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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1968
Page
1
Milwaukee police report a giant show tent at a festival collapsed in a wind storm on Sunday night, injuring about 40 people and scattering a crowd of 2,500. Most injuries were teenagers struck by falling poles. roughly 20 more sought help at a first aid station.
City police investigated a Saturday night shooting in which a large calibre bullet entered the Swanson residence at 104 Wayne Street. Police said the slug resembles a 25 calibre bullet and drive-away sighting followed the shot through the living room window. Officers continued area inquiries today.
Violence across Saigon and two Mekong Delta capitals wounds 92 and fatally harms 12 more as Viet Cong attacks target theaters and crowds. Intelligence links incidents to a planned third major offensive this year. Thai Black Panther Division arrives near Saigon to bolster defenses and curb infiltrations from the northeast.
In Philadelphia the AFSC reports a one week delay in releasing three captured U S airmen by North Vietnam. Officials say the fliers remain in Hanoi with no explanation. the planned Laos flight route via Vientiane and ICC French pilots is uncertain.
Two hay wagons burned within an hour on Nancy Hill road near Corry. A hay wagon loaded with straw caught fire while being towed by a tractor at about 4 15 pm Saturday on Ferry Green farm. The Green family suspects a spark from the tractor or a tossed cigarette started the blaze. the wagon and load were a total loss.
President Johnson and South Vietnam's Thieu wrapped a 10 hour summit in Hawaii with little progress toward a cease-fire. Thieu signaled possible phased withdrawal of some U.S. units in 1969 but denied a full U.S. pullout. Johnson retreated to the LBJ Ranch after meetings, while Mrs. Johnson attended Mass back home.
Sgt Danny P Lloyd of Corry earned the Bronze Star from Americal Division 11th Infantry Brigade for valor near Quang Ngai City RVN on February 1 1968. Lloyd a 1965 Corry Area High School graduate and Fort Dix trained machine gunner defended a forward command post against a platoon sized Viet Cong assault, enduring intense fighting until air strikes limited the enemy’s advance.
Two North Carolina men, Tarl Patrick Adegek and Ray Norman Johnson, both 18, were electrocuted while working on a boiler in Chiefland Levy County. Sheriff Pat Hartley said perspiration on their bodies likely intensified a power tool short circuit and caused their deaths.
Auto accidents in Corry and Union City areas caused $3440 in damage and injured four people, sending one to a hospital. Notable incidents include a Wattsburg crash injuring 62 year old Marjorie Blore, a high speed rollover near Wattsburg injuring Thomas Hershelman, and a Route 8 collision injuring John Whitling and Patricia Gallagher. A separate fatal news item reports Munich conductor Joseph Keilberth dying after a heart attack while directing an opera.
MEMPHIS Tenn AP James Earl Ray pleaded innocent today to charges of assassinating Dr Martin Luther King Jr. The trial was set for November 12. Ray spoke through attorney Arthur Hates as security restricted access to the Shelby County courtroom. He entered the plea after the judge noted the defense would plead to the indictment.
Washington AP reports the Senate may delay action on President Johnson's nomination of Abe Fortas as chief justice until September, reducing the chances of rapid consideration and a swift confirmation. The development signals a slower path to filling the high court vacancy amid political maneuvering.
Concord Township Alderman Justin Butters filed a warrant for Donald J. Warner of Spartansburg on four fraudulent checks averaging 40 to 450 dollars drawn on Union Bank and Trust. Butters urged victims to report, aiming to include all checks in charges. possible additional suspects noted.
Result Of Nigerian Civil War Starvation Camp Overflows As 600 Biafrans Swarm In CAMP ITAR IKOT, Biafra. Ibibio refugees, many malnourished, crowd the front line camp. The warden Rev. Ntia notes limited rations from Caritas and Red Cross deliveries, with families relying on mashed cassava root for sustenance.
The Carry Memorial Hospital ER treated nine people over the weekend for accidents from dog bites to paint thinner in the eye. Names include Susan Skiff 12. James 1. Mrs. Larry Bradley 22. Donna 12. Donald Nelson 36. Mrs. Ralph Norris 51. Rex 6. Roger 13. Steven 6. injuries ranged from bites and lacerations to fractures and eye injuries.
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