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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1967
Page
3
The dam, 70 feet high and 840 feet long, has been cleared with engineers optimistic it will hold if not muddied. The nearest community lies about 20 miles away, giving residents roughly 40 minutes before a 401 foot wall of water would reach them at about 40 miles per hour, according to engineers.
Philadelphia marks Independence Day with readings of the Declaration and a colonial parade by Old Guard units in Philadelphia's Independence National Historic Park. Veterans groups hold services for Vietnam and other war dead as national celebration proceeds with parades, concerts, and fireworks.
Warren gears for a 94 unit parade marching from Conenango and Third to Pennsylvania through downtown to the American Legion. Parade chairman Ron Quick is leading with the U S Marine Corps sector guard. Congressman Albert Johnson and Miss Pennsylvania Doris Ann Lausch will attend. Northeastern drum and bugle corps compete for 1100 in prize money at War Memorial Field. New floats include Warren Times Mirror and Observer and Sheffield Chamber of Commerce.
Dayton Ohio AP reports Sam Callier faced a suspended sentence after threatening an IRS investigator with a paint sprayer. The hearing in U S District Court detailed the incident as a government officer intimidation case.
Congo bans Tshombe’s political party and confiscates property after a treason ruling in absentia by a military tribunal. Charges stem from Katanga secession in 1960, with U.N. forces ending the rebellion in 1963 and forcing Tshombe into exile.
Zelda Walker reports a robbery at a Pittsburgh ticket window near the Pennsylvania Station. A gunman shoved a revolver in her face, demanding cash, and fled with about $100 total from the cash box and her own money.
Robert Keener, 27, of West Homestead, remained atop the old Point Bridge over the Monongahela River for 14 hours after parking his car and leaving a five page note. Police and rescuers pleaded with him as clerics and reporters watched in the June heat, before a firefighter climbed up to give him a drink.
Plan calls for a quiet funeral in the face of strong police protection. Born in Bryn Mawr, she moved to the Dallas area with her mother after her father died. Relatives note a dignified service set for 2 p.m. EDT as investigators piece together events surrounding a bridge incident and a confrontation with a constable.
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