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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
6
Congressman Joseph P Vig orito candidate for reelection filed his petition in Harrisburg with Secretary of the Commonwealth Joseph J Kelly and said supplemental filings will follow next week. A Western Pennsylvania incumbent seeks a third term.
The corps has compiled rainfall runoff and flood data from many localities to guide flood reports and case studies. The Hare and Bear creeks saw the largest flood in April 1947 with other major events in 1957 1969 1960 and 1964. Future floods in Corry could rise several feet higher and cause more damage. The public is invited to this meeting.
Sportsmen in Brunswick plan to dump wrecked cars refrigerators concrete slabs and other debris into the ocean to create an artificial fishing reef about 12 miles off the Brunswick coast.
Cairo reports operations to free trapped freighters in the Suez Canal halted indefinitely after Israeli troops fired on Egyptian survey boats in the canal’s northern sector. Al Ahram defies cease-fire limits and vows to continue the clearance and vessel release despite risks. Fifteen foreign ships and an Egyptian tanker have been blocked since the six day war.
A laser beam unit used for surveying was stolen from a tunnel under construction in downtown Berkeley, California, near the Bay Area. Police say the theft occurred during the digging work and investigation is ongoing.
An ice jam along the Allegheny River broke after a month, flooding roads and cellars from East Brady to Foxburg and Parker. Power loss occurred where poles were knocked down, bridges closed, and two school districts canceled classes. Officials warned no Pittsburgh flooding, while river operations showed rapid rise and fall near Lock 7.
Marine National Bank posts a 29 percent rise in deposits to 74.16 million and 23 percent higher earnings at 877,785 for 1967. The Titusville merger with The Second National Bank of Titusville added 30,000 shares while a 2 million Corry development includes a new parking ramp and six story addition. Directors and officers were re elected and expansion plans for Corry and Titusville banks outlined for 1968.
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