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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1970
Page
1
Harrisburg AP says Senate Appropriations will quietly shape the 1970 71 budget within three weeks. The 39 million program to fund college scholarships for 55 000 students is among likely cuts, per committee chairman George N Wade.
A blind woman living alone and her dog died in a blaze at her cinder block home on Route 60 near Gerry New York. Firefighters responded at 4 45 am finding the house gutted. Catherine Draper abouts years old was identified at the scene. Cause under investigation no sign of foul play. Funeral arrangements handled by Sinclairville NY. The report also notes a separate Route 62 house fire near Akeley and a late afternoon Route 6 bypass collision involving a tractor trailer and pickup near Corry with injuries but no fatalities.
Funeral services for Cpl. Monte L. Gates, Corry’s second Vietnam War casualty and first from the Cambodia campaign, set for 11 am Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Telegram to parents Mr. and Mrs. Neil Gates confirms he was killed in Cambodia on May 26, 1970 during a combat operation. He enlisted Sept. 3, 1969, trained at Fort Benning and Fort Polk, and arrived in Vietnam Feb. 4. Survived by his parents and two sisters Janet and Maxine, with services by Rev. Walter Gilliland and Rev. Reggie Baker and military honors by the Corry Veterans Council.
State Police arrested two juvenile boys after an armed holdup on Route 77 near Meadville. Ronald Williams, Cambridge Springs, said a gunman demanded $5 for a broken headlight and the trio fled east toward Blooming Valley after the exchange. Steven Williams, also of Cambridge Springs, was a passenger. A third person is being sought in connection with the incident.
President Nixon announced that all major military objectives in Cambodia were achieved and that US forces would be withdrawn by June 30 with 50 000 more troops pulled from Vietnam by October 15. He claimed significant captures and emphasized continued but limited action if necessary to protect troops in South Vietnam.
Union members from IBEW Systems Council 12 rejected a new contract with Pennsylvania Electric Company. About 1,750 workers voted, turnout near 100 percent in seven locals, including Johnstown Erie Meadville Warren Williamsburg Oil City Towanda. Pickets remain at Johnstown HQ and sporadic power disruptions are under investigation in Meadville Erie and Nor thwestern Pennsylvania. Authorities say vandalism unlikely to power outages without a key access. Prime Minister Gandhi announces India will manufacture two TV satellites in early 1970s.
A meeting with 48 teenagers and 15 adults discussed a teen center free of church or YMCA imprint. Participants urged independence from religious groups while expressing concerns about youth spaces in mixed-age venues. The YMCA role was framed as starter conversations and planning proceeds with a coalition effort.
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