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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1966
Page
1
The U S Air Force released photo from Saigon shows two center spans of the Cap Cau railroad damaged captioned to illustrate a rail link knocked out.
North Viet Nam appeals for more material and moral support from its Communist allies and other nations describing the war as extremely serious. China signals reluctance to send troops while Ho Chi Minh orders partial mobilization. An allied sweep near the Vth Parallel reports 167 enemy killed as defense doubts a major North Vietnamese influx.
In a major operation Sunday, fifteen waves of American bombers hit a northern oil depot near Baden, North Viet Nam, causing 35 fires and 51 explosions. U S jets attacked Baden again and another storage area near Baden as Marine forces engage eight miles south of the DMZ. In South Viet Nam, combat eased in the Marine South Vietnamese drive against about 2,000 North Vietnamese troops. 167 Reds were reported killed earlier in the operation, with 18 Marines killed and an F 4 Phantom brought down. Additional Viet Cong terrorism reported. forces launch operations from Saigon area.
Local 180 of the Utility Workers Union of America ratified a two year labor agreement with Pennsylvania Electric Company. The pact covers about 350 employees in Penelec's Eastern Division across nine counties with wage increases, higher shift differentials, full hospital medical insurance coverage, and boosted sick leave starting January 1 1967.
A weekend spate of minor accidents sent four people to Corry Memorial Hospital. Eugene Mulligan, 11, Jamestown, cut lip from a fall. Troy Hanson, Corry RD 2, cut foot and toes after slipping by a pool. John Nichols, 2, Corry Second Ave, bitten on knee by a dog. Richard Steves, 16, Corry RD 2, dislocated a finger while playing baseball.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP two Gemini 10 astronauts John W Young and Michael Collins prepared for a double launch to reach up to space chase an Agena target with a 4 40 p m Atlas departure and 6 21 p m Titan 2 liftoff amid mostly clear skies and steady conditions officials reported smooth progress and the crew fishing off Cape Kennedy to adjust to a new sleep schedule for the mission
Richard Speck 25 year old ex convict lies in a prison hospital charged with murder for the massacre of eight student nurses at their residence. Police pursue details as Speck spends hours drinking and attempting self harm before capture. Local authorities say multiple murder charges may follow and a grand jury expected this week. Speck remains under guard in hospital custody as the case unfolds.
A Bear Lake youth Lar rty Parker 20 was killed in Freehold Township when his car left the road and he was thrown from the vehicle. Ronald Shellhouse 20 of Bear Lake suffered injuries and is in satisfactory condition after the crash on Route 957. Both incidents were reported by state police at the Warren substation. A later fatal single vehicle crash in Harborcreek Township killed a 22 year old man from Sherman N Y.
Pilot Michael Collins rehearses in weightless conditions for the planned Gemini 10 spacewalk aboard a KC135 replica at Kennedy Space Center. Command pilot John Young observes as NASA notes the photo was released without a date.
Twenty seven hundred Illinois National Guardsmen were pulled from Chicago's West Side after three nights of rioting. Maj. Gen. Francis Kane reported fewer incidents and planned to redeploy troops Monday night. Police noted ongoing patrols and a return toward normal, with swimming pools added to parks to ease unrest.
The city’s old park cannon keeps being moved to the sidewalk and back to the park. Police, fed up, anchor it and guard it, then retrieve it after snatchers strike again. Greg Hooks reported the cannon in his garage, prompting renewed securing efforts by streets department.
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