor and four men seized the ship with weapons before surrender.
The News Today Report lists admitted patients including Michelle Cooper 14 from Corry, Mrs Alfred Weitschat Clymer, Frank Lay Spartansburg, Mrs William Moses Clymer, and others. Discharged are Warner McCray, Dennis Northrup, Crystal Johnson, Mabel Storer, Sophie Rubay, Aden Klopfenstein, Bobby Green, Sherry Jackson, with addresses in Corry and nearby towns. Coast Guard notes describe the 26 Julio cattle boat voyage between Canada and Cuba after the lifeboat escape.
Blair Robinson and Gary Tadler were captured near Bellefonte Pennsylvania after fleeing Ashtabula County Jail in Ohio. They were driving a reportedly stolen car on Route 144 in Burnside Centre County and await extradition while a third escapee, Robert Ambrose, remained at large. Robinson had prior charges of grand larceny and malicious destruction of property. Tadler faced a breaking and entering charge.
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