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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1966
Page
7
Local families and friends gather for high school graduation celebrations and socials. Kenton Koerselman completes training at Great Lakes Naval Station and visits with parents. Numerous reunions, birthdays, and weekend visits span Clymer and nearby towns with Harborside and Chautauqua Lake events.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The nations heaviest satellite shattered into about 175 pieces after a deliberate explosion 128 miles above Earth. NASA reported after tests that pressurizing hydrogen and oxygen fuel tanks caused a bulkhead to fail, releasing the stage in a planned burst during Saturn 1 rocket tests.
AP reports L A Lewis of Whittier California was named chairman of the Elks National Foundation by the 102nd Grand Lodge convention. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks wraps up its convention as Lewis succeeds the late John F Malley and serves on the foundation’s board. Delegates also appointed William A Wall to a trustee vacancy.
A man sought for questioning in the missing child case was arraigned before a U S commissioner in Oklahoma City yesterday after his arrest the night before. The report notes a resemblance between the child and Diana. (AP Wirephoto)
The Pennsylvania State Board of Education proposed a master plan for higher education recommending 26 to 30 community colleges across the commonwealth. It calls for continuation of 14 state colleges, creation of three related institutions including Temple University and Penn State, and a state board of trustees to regulate the 14 state colleges. The plan awaits Senate approval and legislative action before becoming law, with details to be released after presentation to Gov. Scranton.
The Treasury Department declares the coin shortage ended with inventories at 3.5 billion pieces as of June 17, enabling a return to normal minting. A round-the-clock schedule had been used during the shortage and a press was briefly moved from a museum to aid production.
Horse Improved Westbury New York Swedish trotter III, struck by sun stroke Wednesday, was placed in an oxygen tent to regain strength. He is slated to defend his Roosevelt International Trot championship title worth 100000 dollars Saturday night.
SROVE CITY Seven workers were burned yesterday when a large gas line exploded and burst into flames about eight miles north of here. All were hospitalized with multiple burns and reported in satisfactory condition. They were laying a 20 inch pipeline near a working 24 inch line which exploded, apparently touched off by gasoline powered equipment, firemen said. The blaze brought firemen from five companies in the area including Grove City, Sandy Lake, Stoneboro, Clintonville and Jackson Center. The men are employees of Bechtel Co. a division of Tennessee Gas Co., owner of the natural lines. The blaze was quickly extinguished and repairs were being made along the lines. Injured were: Jerome Eckert, Austin, Pa., Jimmy Randall, 26, Havana, Kan., Ronald Petro, 31, and Thomas Carney, 26, both
The Defense Department plans a $2 million program to test a design that could propel a craft several miles using a jet engine attached to a larger airframe. Officials caution feasibility will take about a year to judge.
A Monroeville man, John Testa, 49, was sentenced to two to five years in Western State Penitentiary on forgery and fraud charges. He was convicted in a non jury trial last October 14 for fleecing a New Castle man who has since died, and defrauding others in Ohio, with victims including Richard A. Powell and Roger Powell, both of Ohio, and Gary Kenny.
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