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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1969
Page
6
Allegheny Airlines reported 1988 passenger totals surpassing 4.5 million and revenue passenger miles near 1.06 billion, up from 1967 figures. The 1968 results showed a 33 percent rise in passengers and 55 percent in miles. The rest notes local obituaries, community events, real estate transfers, a prowler report, and Behrend Campus courses in Corry.
In a dramatic courtroom session, Bucher described a North Korean interrogation scene while detailing a failed suicide attempt and a coerced confession. He recounted being beaten, threatened, and shown a fellow captive injured by guards, then finally signing under extreme pressure.
Pennsylvania State Police seek career criminalists to join the crime laboratory. Commissioner Frank McKetta notes diverse forensic chemistry roles and planned labs across the commonwealth. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in chemistry physics biology or forensic science or ability to testify on chemical analysis. Both genders sought with benefits of paid vacation sick leave and holidays. Salary ranges from 7 772 to 14 657 with increments. Further info from Director of Personnel at Harrisburg headquarters.
The narrative describes a roof collapse during a disaster as Jack Smith and others flee. Smith's body was found in a pasture and his home reduced to brick pillars. Gladys Perkins, whose son was injured, mourns at the ruins as neighbors assist with shelter and aid at the armory.
Washington AP reports Indiana Democrat Birch Bayh chairs a Senate subcommittee on electoral reform and doubts rapid congressional action on changing the Electoral College. A second senator warns small states may block any Constitutional amendment fearing loss of influence to larger urban areas.
Timothy Knight of Franklin was fined 20 dollars and 11 dollars in costs after failing to appear for a hearing on illegal driving over a cultivated field opened to public hunting. The incident occurred between midnight and 2 am on December 3 during deer season, near James W. Reese Sr. farm. Knight was arrested by Franklin police under a game commission warrant.
Arrests climbed past 600 for the school year as students and staff amid a strike demanding ethnic studies programs, minority admissions, and reinstatement of a Black Panther graduate. Police cited failure to disperse and disturbing the peace as the major charges.
The Corry Rod and Gun Club, Pennsylvania’s oldest, evolved from the Corry Shooting Gallery founded in 1874. It grew from 35 or 40 members to about 500 and expanded through the years to multiple shooting disciplines and leagues. The Columbus site hosts trap skeet archery rifle and pistol ranges and the annual field day. The club emphasizes youth and women programs with a Junior Club of 20 to 30 youths and a Women’s League. President James Billings leads a board including Ernest Beutikofer Bernard Shaw Tony Lamendola Robert Wank and others.
N Gwynne Dodson former vice president of Pennsylvania Electric has been elected president and chief executive of Penelec with headquarters in Johnstown Pa. He succeeds R F Bovier who becomes president of New Jersey Central Power and Light Co and New Jersey Power and Light Co both in Morristown N J. Dodson began his utility career in 1924 as a messenger with Penn Central Power and Light Co later part of the Penelec system.
Droxel said on arrival the 18 by 30 inch by 3 feet deep lock area contained the girl’s body doubled over at the bottom and wrapped in a cloth. Attorney Foreman said the parents claim natural causes. The couple has three other children under four. Grandparents were attached to the girl and she had stayed with them while parents lived in Vir.
Walter J. Hickel wins Senate confirmation as secretary of the interior by 73 to 16, despite opposition from most Senate Democrats. He is sworn in at the White House as Nixon moves to finalize his cabinet. Packard approved 82 to 1 as deputy secretary of defense. Albert Gore votes no.
Police said a girl was reunited with her family early this morning after an incident in Virginia. Authorities provided no further details on the case and urged calm as they investigated.
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