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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1965
Page
1
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Capitol Hill's week centers on labor housing and health care bills. House votes feared on Taft-Bartley union shop amendment along with a housing bill and elderly health program financing. Senate to vote on housing subsidies and Coleman judge nomination amid controversy. Dirksen pushes one man one vote reapportionment while conferees work toward a voting rights compromise.
If the measure passes, $2.1 million more would be allocated to 28,498 Erie County residents. The plan adds seven percent Social Security benefits, benefits for deceased recipients’ children up to age 22, expands disability eligibility, and extends hospital and medical coverage for those over 65 with optional doctor plans. An estimated 23,500 seniors would gain hospital insurance, with 24,000 eligible for optional medical benefits at $3 monthly.
The piece outlines the new Medicare law's complexities and eligibility rules. It notes most benefits begin July 1 1966 with nursing home coverage from January 1 1967 and discusses who qualifies, including those over 65 via Social Security or other retirement funds, plus the potential impact on private insurance. It also mentions federal employee exemptions and subsidy expectations for government employee health plans.
AN oil town fracturing turn. Priday brought in an additional gas well in the Carter Hill storage field of the Pennsylvania Gas Co. President Neal B. Donovan said the well adds a new outlet to boost deliverability to area consumers. The well is likely in the 12 million cubic foot range but exact capacity will be confirmed after storage injections. Full flow to be tested in winter as the company increases output. Also reported, songwriter William J. Buddy Shepard, 74, co author of Melancholy Baby, died in Winchester, Massachusetts.
James W. Smith of Corry was fined $100 and ordered to pay costs for furnishing malt beverages to minors after police traced a drinking incident at Mead Park involving youths aged 14 to 18. Judge Evans gave the option of six weeks in Erie County jail if costs are unpaid.
Weekend surge at Corry Memorial Hospital emergency room treated seven patients, two admitted. Cases included nine year old Hattie Lamielle with a left shoulder fracture, Arthur Carl Lamielle with a lacerated left wrist, Thomas Sawyer with a scalp laceration, Harlan Taylor with a dog bite injuries, and others aged 4 to 6 with injuries from falls, doors, or being thrown from a horse. Merle Truesdale, 25, suffered a right thumb dislocation after a horse incident. one patient was admitted for observation. Also noted: Frau Auguste Pahl dies in Baden-Baden at age 109.
ROONE Iowa AP reports six children drowned at a family picnic in the Des Moines River at Ledges State Park southeast of Des Moines. Albert Schoenbaum, 54, of Ames, suffered a heart attack from the tragedy but is in good condition in a Des Moines hospital. Victims include Raymond 18 Connie 10 Rose 9 children of the Schoenbaum couple and Douglas 5 Richard 10 Steven 9 sons of the Erwin family. Witnesses said the children wandered in a low river eased by hot weather and were swept by a swift current.
A two year old boy, Gary Owen Smalley, died in a freak mishap at his home in Dempseytown Saturday night. He became trapped by a window’s top edge when crawling through an empty frame, with the window’s weight and pulley mechanism lifting him and constricting his neck. The Venango County Coroner ruled accidental asphyxiation, with death estimated around 6 p.m. Saturday. the body was found at 12:35 a.m. Sunday.
A new meter maid begins work today replacing the former officer who resigned effective Saturday. Mrs Shirley Silvis, 24, of 38 Snyder Jirele, starts her rounds as city officials had interviewed applicants for two weeks after Mrs Ronald Shank announced her resignation.
The Journal reports new subdivision regulations affecting residents within a three mile radius. The ordinance details what property owners may or may not do when buying or developing land, with guidance on subdividing procedures.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. drew large crowds in Winnetka and Chicago as he urged a citywide march on City Hall. He called for at least 10 000 participants tomorrow to pressure School Superintendent Benjamin C. Willis’s ouster and advance civil rights aims.
City police investigate a theft at Hotel Corry where 114 disappeared from the lobby desk between 9 am and 3 pm on Saturday. A suspect was seen near the hotel during the period, and the clerk was away from his station when the money vanished.
Dr Harrison Curtis 82 of 56 East Congress street is listed in fair condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a Saturday afternoon crash on Route 6 three miles west of Corry. He sustained facial lacerations bruises and a possible fractured nose. Alex Hagetrom 58 of Jamestown was uninjured in the collision causing about 1200 to 1500 damage to Curtis car and 900 to Hagetrom’s vehicle. The Corry Ambulance Service transported Dr Curtis to the hospital.
Washington reports a new factor in Viet Nam strategy talks after a US bomber was shot at by what appeared to be a surface to air missile. President Johnson weighs options as White House delays decisions, with Humphrey hinting action by Tuesday night amid growing Viet Cong strength. Newsweek cites the President saying the Communists think they can push us out and that we must hold or withdraw while showing restraint and strength. Grant Sharp notes Viet Cong forces are stronger than six months ago.
Viet Cong guerrillas stepped up harassment within 25 miles of Saigon over the weekend. Reports from Long An Province cite mortar fire and infiltration into a hamlet. U S Marines, suffering no casualties, killed two guerrillas and wounded one while six were captured. Additional clashes occurred near Da Nang and Bien Hoa with Viet Cong totals cited as 35 killed east of Bien Hoa and 15 in a raid, as air strikes continued in both North and South Viet Nam.
Washington AP reporting the House debates repeal of Taft Hartley 14B union shop ban with a procedural clash. Republicans push amendments for safeguards against forced union membership, race and political dues restrictions, religious exemptions, and protection of legal rights, with a floor vote slated soon.
Three young men Weiver Nowdrop and James A Doolittle are jailed in Erie after Girard police and State Police caught them burglarizing a safe. Police say the trio may be tied to many two month old breakins across Pennsylvania and Ohio with teletype notices sent to all agencies as further cases surface.
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