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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1968
Page
1
Readable fragments describe a local sale and property details as an OCR artifact. It references a 7 day publication and distribution to a local area with addresses and a garage description. No clear names or locations are conclusively readable.
Federal officials warn Supreme Court rulings limit enforcement of gambling registration and weapon possession laws. Justice Department and Treasury officials say state and local crime fighting could be weakened while lawmakers push for gun control legislation. The court struck down provisions requiring gambling registration and sawed off weapon ownership prosecutions, citing Fifth Amendment protections.
Richard Smith of Jamestown was indicted by the Erie County grand jury on charges of attempted murder and three counts of malicious mischief. He is accused of attacking Robert L. Church with an axe during an August 28 spree that damaged two Snyder Circle apartments, a car, and a truck, totaling 3760 dollars.
Daniel Williams and Louis Maple robbed a northeast Denver supermarket taking seven hostages. Williams threatened to shoot them one by one during a seven hour chase across eastern Colorado before surrendering in a hospital van when gas ran out. Two hostages were wounded, others freed. Williams and Maple jailed for armed robbery kidnapping and assault. Sgt. Morahan led the capture after persistent pleas to surrender.
A masked man robbed the Canadian Bank of Commerce in Los Angeles after threatening a bomb. The teller handed over $800 before the suspect fled, leaving a brown sack that proved to contain only soggy crumbs in a graham cracker box. A bomb squad disposed of the empty bag. In Washington, Frederick E. Batrus, 52, from Altoona, Pa., was named to a $28,700 yearly post as assistant postmaster general for transportation.
Viet Cong forces attacked seven provincial capitals, Da Nang and other sites as Tet began, with fighting reported in Nha Trang Hoi An Pleiku Kontum Bap Me Thuot Tuy Hoa and Qui Nhon. Thieu canceled the 36 hour truce, while U.S. bombing in North Vietnam continued until midweek.
Harrisburg AP Atty Gen William C Sennett declared the LSD blindness tale a fabrication tied to Dr Norman Yoder suspended state Commissioner for the Blind and said no prosecutions would follow. Investigators found six records falsified to conceal Yoder's role but no fraudulent payments or losses to the state or federal government.
Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen clash over how to recover the Pueblo and her crew from North Korea. Mansfield warns against a Vietnam like bloodbath while Dirksen faults the timid approach. White House says diplomacy continues with limited military readiness in the region.
President Johnson's 186.1 billion budget sparks warnings to slash spending before a 10 percent income tax surcharge is considered. Congress signals reluctance to cut expenses along those lines while calculations show a built in eight billion dollar deficit, and lawmakers push for meaningful reductions prior to any tax increases. House and Senate leaders, including Gerald Ford and Wilbur Mills, debate the balance of spending cuts versus tax hikes as the budget moves forward.
Cum mins Prison Farm in Arkansas uncovered three unmarked graves containing skeletons in wooden coffins about a mile from the prison building. The search, ordered by Supt Thomas C Morton, aims to locate more bodies after inmate reports of killings. Prison physician Dr Edwin Barron Jr says more graves may exist and the state police are investigating. A prisoner named Reuben Johnson, 59, indicated the burial site and recalled a man named Jake buried December 24 1947.
In the Atlanta district IRS office workers set up a Kiddie Korner to ease parental and staff strain. The play area features candy, bubble gum and coloring books while employees read to young visitors and supervise them, replacing paper planes from Form 1040 with supervised activities.
Parents, baffled by first grade geometry and algebra homework, pressed Sister Dominica, principal, for a modern math class. The program, started in October at St Thomas and inspired by experiences in Erie and Greenville, aims to keep parents abreast of their children's advanced topics.
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