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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1968
Page
6
A fire was started when a lit cigarette was tossed onto an awning at Shamburg's News Stand on South Center Street. Firefighters contained the blaze. police traced the origin to a cigarette discarded by an unidentified ant.
Gov. Shafer said he would consider the Republican vice presidential nomination if offered, but doubts it will be. He defended a nonpublic school aid law, insisting it aids students, not schools, and urged a court test. He also pushed for a state gun permit law to curb crime and noted public support. In Baltimore, 35 tenants at a 37 story high rise rent strike amid a hot summer.
Two Cory area teenagers Mary Ann Wilcox of Lander and Michael Kuzma of Columbus returned from Washington D C where they attended the 4H Citizenship Short Course. They toured the capital visited the House and Senate and met Rep. Albert Johnson, noting few senators were present during their Capitol visits.
A car crash on West Main caused $0 in damage to the Carter car and $400 to a truck. A man was charged with disorderly conduct after a sighting near the Italian-American Club. Willard Williams pleaded guilty and paid a 25 dollar fine plus 11 dollars costs. Joseph Lilley faced a 15 dollar fine and 11 dollars costs for profane language and instigating a fight. A curfew violation cited Mrs. Gloria Consolo. A stolen Thunderbird belonging to Richard Stroup was recovered on Duane Street near Worth Street after being taken from First Avenue.
Meridian AP report says a young Alabama fugitive armed with a submachine gun and a pistol was seriously wounded and his female companion killed during a police stakeout at the home of a prominent Jewish businessman guarding a galnet.
Gaullist Marcellin reports the Democratic Union for the Republic wins 299 seats, a 111 majority, with Independent Republicans gaining 53 and several independents ready to back the Gaullists when the new assembly convenes on July 11. Opposition totals 122, including 33 Communists and 57 Leftists. Ballots in Tahiti and Wallis and Fortuna islands follow later this month.
Mrs Prellezo spoke at a Miami news conference with her children saying her husband would be ashamed of being an American citizen. The State Department said Prellezo has protections and protests have been filed. The diverted Southeast plane marks the sixth such flight to Cuba this year and the 14th in two years.
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