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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1970
Page
1
AP reports a U.S. District Court jury convicted ten people of destroying thousands of Selective Service records in a May 1969 raid. Maximum penalties reach 23 years in prison and $32,000 in fines. Sentencing set for Tuesday. warrants issued for three defendants who vanished during trial.
Albert Fox, 59, of 13 Market Street, Columbus, lost control eastbound on Route 6 two miles east of Union City at 9:35 last night. His truck traveled 225 feet along the berm, crossed the highway into the westbound lane for 164 feet, then skidded onto the south berm and struck a utility pole tearing loose the tank. Fox will be charged with reckless driving. Damage totaled about $2,500 to the vehicle and tank.
At a Corry Motor Inn meeting Salvation Army advisory board and fund drive workers heard the total pledged to date, with a radiothon netting over 26 000 and a grand total of 101 417 yet unlisted returns. The drive surpassed its goal amid other campaigns and memorial appeals, aided by industrial workers and local organizations. The drive office will stay open until June 12 before moving to a new citadel as planning begins for a structure in the Fourth Ward urban renewal area.
North Korea says it sank a heavily armed U.S. spy ship in the Yellow Sea, while the U.S. Navy denies any American vessels operate there. South Korea reports its patrol boat was attacked near the DMZ and towed north, with conflicting casualty details and mixed troop actions.
The Pentagon awarded nearly 1.8 billion dollars in contracts to North American Rockwell and General Electric to design develop and test the B1 strategic bomber. Rockwell will build five prototypes and two test airframes at 1.35 billion, GE will supply 40 jet engines at about 407 million. The project envisions a fleet of 200 to 300 planes with total costs over 13.6 billion, but production remains years away per Deputy Secretary Packard.
Corry founder Hiram L. Corry is tied to the yacht Wanderer which carried slaves from Africa to the United States. Ownership by Charles A L Lamar of Savannah and captaincy by Corry plus first mate William Storie link to Corry’s Erie-area settlement. Accounts vary on Corry’s fate after capture, with continued debate and notes of a continuation on Page Four.
The ESEA funded summer school opens June 22 at Corry Area High School and Concord School for six weeks. With a revised budget around 28 000 dollars from over 40 000 last year, headcount remains undetermined as many enrollment cards are still pending. Ann Baressi leads the program as elementary supervisor for the Corry district.
Four Townville men Claude Proper Sr. Claude Proper Jr. and Vance Proper were sentenced in Crawford County on larceny charges with terms and fines. Herbert E. Hitcome and J Donald Watson are also noted in connected proceedings. The report mixes multiple cases and school program details from Jamestown and local practices, with a continuation cue at the bottom.
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