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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
6
City council will meet at 7 p m to approve a record high 1968 budget expected to total 11 5 to 12 million dollars and raise the city tax rate to 13 16 per thousand assessed valuation.
Thien urged that peace efforts in Vietnam be led by the government of Vietnam and its principal party with support from allied countries. In another item, Mark Little, 63, of Ashtabula died in Ashtabula General Hospital from burns suffered when he apparently fell asleep smoking a cigarette in his home.
A State Poll by the Los Angeles Times shows President Johnson viewed as a hawk by 66 percent of Californians surveyed with 18 percent seeing him as a dove. Nixon tops GOP contenders as a hawk at 46 percent, while Rockefeller rises to 28 percent. A fire in Alexandria, Pennsylvania caused about 350000 dollars in damage to a school.
AP reports 18 killed in fires from Tennessee jail to North Carolina and New York and Boston incidents. Victims include infants, elders, and three jail inmates. survivors and responders suffered injuries and smoke exposure.
In Washington Dr. Hyingel of Georgetown warns against heart transplant surgery given weak long term acceptance. Kasperak, the fourth such case, suffers multiorgan failure after the operation and required major blood transfusions and a gall bladder enlargement observation.
Pennsylvania's 1968 69 budget debate begins as Governor Shafer, returning from the Virgin Islands, prepares to review the outlines with Budget Secretary Arthur Sampson. House leaders urge written proposals for possible cuts with a March 1 deadline, as Shafer plans to present the budget when the legislature reconvenes March 4.
Doctors said a biopsy during the gall bladder operation showed liver cell death but they believe the necrosis is stopped and not severely extensive. They added Kasperak's liver function was not seriously impaired.
Paul A. Bowen 26 son of Mr and Mrs Paul A Bowen of 45 East Bend Street is promoted to second lieutenant after graduating from engineer officer candidate school at Fort Belvoir Virginia. He trained in construction of fixed and floating bridges roads and air fields and will serve as an engineer platoon leader.
Bad weather again hindered Marine rescue teams seeking 41 men aboard a CH53 helicopter that crashed on a 3,300 foot hill 15 miles south of Quang Tri. The craft burned on the slope and no signs of life were seen, possibly the worst helicopter disaster on record. Saigon’s power restored and cargo flowing as electricians and dock workers return to work amid government pressure. A Vietnamese group, including former officials, circulates a two plan for peace negotiations aiming at a coalition government shaped by current leaders.
Three men robbed the Grebey Beltz and Gleim Funeral Home in Hazleton, binding the senior partner Harry Grebey’s wife, 82, who was struck but remained conscious. The thieves escaped with $20,000 from two fire boxes upstairs while another guard held the bound woman.
The proposal, dubbed a Vietnamese solution, calls for the United States to stop bombing the North and for troop withdrawals and a prisoner exchange. It envisions negotiations on three planes among South Vietnam and the NLF, South Vietnam and North Vietnam, and the big powers. The Viet Cong would retain control of certain areas during talks.
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