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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1968
Page
1
Mayor Joseph Furst outlined Corry 1968 objectives after the annual reorganization. The 8 000 population makes Corry the smallest Third Class city, with goals for Police Fire Public Works, and improved interdepartmental coordination.
This morning's reorganizational meeting seated Ned Johnston and Mary Hubley as councilman and city treasurer. Clare Capwell's swearing in was deferred due to his absence. Mayor Furst named Johnston finance director Brant streets director Downey safety director.
The National Safety Council cited bad weather and safer driving for a lower than expected New Year traffic death toll. Over 78 hours, 909 died, down from the prior forecast of 480 to 540. The year’s first fatality in Pennsylvania was Gary Denals, 21, of Wayne, in a Wayne crash.
Fire caused by an overheated electrical cable damaged a trailer in Kun dracik Trailer Court on East Columbus Avenue. Occupant Garry Warner woke to smoke about 7 a.m. and escaped outside. Stanley Olander suffered a hand cut while aiding firefighting efforts. Damages totaled 3800 to the trailer and 1500 to contents.
President Johnson outlines a New Year program to limit overseas spending, raise taxes, and impose mandatory controls on American investment abroad. The plan aims to cut the dollar drain by 3 billion, boost exports, and seek congressional support for a 10 percent income tax surcharge.
Groote Schuur Hospital announced Dr. Christian Barnard performed a second successful heart transplant in Cape Town. The recipient was 58-year-old Philip Blaiberg, who received a heart from 24-year-old Clive Haupt after a brain hemorrhage, in a case noted as the world’s third human heart transplant.
In Dunreith Indiana a westbound train derailment and side swipe of an eastbound freight sparked ammonia tanker explosions. The resulting fires destroyed Butterfield Canning Co. plant and a service station and damaged 10 homes. All 238 residents evacuated. three firefighters and a police officer injured.
City police issued six traffic violation citations over the weekend for offenses in recent days. William A Malone 78 Union City entering a traffic lane without ensuring clear. Mrs Leola Cole 42 Wayne Street passing in an intersection. William A Sprovers 21 East Irving Street making a left turn without a signal. Adeline Stevenson 39 Columbus failure to yield right of way. John Patterson Jr 59 585 failure to yield right of way. Louis D Morris 18 Spartansburg failing to forward within 15 days a certificate of title.
A Viet Cong assault near Saigon shattered a 48 hour Tet cease fire. 23 U S infantrymen were killed and 153 wounded as 2,500 Viet Cong fighters attacked an American outpost near Black Virgin Mountain. North Vietnamese losses were 348 killed. Reports say fighting continued after the truce ended.
Thomas J. Spilka 17 and Holli Hodge 15 died when a convertible rolled over on a West Mina road curve near Findley Lake and submerged in about four feet of water. Three other teens 16 and 15 were treated for minor injuries at Hamot Hospital. The accident was witnessed by Kenneth Farnstrom of Erie who aided responders as a snowplow pulled the car free. Hodge wore a seat belt.
Sgt George Martin reported a four day New Year holiday with no accidents near the Corry State Police substation. He credited cautious driving and public safety pleas, noting there were no intox meter tests required and motorists heeded warnings.
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