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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1966
Page
1
The readable text fragment references bidders and an engineer's check related to a building project. It includes partial phrases about rights and a Cor bin or Corblir designation, with interleaved numbers and dates. Details are unclear but imply a procurement or finance context.
Viet Cong guerrillas fired mortars at Cu Chi near Saigon and struck nine times in the area while U.S. air power hammered targets north and south of the border. Marine units pursued North Vietnamese forces drifting back across the 17th Parallel as U.S. and allied pilots carried out 487 single-plane strikes in South Vietnam amid monsoon weather.
Fully equipped U S Marines from the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Division walk on the Dong Ha air strip eight miles south of the demilitarized zone in Viet Nam to board helicopters for a jungle assault against North Vietnamese regulars just south of the DMZ. In recent fierce action Marine losses were heavy. AP wirephoto.
A Cleveland grand jury opens an inquiry into riots and firebombings causing wide damage and four deaths. Mayor Locher and Ohio National Guard commander Hostetler review troop levels and patrols in Hough and adjacent districts as jurors plan to identify immediate causes and seek remedies. Two suspects, Patsy Sabetta and Warren La Riche, face second degree murder charges in a fatal shooting of Benoris Toney. bond set at 5000 dollars each.
The son of a former Corry resident, Thomas E. Steele, 25, died in a private plane crash near Glen Ivy California. The crash killed Steele and the pilot, started a 500 acre forest fire in the Cleveland National Forest, and left a wife Jan and brothers Murry and Pat. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Redondo Beach.
Cook County prosecutors wait for a grand jury ruling on Richard Speck after presenting evidence in the eight nurse murders. State's Atty. Daniel Ward plans eight murder indictments if warranted, while witness Corazon Amarao, an exchange student, reportedly rests after exhaustion and could not testify.
Aero-Flow Dynamics, with Aero Corry unit, reports first half net income of 163 977 up from 41 269 a year ago. Sales rose to 5 009 840 from 4 580 065, per share earnings 28 cents vs seven cents. Quarter comparison showed dramatic rise, indicating strong performance for the year’s first six months. Bogart Rogers dies at 69 in Burbank after surgery. brother of Adela Rogers St John led line supervising sphere finish cameras for racing groups.
Supreme Court rulings on suspects rights led Philadelphia District Attorney to drop murder charges against Charles J. Smith 42 and Edmund J. Burnsed 37 in the fatal beating of Roland Miller 60. Judge Jamieson ruled confessions inadmissible though voluntary, and DA Alessandroni said re-arrest and trial could occur if new evidence emerges.
The search for missing C47 carrying Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell Jr. expanded to 105000 square miles in the Pacific. Br. Gen. Stilwell, 54, was en route to Thailand when the plane last reported engine failure and return to San Francisco. Pilot Hal Grimes, 45, head of Air Ferry International, and Coast Guard and Navy units extended the hunt with multiple ships and aircraft. Continued efforts were noted as the plan advanced into night.
The sheriff’s office in Mayville leads an investigation into an $800 stickup at the Bennis store in Cutting Saturday night. Police describe a woman about 25 with blonde hair possibly wigged, 5 foot 2, 115 pounds, and a dark complected man with a mustache, about 25. The hunt shifts toward Pennsylvania in a dark color car.
Sen Wayne Morse pushes emergency legislation to end the airline strike. His plan would order strikers back to work for 180 days while a mediation panel seeks a permanent settlement, with 150 more days of potential action if deadlock persists. The administration must show an emergency to the Labor Committee before a hearing.
London AP reports the House of Commons approved the Labor government's bill to nationalize Britain's steel industry by a 326 to 247 vote on its second reading. The measure would place 14 large steel firms under state control, affecting about nine percent of national output. Final passage expected later this year amid Conservative opposition arguing the bill ignores current economic problems.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 16.32 points to 852.83 marking the worst one day drop since the Kennedy assassination. Analysts blamed tight money, a weak British pound, and Viet Nam war uncertainty while 1,089 of 1,407 issues declined and 185 new 1966 lows were posted.
Napa California AP reports Amelia Earhart died as a U S spy on Saipan in 1937 while inspecting fortifications. The Napa Register cites classified Navy and State files and says Earhart and Noonan were secretly returned to the U S in 1944 with Earhart dying of dysentery and Noonan beheaded. The State Department says no evidence supports espionage or capture.
Mrs John F Kennedy arrives at New York Keurnly Airport after a Hawaii vacation. The brief caption notes her appearance and a wirephoto credit.
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