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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
1
Vietnamese police seized a 285 pound plastic bomb and arrested five suspects aiming to attack a U.S. billet in downtown Saigon. The case follows a wave of planned terror ahead of Tet with troops continuing operations near Bao Trai as officials report seizures of weapons, documents, and supplies.
Actor Peter Lawford was admitted for a checkup with limited details given. Reports from New York say he and his wife Pat, sister of President Kennedy, are separating. Lawford has been in New York filming A Man Called Adam with Sammy Davis Jr.
Secretary of Labor Wirtz returns to Washington to brief President Johnson after talks with Mayor Lindsay and labor mediators aimed at ending New York transit worker walkouts. Reports say negotiations show movement as the strike enters its seventh day and traffic chaos continues.
A school group announced two contests for students in connection with a nationwide effort. The essay and poster painting contests focus on hiring disabled individuals. Speakers included Norman Tarbell and Samuel Baressi, with officials Pan Baker William Michael and Leroy Peck pictured.
YMCA General Secretary Sterling Wees submits resignation to the board amid plans to appoint a replacement. Wees, since 1962, led expanded youth programs and increased building use. He will move to Indiana to take a district headquarters role after leaving the local YMCA. He previously came from Indianapolis where he focused on youth work.
An outage in Warren County caused by a crane striking a 33 000 volt line cut power to Irvine Pittsfield Youngsville and nearby areas while Corry escaped. Penelec and Warren Cooperative crews worked to restore service as some areas experienced brief outages and residents prepared with candles. No hardships were reported.
The Oil City CAP unit of Group 50 of the U S Air Force Civil Air Patrol moves its headquarters to Splane Airport on the Dempseytown Oil City road under Col Philip Neuweiller of Allentown. The group includes Erie Venango Mercer and Butler counties with squadrons at Corry Erie Greensville and Oil City. Equipment and supplies will be requisitioned onto stocked air fields including trucks and buses.
Amid Medicare debate, Pennsylvania joins six states by approving a plan to extend medical aid to those under 65. Officials say the move brings benefits sooner, despite dissent over consultation and the program’s broader liberalization of aid rules.
Washington AP report shows unemployment at 4.1 percent the lowest in about nine years as total employment reaches a December record of 72.7 million. Labor shortages expected in coming year with Viet Nam war buildup and job training programs cited by Commissioner Arthur M. Ross.
Defense Department reports Spec. 5 Joseph Hetzer, husband of Jude Hetzer, was killed in action in Vietnam. The incident occurred yesterday as confirmed by officials.
Jamestown police arrested four youths aged 14 to 16 from Union City and Centerville after a Corry car was stolen from Snyder Circle. The car, owned by Juanita Gates, was taken from near Hotel Corry after work and found with keys in the ignition. Cpl James Keppel retrieved the boys, who were later turned over to parents.
City records show December meter collections rose amid a long citation list. Frank Carnegie’s council report notes the month’s higher revenue aided by Deputy Grenz’s diligent enforcement, marking a historic uptick in paid parking tickets and noting a Christmas holiday slow period earlier in the month.
Residents along the Oregon California border begin returning home as railroads reopen and roads clear after storms that forced over 1 000 evacuations. Flood damage tops 1 million dollars while Crests on rivers in Oregon and California retreat but high tides threaten coastal towns if rain returns through the weekend.
In Bremen Germany authorities plan a defusing operation after an unexploded bomb was found during demolition near the port. About 1500 residents will be evacuated for the two day mission while experts work to defuse the device.
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