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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1967
Page
1
Fragmented classified listing including rent offers, real estate, and auction notices. Mentions Corry, Pa and Corry area contact numbers, with partial phrases about available homes, garages, and estate services. Names, properties, and dates are incomplete but suggest a local property and rental advertisement page.
Detroit AP reports General Motors recalls 269 200 new cars due to faulty installation of collapsible steering columns. The shafts in the smaller 1967 models may snap, prompting replacement of the steering mechanism to address a safety concern.
LAS VEGAS Nevada AP report says a massive blast at the Orbit Inn killed six and injured up to 20, with debris on the third floor and a witness noting shattered windows and no fire. Dist. Atty. Franklin calls it a bomb though investigators await FBI aid for ID.
Freshman Assemblyman for est Hopkins of the Fourth District helped sponsor a General Assembly bill this week to end straight party voting. The measure would require voters to choose individual candidates, with other sponsors including R Budd Dwyer Meadville Lee Donaldson Philadelphia Alvin Kahl Venango Joseph Rigby and Dr George Haudenschield Pittsburgh. The bill was among the first introduced in the House this year.
State Police and Union City police arrested John P. Amacher 21 and William 19 after a December 27 burglary at the Immy Nichols Garage Union City. They waived preliminaries before Justice Floyd Marsh and were jailed in Erie County by $1000 bonds. Troopers Steadman Kiyanko and Murray aided. Trooper Richard Wargo’s photo work helped crack the case.
Anglican Father Augustine Malefadola from the Solomon Islands recounts his jolting journey from a Melanesian village to 6th Century America styled life in bustling U S cities. He notes the vast affluence and material abundance shaping his perception during talks with visitors.
The city’s two infant off street parking lots on East Washington Street and Park Street added 60 spaces downtown at a total cost of 23 000. Lot No 1 has earned 2 159 since December 1965 and Lot No 2 has collected 25 63 in two weeks. The lots financed at 383 per space, far less than Union City’s 1 250 per space, aided by the city engineer instead of outside consultants. Financing typically runs 20 to 25 years. Continued on Page Three.
A Greyhound bus skidded on an icy stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike six miles west of Somerset and plunged down a 100 foot embankment. Eighteen people were injured, with twelve admitted to Somerset Community Hospital, two in critical condition. The bus remained upright after the crash, caused by ice and braking. Police noted several minor accidents across Western Pennsylvania due to freezing rain, including a Route 18 crash at Raccoon Creek State Park entrance in Beaver County.
Shirley Ann Yighy, 18, of 218 East Main Street, was held at Erie County prison after police linked her to a burglary in a series of recent break-ins. She was arraigned before Alderman Norbert Bachomer with a hearing set for January 14, as detectives pursue other similar cases including a burglary at the Dean Phipps Store on North Center Street.
Allied force of about 4000 Marines and Vietnamese troops landed by sea and helipcopter on the Thanh Phu Peninsula 55 miles south of Saigon. The big amphibious operation marked the first major deployment in the rice field delta with slight enemy resistance and reports of ongoing ground actions as Communists shell HolloWay Airfield near Pleiku City, causing light damage.
Manila AP: Philippine Constabulary said death toll could pass 100 after two buses carrying Roman Catholic pilgrims collided and plunged into a 300 foot ravine. Eighty four dead, 59 hospitalized. road 45 miles south of Manila. Officials blamed brake failure in the ninth bus. U.S. Navy assisted. Victims hauled in bamboo baskets. Epiphany voyage from Batangas to Toanate.
U S officials express serious doubt that North Vietnam seeks negotiations to end the war. The North's peace moves aim to sway public opinion against bombing and force a halt, while Washington demands de escalation. Pham Van Dong and Hanoi broadcasts are seen as potentially hardening the settlement basis.
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