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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1969
Page
7
Thomas W. Brigiotta owner of 28.65 acres of vegetable soils sues city alleging dam operation caused flooding and destruction of his crops on muck soils just north of Jones and Gifford Avenue.
The article notes for the third time since 1885 that the United States has three living former presidents Harry S Truman Dwight D Eisenhower and Lyndon B Johnson. It compares this to 1961 and 1885, detailing the rare overlap of former leaders during Kennedy's inauguration.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways rejected all Franklin sites and seek a new District 10 Engineer Office in Sandycreek Township. Elwood B. Deeter stated a large tract under contract is hoped within two to three months. The Franklin Area High remains and reports of moving from Venango County are denied.
Elliott and Ruth Handler of Mattel led a year of record gains for the family with large stock holdings boosting their fortune. Ruth, Mattel president, held 525,510 shares while husband Elliott's holdings rose sharply. Hewlett Packard and Four Seasons figures also posted substantial increases, marking 1968 as a banner year for a range of executives and their families.
A Pittsburgh firm West Penn Realty Co. bought Erie’s largest mall for about 15 million dollars. President Ivan Novick said the three threshold Erie Central Mall changed hands from Edward D. DeBartolo of Youngstown Ohio. West Penn has interests in 19 shopping centers across Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Florida. A Pan American jetliner landed safely at Beirut Airport after a tire burst on landing in Beirut following a departure from Istanbul.
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