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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
6
Pennsylvania State Police in Meadville investigate a report of a helicopter buzzing a cow in a Hydetown pasture. Authorities check aviation records with Butler officials to confirm a registered helicopter in the area at the time.
In the high profile Harris case a sheriff aide revealed steel plates and protective devices to shield the courtroom overlooking Broadway. The scene includes a plywood enclosure around the judge and seating for 79 newsmen and 29 officials as Sirhan faces his fourth court appearance following Kennedy’s assassination.
A bloodless military coup in Iraq ousted President Abdel Rahman Aref and shut down borders with an indefinite curfew. The Revolutionary Command Council took control, with Syria’s Baathist regime suspected to lead, while exile rumors placed Aref among the displaced.
Baltimore officials said on Tuesday that the Board of Fire Commissioners asked for cars and drivers to transport the chiefs to and from work. The request was framed as important to the chief's position, though no explanation was given for excluding the 33rd chief from the plan.
William C. Miller a 59 year old trolley car operator with 33 years on the force was shot to death in the employe parking lot before his 4 am shift. Detectives found two watches and $38 on his body and pursued motives as homicide wove no clues. Miller lived with his 86 year old mother and sister after his wife died five years ago.
Two obituaries from Corry Memorial Hospital detail the deaths of Edward Edder 84 and Karl Lindberg in Corry. Edder born December 16 1883 in Limestone Pa married Edith Richards in 1906 lived in New Bethlehem long time. survived by wife daughter son and many grandchildren with church lodge and fire company ties. Lindberg born April 24 1896 in Borlange Sweden served in Swedish cavalry came to Corry 1923 worked for Corry Jamestown Corp retired 1961 enjoyed rifle restocking hobby. survived by wife and four children with church and Diamond Club connections. Burial and visitation details listed for Bracken Funeral Home and New Bethlehem Cemetery.
A captured enemy document addressed to Viet Cong troops surfaces as Johnson and Thieu plan weekend talks. Clark Clifford tours Da Nang to assess threats. Viet Cong raise Front flags at a Saigon private school. police remove them. South Vietnamese forces free 15 civilians near Vinh Binh. North Vietnamese sunners shoot down an Air Force F105. crew missing. U S bombers log eight more missions inside North Vietnam.
Edward Thompson Jr. was captured by Greensboro police in a stolen car after three North Carolina hostages, all teen girls from Roanoke, Virginia, were freed. Prosecutors accuse him on six kidnapping counts plus rape and other felonies. The father and mother of two victims were found shot dead earlier in Roanoke.
Troops engaged targets along the Cambodian border and near the capital, aiming at enemy troop concentrations that threatened Saigon. Units attacked trucks, parks, storage areas, and artillery positions while others focused on suspected forces deemed a border threat.
A member of the Senate Judiciary Committee predicts backers of Abe Fortas for chief justice will win opposition and report Johnson's nomination to the Senate floor by at least a 10 to 4 vote. Michigan Democrat Philip Hart said it may be 12 to 4 after Fortas acknowledged advising Johnson on national issues since 1965.
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