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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1969
Page
4
Spot Line O Ads highlights Peterson and Hames in a fur ance of furniture items. Local listings show deals on sofas chairs and tables with discounts across categories. Furniture and home decor items are promoted with emphasis on sale pricing and limited stock.
City officials discussed a planned program of borrowing and investing to stretch yearly funds. March and April bring major tax revenue, with funds not needed all at once, suggesting short term borrowing and later shifting to investments. Officials may call a special council meeting to set up short-term borrowing through spring before heavy tax returns. Bans hippies from entering El Salvador as the government acts on immigration policy.
Admitted entries list Todd Palmer and Lisa Way among others from Corry and nearby areas. Discharged entries include Joseph Hand Thomas and Mrs. Kostreba with infant, plus Mrs. Kibbey and son. Local addresses span Corry Spring Creek and nearby streets. A birthday cake and presidential greetings noted in a social scene.
Saigon reports 13071 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in 1968, nearly six times ally losses, while Saigon tallies 17,486 South Vietnamese deaths for the year. U S battle deaths through Dec 28 total 14,521. Government claims enemy strength at 300,100 with 151,000 infiltrations this year. Airfield strikes hit Can Tho Soc Trang and Quang Ngai areas with limited damage. Government forces suffer 24 killed and 18 wounded in a forest supply sweep.
In New York City a 108-strong astronaut delegation and families arrive for a city salute after landing in Queens. Gov. Rockefeller and Mayor Lindsay greet the group as crowds line streets from LaGuardia to Battery, with landmarks watched from open cars along a Canyon of Heroes parade route.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee remains dominated by antiwar members as McCarthy hands his seat to hawk McGee. Fulbright chairs a panel with nine members split between anti-escalation and prowar factions. The shift complicates Nixon’s approach if Paris talks fail, while Mansfield and other leaders note surprise at McCarthy’s move.
Corry women Ruth Franks Nancy Jingleski and Linda VanGuilder, Union City trio Sandra Dailey Mary Obert and Mary Rosier plus a Spartansburg student will earn Edinboro State College bachelor degrees at Sunday commencement. Pamela Kolaja wins Hannah Kent Schoff Memorial PTA Scholarship for scholastic honors.
The planning commission proposes dividing the street down the middle and deed land to adjacent property owners on both sides. The City Council previously floated the idea but halted due to a single owner's objection. Miller and commission members including Johnson will meet with the involved property owners to pursue possible completion.
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