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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1968

Page

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Snowmobile Search Ends in Tragic Found Child Lost Since Monday

A weary Raymond Spetz found his 14 year old son Maynard Lee Spetz dead after a long snowbound search around Garland and Brooks Rocks. Deputies and locals followed snowmobile tracks for about ten miles before locating the boy in a stump shelter near midnight Tuesday. The body was recovered by a Garland fire department and volunteers after a long arduous trek back to the highway.

Maynard Lee Spetz Raymond Spetz Gage Hollow Road R. D Pittsfield Richard Hegerty Warren County Wesley Cressley Spetz Garland Brooks Rocks Joseph Amoroso Tony Amoroso Joseph Marty Corry Hegerty Paul Bennink Columbus Donald Bennink John Willis Warren State Police

Planner City Plazas urges rush to downtown study

John E. Blackson of Blackson and Associates told about 40 local leaders at Hotel Corry that Corry’s deteriorating downtown area requires a specific CBD master plan. He noted the 1961 Master Plan lacks a focused CBD study and urged a detailed examination with concrete remedies.

Chamber of Commerce Blackson Central Business District Cbd

Set To Hire Renewal Aide For Corry

The Erie County Redevelopment Authority plans a relocation office to move about 30 families during the Southwest Urban Renewal Project in Corry. The relocation site is the former Quality Master Markets at First Avenue and West Pleasant Street, which will be demolished as renewal progresses.

Corry Erie County Redevelopment Authority First Avenue West Pleasant Street Lemon Street West Main Street Quality Master Markets Christopher Capotis The Journal Today Quality Capotis

Guatemalan landowner shot amid roundup for terrorism

Gunmen killed Alfonso Alejos de la Cerda 77 in a Guatemala City suburb amid a police sweep against terrorism. His driver was wounded. The attack followed the slaying of U S Army Col John D Webber Jr 47 and Lt Cmdr Ernest A Munro 40 the previous day by FAR shadows linked to leftist guerrillas. Authorities launched mass arrests and roadblock patrols as they hunted suspects.

Guatemala U.S Alfonso Alejos de la Cerda Roberto Alejos Carlos Alejos Washington Havana Radio Alejos U.S. Army John D. Webber Jr Houston Tex Ernest A. Munro Rockland Maine U.S. Naval FAR

Johnson seeks tax boost amid Vietnam debate and budget forecast

President Johnson called for a ten percent income tax increase and higher spending to cover ongoing programs, with a projected fiscal 1960 budget of 186 billion dollars and an eight billion deficit. GOP leaders criticized the approach as political and urged spending cuts and policy priorities.

Washington Johnson Vietnam Gerald R. Ford William Proxmire D-Wis Senate House Economic Committee Eugene J. McCarthy Dminn U.S LW. Fulbright D-A Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y Congress

Shafer Declares LSD Blindness Story A Hoax

Pennsylvania Governor Shafer announced a news conference that reports of six students blinded in an LSD induced incident were fabricated. State officials conducted an AG led inquiry revealing inconsistencies in records and admissions from Dr Yoder. Edinboro State College faced reputational damage as the hoax was tied to a Pennsylvanian college.

Harrisburg Raymond P. Shafer Pennsylvania Shafer Norman Yoder Attornney Virgin Islands Yoderhald Associated Press Edinboro State College Chester T. McNerney McNerney

Four Children and Sitter Die in Candor House Fire

In Candor, Pennsylvania, a two story frame house collapsed in a blaze as snowbound Midway volunteer firemen fought flames. Firefighters recovered four children Ressa Myers aged 4 Debbie and David 3 William 1 and Margaret Huggins 73 a boarder, all dead. A woman and a girl pleaded firemen to search.

Candor Theresa Myers Debbie David William Margaret Huggins Midway Washington County

Paratroopers kill Viet Cong commander in ambush

U S paratroopers in an ambush along a trail killed Lam Hiep 28 year old commander of the Dong Hai Regiment's D800 Battalion The unit had overrun a South Vietnamese district town two weeks earlier The ambush occurred during five clashes ranging from near Saigon to the demilitarized zone as U S forces said they killed 419 Communists and suffered seven American dead and 29 wounded.

Saigon U.S Tan Uyen 187Th Airborne Infantry South Vietnam Lam Hiep Tiong Hai Regiment Talion Saidon Hiep Sam’ Hiep Que Son da , Nang North Vietnam

Corry Memorial Hospital fund totals and pledges update

The Corry Memorial Hospital long term care addition progresses with pledges at 525 821 and cash on hand 158 431. The board’s report lists 55 000 to the architect 219 000 to the general contractor and other payments totaling 144 000, about half the project cost. An anonymous donor added a 500 Building Fund check. Also noted are Viet Cong casualties and U S military losses in recent actions near Sai Gon and Da Nang. A separate item reports Don Fedderson's wife obtaining a divorce and a multimillion dollar settlement.

Corry Memorial Hospital National Bank of Corry and Corry Citizens Office Marine Bank Corry Memorial Hospital Board of Directors Sidney Elston

Shafer Signs Labor Package Raising Unemployment and Wages

Gov. Shafer signed a bipartisan labor package increasing weekly unemployment from 45 to 60 dollars and raising minimum hourly pay from 1.00 to 1.15 with a 1.60 target by 1971. The package also boosts Workmen's compensation to 60 dollars weekly and retroactively applies to January 1 for new claimants.

Harrisburg Shafer Pennsylvania Republican Party

Addition To CMH Still On Schedule

Norman Edinger reports ongoing work on the new long term care addition with plumbing electrical heating and ventilation and plastering. January activity shows fireproofing 85 percent finished on both floors with substantial progress in metal studding lath drop ceilings piping and ducts.

Corry Memorial Hospital Board of Directors Norman Edinger Hardner- Doyle Edinger

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