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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1967
Page
1
Two killed in Milwaukee as violence flared in Negro neighborhoods nationwide. 53 hurt including 12 police. 70 fires and 180 arrests reported in a sniper and arson wave. Mayor Maier declared a state of emergency as Army troops withdrew from Detroit amid easing tensions.
The Corry police pension fund was credited with 7163 from a Friday check issued by the state auditor general. Erie County's other recipient is Erie with 130324. Funds from a 2 percent tax on gross premiums from out of state casualty insurers support police pension payments.
A House Judiciary subcommittee schedules August hearings on bills to move Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day and Veterans Day to Mondays plus add Thanksgiving Day. Labor Day already on Monday, creating a run of three and four day weekends. Christmas and New Year’s would rotate. Business backs plan for smoother schedules and less absenteeism. traditionalists oppose. Continued on Page 10.
Bruce Moore of Bear Lake Rural Route 1 pursued the Bear Lake postmaster position after ranking first on the 1963 test and making repeated trips to Washington. President Johnson withdrew his nomination, the White House assigned the matter to the Post Office, and a 1966 letter told Moore his nomination withdrawal should not reflect on his character. He later sought rural carrier work, scoring 101 with veteran's preference, but no action followed. A petition of area supporters went unanswered.
The State Department of Forests and Waters sets dates for an inspection of Hare Creek stream bed clearance near Wheelock and a downstream review in Corry. Harold Dougherty of Corry has led local efforts urging state action to prevent Hare Creek flooding in the Wheelock area.
Washington AP reports diverse investigators will study racial disorder over weeks and months as President Johnson weighs declaring Detroit a major disaster area. Johnson orders Small Business Administration to offer long term low interest loans to Detroiters rebuilding after last week’s riot while awaiting disaster designation. Michigan officials George Romney and Detroit Mayor Jerome P. Cavanagh press for the designation to unlock federal debris removal grants. Cyrus R. Vance, Johnson’s emissary, gave no timeline on the decision amid ongoing riot fallout.
Police report a burglary at Titusville Country Club between 4 and 8 pm yesterday. Thieves forced a window, emptied the pro shop of golf equipment valued at about $3,500, took 85 dozen golf balls, two carts, assorted clubs and jackets, plus cash and vending items. Trooper Buckshaw pursues leads. carts found abandoned near a tee.
In the Vietnam DMZ, 23 Marines killed and 181 wounded after a weekend ambush by Communist forces. The carrier Forrestal arrived in the Philippines with 76 dead or missing and 64 injured. About 800 Marines pushed into the buffer zone, facing mortar fire and crossfire.
Corry State Police arrested Charles B. Malee and Francis B. Malee Jr for larceny of gasoline from an Erie Lackawanna Railroad storage tank in LeBoeuf Township. They pled guilty, paid restitution and costs, and were released after arraignment. State Police and railroad police conducted the investigation.
DETROIT AP Foot high flames from the worst racial explosion in recent American history still licked at wreckage on street as Gov George Romney warned the nation faces civil war if proper course is not followed. He cited rising support for militant leaders, urged a nine point attack on slum housing poor education and high unemployment amid 41 deaths hundreds of injuries and $500 million in damage.
SANTA MONICA Calif AP Gov Ronald Reagan is scheduled for minor surgery today to remove small stones in his bladder. The operation was arranged by his family doctor Dr John Sharpe after a routine physical examination Friday and Saturday.
Navy officer Lt James J Campbell described diving on burning jets as the Forrestal faced its worst combat zone disaster since World War II. Lt Cmdr John S McCain and others fought to save men amid exploding bombs, rising flames, and a deck-wide alarm as the carrier neared Subic Bay Philippines.
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