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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1966
Page
1
A 54-year-old man shot his wife with a Luger pistol and then killed himself in Union City on Saturday. Coroner Merle Wood ruled murder and death by own action in the deaths of Mr and Mrs Jesse Blakeslee. Time of death pending as police and coroner investigated at their tidy frame home on 3 Union.
Washington reports Hanoi shows willingness to discuss four conditions for ending the war but remains noncompliant with ongoing bombing. U.S. diplomacy proceeds with Harriman in Pakistan and Williams in Africa as negotiations veer toward a political settlement.
U S paratroopers of the 178th Airborne Brigade launched a New Year operation in the Mekong Delta near Bao Trai and the Plain of Reeds. They reported initial skirmishes, captured rice stores, and flags while Viet Cong withdrew into marshes. U S casualties and enemy losses were tallied as air strikes and artillery backed the assault.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara directed defense buyers to shift future structural steel orders away from Bethlehem and other firms raising prices. He urged procuring officials to source from companies with stable or lower prices to curb inflationary pressure. The department uses about 220000 tons of steel shapes yearly, about 5 percent of national consumption. Current contract impacts are not yet known as studies proceed.
The City Council opened 1966 with a Democratic mayor and four Republican councilmen, who supported the mayor’s early recommendations. New oath takers Russell Brant and Jack Downey joined, replacing former members. Peiffer now heads the police department, Brant the Public Property, Downey the Safety, Dorr Clark Streets, and Guy Abbey Finance. Peiffer’s choice Frank Carnegie was confirmed as police chief. Zoning Board vacancies filled by Edward Kaiser for three years. George Nagel and Edward Crapser declined reappointment. New appointments include Thomas Burkhart to City Golf, Charles Graham to Airports Authority, James Hammond to City Recreation, John Lutz to Municipal. P B Sokoski appointed, with a slate of other names listed for Civil Service and planning boards.
Needy Pennsylvanians of any age gain eligibility for a new state medical and hospital care program, effective Saturday, under the federal Medicare law that starts nationwide in July. The plan waives age limits, contrasting with Medicare for 65 plus, and offers coverage levels including up to $2,000 for certain ailments and $2,500 for others, with additional grants per person.
Trooper Edward Pass reported the Union Street house of the Blakeslees contained two bodies. A niece, Mrs. Robert Burt, arrived around 9 pm and, unable to enter, sought help from Kenneth Pierce. Pierce forced a basement door, found a pistol on the floor, and alerted authorities.
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