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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1967
Page
1
A ceremony at Mead Park opened the Corry Area Historical Society museum. In the photo, from left to right: Charles Hiles, vice president of the Mead Park Association, Assemblyman Forest Hopkins, Norman.
About teu people turned out for the Corry Area Historical Society museum opening at Mead Park. Society president Frank Grice said the visit rate exceeded expectations with tours continuing past 9 p m though doors closed at 8. Maude Barnes cut the ribbon as Mayor William A Peiffer and Assemblyman Forrest Hopkins spoke. Other officials contributed to the project and Norman Edinger designed the building. The blessing was given by Rev H Kenyon Leishman.
The Congo government seeks Tshombe’s extradition from Algeria to Kinshasa to face treason charges and an attempt to overthrow President Mobutu. Tshombe, detained in Algiers after a hijacked British charter flight from Palma de Mallorca, is held with mercenaries and Belgian citizens aboard.
Lawrenceburg Tennessee residents in three communities brace for possible flood as Laurel Hill Dam leaks after days of rain. State engineers call the situation critical while lowering the two mile lake from 8.6 billion gallons by sluicing water and preparing for potential rapid evacuation. Strong teams including game and fish workers, National Guardsmen, and state troopers monitor upstream and downstream areas as residents move livestock to higher ground and await updates.
Five people were injured in three weekend accidents around Corry. At 11 a.m. Saturday a three car crash west of Union City on the Union City Waterford road involved Leroy Mook Carl Rink Sr and Kenneth Klein with minor injuries for Francis Rink Ida He bing M L Mook and Klein. State police continue to investigate and no damage figures were released. At 1 30 a m Sunday George Bellis veered off Route south of Union City overturned but escaped with a head bump and $450 damage. Shortly before 2 p m Sunday John Coleman skidded on Route 8 near Wattsburg and hit Charles Brockman s car. no injuries and $100 damage.
Egyptian and Israeli troops clash at the Suez Canal for the third day as the UN prepares to vote on withdrawal demands. Cairo says Egyptian forces destroyed tanks and armored cars, while Israel reports limited Egyptian crossings and casualties. Both sides accuse the other of violations near El Qantara and Port Said.
New York AP report: Roger Caton, 43, and his son Philip, 12, were in a restricted model plane area at Flushing Meadow Park. While Colon knelt to start his son’s plane, another boy’s gasoline powered model struck him from behind, killing him. Philip was uninjured.
AP dispatch reports a fierce clash near the DMZ as about 3,000 North Vietnamese regulars attacked US Marines. 255 American casualties, including 51 dead and 170 wounded, with 65 enemy bodies counted. The fighting halted an attack on Con Thien, disrupted Dong Ha air facilities, and left three US jets missing or lost.
Police struggled to control a second night of disturbances in Lake Geneva Wisconsin as thousands of youths hurled beer bottles and fireworks, damaged windows and ripped meters. Guards were alerted but did not enter the city as arrests exceeded 100 over two nights. The clashes began with vandalism around a lakeside park and continued into early morning.
Crowds gather in Pool abGYL Pennsylvania as the Mansfield family and Mickey Hargitay plan private burial rites for 34 year old actress Jayne Mansfield. A tarpaulin covers a grave at Fairview Cemetery near the entrance as relatives meet at Miss Mansfield’s aunt’s home to finalize services.
CLEARFIELD Pa AP Charles Dillon 70 rushed to aid a car that plunged into a shallow creek near his home and while lifting a tiny girl up a steep embankment collapsed from a fatal heart attack. The Wetherson family from Baltimore survived. the car had landed upside down.
In Danville Pennsylvania state police dispersed about 1000 motorcyclists from across the east who planned a Fourth of July rally. Noise and fighting complaints led officers to order the group to depart by daylight with no arrests reported. Cyclists have gathered here for years for races and hill climbs.
The Associated Press reports hundreds died on the Independence Day weekend with the National Safety Council predicting many more deaths before the holiday ends. As of 10 a.m. today 378 fatalities were recorded since Friday, with travel hazards rising nationwide. The worst crash occurred on Illinois Route 23 near Chicago linking two cars and six teens dead. In Waynesboro Virginia Gov Mills Godwin Jr wife injured as passenger died in a separate collision. The governor's wife suffered a broken ankle. Drownings and boating fatalities total four and 79 respectively so far.
A heavy shower drenched the city last evening totaling about 1.83 inches with 0.21 before noon and 1.61 in the afternoon causing flash floods. Hill streets Euclid Sherman Spring flooded while East Main near the 0 block formed a lake and the sewer plant area on Selota street flooded. Union City saw no rainfall and Corry bore the brunt. Local weather observer Mrs. Richard Mountain reported the sprinkles here while Erle also noted rain impacts.
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