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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1965
Page
2
Reports from Vietnam describe heavy fighting near Saigon with claims of Viet Cong casualties and several American aircraft incidents. A US relief force faced no contact after an initial camp burning, while other operations targeted Communist supply routes and captured prisoners.
Air Force reserve Col. George B. Robbins of Hackensack New Jersey labeled a disgrace to uniform was fined 538 for collecting unemployment compensation while receiving Air Force pay. Robbins, not on active duty, was convicted May 17 after a four week trial for the scheme tied to a disabled plane during a Viet Cong strike in Phong Dinh Province. He said he will appeal.
Luci Johnson, 17, appeared incognito during a weekend in Milwaukee area with her father. She wore a wig at the Marquette prom and attended graduation and Mass while Secret Service kept a low profile. She said she wanted to be out with friends and enjoyed being anonymous.
A batch of nearly two dozen gold coins smuggled in 1963 yielded $17 102 for the U S Customs Service. A suspect was arrested at the Peace Bridge on the Canada United States border. The top bid paid $785 for a block of 15 twenty dollar American gold coins.
In McAlester Oklahoma a jury on Tuesday recommended the death penalty for James D. French 28 who was convicted of the October 21 1961 strangulation of fellow inmate Eddie L Shelton at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Judge Robert Bell scheduled formal sentencing for June 18 French had previously seen lower court verdicts reversed by the State Court of Criminal Appeals which twice upheld death sentences in the case.
Dr Homer Newell of NASA argues the moon preserves ancient surface records because it lacks oceans and atmosphere. He compares the moon to the Rosetta Stone for understanding the solar system and notes its significance outweighs Mars or Venus for origins studies.
Warren reports Oscar Nephew, descendant of Seneca Chief Blacksnake, refuses to abandon his waterlogged home near Quaker Bridge for a new Steamburg ranch after authorities ordered relocation due to the Kinzua Dam project. He recalls Blacksnake’s river days as the dam reshapes the landscape and life for his family.
U S forces move to guard Qui Nhon and Nha Trang bases on the South China Sea coast with base security counterinsurgency and combat duties. Senator Morse predicts 300000 Americans in South Viet Nam within six months and calls it an American war.
Ralph R. Widner, former Pennsylvania Planning Board director and legislative assistant to Sen. Joseph S. Clark, has been appointed executive director of the Appalachia Regional Commission. The report notes ongoing relocations of Seneca graves on the reservoir site, with about half moved by the Army Engineers from Black Snake Cemetery on Route 1 near Cold Spring.
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