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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1967
Page
1
Cas sius Clay faces up to 18 months before any jail time after a swift trial ended with a five year prison sentence and a $20 000 fine for refusing induction. Lawyers prepared an appeal predicting a favorable outcome while noting delays toward higher courts.
U S and South Vietnamese forces report intensified Communist probes and clashes in the central highlands and near the DMZ. In the 1st Corps area 43 Communists killed. U S casualties 3 dead, 82 wounded. South Vietnamese say 62 Viet Cong killed south of Da Nang. Marine posts at Con Thien and Gio Linh hit. two Marines killed, eight wounded. Kontum and Binh Dinh provinces see heavy attacks as U S and Vietnamese units engage with support from flareships and planes.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania the Rogers Corner 4 H Club watched as State Highways workers removed a triangular roadside flower bed created over five weeks at Route 83. Thomas Keelan the county highways superintendent ordered the destruction and sent a five man crew to remove the bed.
Sen Thomas Dodd pleads for a vote on censure after he is accused of converting at least 116083 in political funds for personal use. He asks for a fair shake and a decision by tonight or tomorrow, hoping to end sleepless nights and the Senate impasse.
In a North East Breeze column Assemblyman Forest Hopkins and the House Ways and Means Committee review 18 proposed taxes to close the looming state budget gap. Possible measures include income taxes on unincorporated businesses and banks, a cigar tax, a tax on soft drinks, and other new or increased levies. The report signals broad revenue tinkering as legislators weigh options.
U S intelligence indicates Communist Europe has sent about 50 MIG fighters to Egypt since Israel’s air action in the Sinai campaign. U S sources see only light tank replenishment so far and doubt larger Soviet and allied shipments. Israeli figures claim 150 to 200 MIGs and hundreds of tons of supplies, including tanks, though U S checks suggest only five Algerian tanks arrived.
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny travels to Cairo for talks with President Gamal Abdel Nasser as U.N. debate on the Middle East features British Egyptian input and pressure for an immediate mediator. Reports later suggest arms shipments from the Soviet Union to Egypt.
Erie County commissioners did not act on a proposed agreement to allocate 3 000 a year for five years to Lawrence Airport. The measure, discussed with Corry city officials, included funds for both capital improvements and maintenance but was not on the agenda.
President Johnson abandons plans to propose labor dispute legislation in a national emergency. He told Senate Leader Mansfield the administration has no recommendations yet. Democratic committee chairs show little enthusiasm, signaling likely inaction.
The Corry area summer program exceeds expectations with 300 elementary students at Concord School and 227 at the high school level. The six week session, funded entirely by federal act, runs with 15 elementary rooms and 15 teachers, plus four aides, surpassing last year despite a $8,000 budget cut.
Erie county police investigated a Monday crash on the Union City Waterford road two miles west of Union City. Meyrl G. Marsh age 74 of Erie failed to notice a car driven by Gerald W. Leib age 33 also of Erie that was stopped waiting for traffic to move. Marsh rear ended Leib causing about 230 dollars in damage with no injuries reported. Possible charges pending.
Mayor Ivan Allen imposed a curfew in six blocks around Dixie Hills after a night of rock throwing gas devices and gunfire. Timothy Ross 46 died from head injuries and Reginald Rivers 13 was wounded along with two others, while police and safety crews cleared streets.
Ajax Iron Works compressor engineer James Junge was badly injured in a Corpus Christi airport crash and had his left leg amputated during emergency surgery. He was later reported in satisfactory condition at Memorial Medical Center.
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