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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
4
Local line ads note new business hours Wednesday through Saturday. Donna Stutzmans Beauty Shop welcomes customers to 320 Marion Street with phone 668-2471 for appointments and inquiries. The edition includes rate and submission details for Line-O-Ad housing.
U S Lake Survey scientists warn Lake Erie could be the first Great Lake to disappear due to pollution and its shallow, unique bottom. The report notes Erie’s organic shale bottom, warmer waters, and accelerated sediment suspension from surface waves accelerating decay of plant life.
In a New Year conflict surge, Communists attacked near the Cambodian frontier causing 374 enemy dead, while the U S 25th Infantry Division counted 23 killed and 153 wounded. Mortar fire wounded one American as airfields were repaired and flight operations resumed. Separate battles south and west of Saigon left 72 enemy and eight Americans dead. Lake Erie disappearance not dated in final report.
Attorney Harvey D. McClure was named county solicitor with four assistants. Board of Assessment picks A Theodore Pournaras, Robert Gallagher, William Yuskovic. Bruce A. Reeder becomes county personnel director and purchasing coordinator later this month. Shirley Colvin named chief voter registrar and Dave Rosenthal sealer of weights and measures. Naomi Peterson hired as courthouse switchboard operator. Sixteen employees were not reappointed, including Estelle A. Hunt, J. W. Vrenna, Charles Graham, and others from the registration and property offices.
Firemen quenched the last of the blaze late Tuesday after more than 20 hours. Railroad crews, under flood lights, began clearing the wreckage. A spokesman cited an 18 inch track piece in subfreezing conditions that caused cars on the 58 car westbound train to derail.
The News Today lists admissions at Corry Memorial Hospital including George Balser Sherman NY Mrs Eather Chelton R D 4 Corry Joseph Cmiel Columbus Hiram Gordon Pittsfield and others. Discharges include Marie MacInnes Wilma Adams James Palmer and Patrick Alan Burrows. Also notes Pittsburgh school buses running after a wage dispute with Critchlaw Transportation Co and a rail damage estimate around $500000+.
The article outlines 1968 tax changes raising the earnings base to 7800 while keeping the rate at 4.4 percent, with taxes potentially reaching 57.80 for higher earners. It also notes an education bill extending aid to elementary and secondary schools through mid 1970, giving states more control over funds, and quotes the President on the signings. In a separate item, rioting inmates at a Texas facility resulted in a death from gunshot wounds, arson damage, arrests, and mass housing searches.
In Florida’s Everglades a clash at a Glades Sugar Cooperative camp led to 80 Jamaican sugar cane cutters flown home and 52 held on bail after riot police intervened. Workers demanded higher pay, claiming deductions for room and board, with the federal minimum wage cited as protection.
A man entered the South End Charlestown Savings Bank in Boston and demanded money with a note. Teller Lawrence Goldman replied that the thief was at the wrong bank, prompting the man to leave. Police escorted workers to buses and flights, with eighty men flown to Jamaica via Miami International Airport.
Frank's Auto Service offers auto glass repair and general auto repair services. Located in town, the shop operates under the former Thomas Motors name and lists contact at 605-0125.
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