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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1967
Page
1
A vehicle collision occurred near garage on Main Street resulting in unknown injuries. Police investigated the scene and directed traffic as crews cleared debris from the roadway. No further details on involved parties or damages were provided in the readable text.
Hospitals in several communities face higher room rates after CMH raised prices by 27 to 100 percent. Administrators cite rising costs and lagging salaries as the cause, with similar increases seen in Meadville Titusville Warren Union City and Franklin. The Journal spoke to administrators about payments, insurance, and service costs amid the nationwide trend.
AP report from Tokyo cites a wall newspaper in Peking by a unit of Red China’s army claiming that Lo Jui-chinng and Po I-po died by their own hand. It also said Teng Hsiao-ping and Yang Hsiu feng attempted suicide amid Mao purge turmoil, while Red Guard rhetoric urged continued fight. Details source unclear.
In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates moves to require alimony in divorce laws and adds new grounds based on consent after two years of separation. The draft also abolishes common law marriages and rejects arbitration centers in place of courts. Brown University in Providence raises over 7 million toward a 17.1 million medical education fund drive.
Police promise a crackdown as Corry authorities remind dog owners fines and court costs apply if pets roam city streets. Sergeant Keppel notes dogs once confined are again running at large, including a pack in the south end. Two stray dog calls were received, one a black and white mongrel found in Loblaw’s lot, another report of a 13 year old beagle missing.
Union City fire losses fell sharply from 160000 in 1965 to 21415 last year, with 1980 showing 15750 in the borough and 5735 in Union Township. Chief Francis Wontenay calls the decrease drastic, noting 1966 had the borough’s lowest loss in 15 years while calls remained near prior levels. Readings split into dwellings 10, garages 1, cars and trucks 10, grass and rubbish 30, false alarms 2, assists 8, lost children 9, pumping cellars 3, and manufacturing and business B.
Albert H. DeSalvo 35, handyman, exits Middleboro Superior Court in Cambridge, Massachusetts, under guard after conviction on 10 indictments including assault and battery, breaking and entering, and sex offenses. He claimed to be the Boston Strangler. all-male jury convicted him of crimes tied to 1964 assaults on lone women in suburban Boston homes. The cases are not linked to a series of stranglings from 1982 to January of unknown year.
American bombers attacked North Vietnamese rail yards and lines for the fourth straight day. Several planes failed to return. Ground fighting in South Vietnam was scattered with five operations reporting 43 Viet Cong killed and light government casualties. In Thua Thien, PhuL Marine base camp and airstrip damaged.
In Bungay England the Three Tuns landlord sought late closure for the Waven Valley Dwile Flonking Association. The magistrate granted an after 11 pm opening for the annual dinner. The ritual involves two teams a flanker twirls a beer soaked dwile on a pole to strike opponents and penalties include drinking beer. The piece also notes Oklahoma Governor Dewey Bartlett plans to keep several Bellmon era policies while changing one.
A KC135 jet tanker carrying nine people vanished in fog and high winds on a mountainous path northeast of Spokane while en route from Hawaii to Fairchild Air Force Base. Ground teams faced five feet of snow and gale conditions as search efforts continued, with survival radio signals detected but the status of all aboard unknown.
Pittsburgh AP report says Harry Vincent Dibble 33 of Cranesville Erie County received a bronze medal and 750 dollars from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for rescuing a truck driver from a burning rig near Pakview May 13. Dibble was the only Pennsylvanian cited as 29 bronze medals and 17750 dollars were awarded.
Northwest district chorus festival at Cory Aves High School tonight and tomorrow evening begins with an 8 PM curtain. Admission is free. Officials urge locals to attend tonight as a large crowd is expected tomorrow from nearly 200 participating students. Parents of out of town participants will also attend and help return students home after tomorrow's final performance.
Washington AP Rep John P. Saylor says unseasoned recruits have been sent to Vietnam with limited training. He has asked the Defense Department for a report on how recruits are assigned to combat duty. He cites West Point graduates sent to Vietnam and seeks disclosure of whether cost factors influence assignments.
Donald Engle of Columbus said he and his wife and son observed a bright object near their Lottsville Road home at about 2 a.m. It appeared like a glowing dish with a rounded top and faded after about 10 minutes. Engle planned to return with evidence today.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed three miles north of Bradford on the New York Pennsylvania line. Four diesel locomotives and 31 cars left the track. Work crews moved to clear the single track. No injuries were reported. Cause not learned.
AP highlights compare Johnsons State of the Union with Dirksen and Ford proposals. Topics include Vietnam policy East West trade missile defense taxes antipoverty social security crime and civil rights with both sides urging shifts in policy and funding. The piece notes Ford support for revamping poverty programs and crime policy while Johnson pushes for higher Social Security and tax considerations.
Senate GOP leader Dirksen urged stronger U.S. resolve on land sea and air to end the Vietnam war and Ford pledged opposition to a wartime tax increase without a convincing case. They spoke to about 250 Republicans in the Capitol, framing a path for 1970s solutions while Democrats offered sharp criticism.
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara says 39 more military facilities will be phased out or merged over the next years, saving an estimated 47.4 million annually. He notes continued cost cuts align with combat readiness, with total ongoing reductions reaching 878 operations and 205,000 civilian jobs over six years and 1.5 billion in annual savings.
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