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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1969
Page
3
Residents report a stalled night movement in the city after a brief outage. Local officials say trains paused near the riverfront and bus services shifted routes to compensate. No injuries reported as crews assess the disruption.
Washington AP report notes Congress debates college unrest measures with dozens of bills and speeches but remains unsure of any decisive action. Conflicting views mirror campus clashes and a boycott disrupted the House Education and Labor Committee as a majority near approving a bill.
Benefit checks were distributed to 750 striking Art Metal workers at St James School as the 26 day strike continued. Union leader Leonard Lorenzo cited stalled talks after a proposed pay hike and better benefits failed to overcome the plant shutdown plan.
Israeli and Egyptian forces traded artillery and small arms across the Suez Canal Sunday night and into today. Israeli spokesmen reported ongoing clashes while Egypt claimed its planes downed an Israeli jet over the Gulf of Suez.
Funeral services were held at 2 pm Saturday at Spitzer Funeral Home Clymer for Pvt Gerald A Wiggers Jr with Rev Lynn Ostrander officiating. Burial followed in Clymer Center Cemetery. Bearers included Paul Wiggers Kent Wiggers John Faulkner Roy Faulkner John Ottaway Rodney Watrous Wayne Keith and Stanley Martin. Members of the Clymer Fire Company assisted with traffic control. During military rites Captain Lockwood presented the folded flag to survivors via Sgt Floyd Bollinger. Relatives joined from Corry Columbus Waterford Erie Jamestown Sherman Findley Lake and Panama.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says Communist China brands the United States as its No 1 enemy and will seek stolen scientific information here The warning was given behind closed doors to a House Appropriations subcommittee and released today Hoover notes hostility and belligerent spokespeople have intensified the threat to national security
Rep Forest Hopkins announces July disbursement of Pennsylvania college scholarships delayed by legislature. The Higher Education Assistance Agency will issue grants once funds are approved, with 63 000 students benefiting last year and an increased 14 million dollar fund expected this year. A new rule bars students who own or drive a car on campus from receiving aid, and August 1st is the deadline for inquiries if no notification arrives.
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