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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1968
Page
6
The Franklin Community Ambulance Service seeks about $4 000 in memberships to fund next year after receiving $15 061 so far this year versus $22 966 last year. An August 1 extension is in effect. uncollected dues from nonmembers may yield little return for service.
A 17 year old from Farrell is jailed on murder charges for the knife slaying of Frank Williams 20 at a local tavern. Donald Holden was arraigned after hospital treatment for a throat wound and faces additional manslaughter counts. He is held without bond in Mercer County Jail following the Saturday incident with about 60 patrons present.
In western Montana near Noxon a Spokane couple described fending off a charging mother grizzly with a fly rod while her cubs watched. The incident comes after recent grizzly killings in Montana.
Students protest police and troop brutality in Latin American campuses as tear gas and a bazooka shell drive out hundreds from National University No. One preparatory school. Officials note most students stayed away. Olympics loom in three months. Governor Williams signs taxes to fund teacher pay raises.
Sen. J W Fulbright won the Democratic nomination with about 53 percent as 2 548 of 2659 precincts reported. Opponents accused him of aiding the enemy over Vietnam policy. He faces Charles T Bernard in November. Rockefeller won renomination for governor. Local races include Marion Crank leading a six way Democratic gubernatorial field.
Ronald Reagan and John V. Lindsay pressed rival planks at the GOP platform hearings in Miami Beach. Reagan demanded firm anti communist policy abroad and order at home, while Lindsay urged reforms to fight city poverty and to end the Vietnam War with flexible diplomacy abroad.
Nelson A Rockefeller signals hopes Nixon will gamble early while William E Miller argues Nixon has two options. Miller says Rockefeller camp will counter any alternate strategy as Nixon faces a first ballot bid or waiting for a second try.
Petitioners sought county consent to raze a building tied to tax claims. Attorneys Baur and McClure said the county cannot own property or grant permission, only act as trustee. City solicitor Rozelle to rewrite the ordinance after vacation, then two readings. The tug of war mentions Reagan Romney Rhodes and Agnew as key figures.
Three Chicago youths Elliott Abrams John S Greenwood and Robert Takiguchi were arrested on narcotics charges after a Thruway stop in Hanover Chautauqua County. Police found 2% ounces of marijuana in the glove compartment. Takiguchi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and received five days in jail. Abrams and Greenwood are held on $25,000 bail each after pleading innocent.
Catholic groups regions like Puerto Rico push family planning while Pope's statement prompts debate. HEWs Katherine B. Oettinger notes Catholic reaction varies as federal funding for birth control arouses political scrutiny. 87 Roman Catholic theologians in Washington oppose the stance urging couples to act by conscience.
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