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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1969
Page
1
A fragmented note mentions rooms at a family siding project in Spring, with incomplete details on locations and availability. The readable part points to a dwelling or renovation context and possible room-related arrangements.
Jacques Chaban Delmas, 54, France's new prime minister, embodies President Georges Pompidou's blend of continuity and reform. A wartime resistance leader outside De Gaulle's close circle, he supported Gaullist principles yet not unwavering loyalty to De Gaulle. He held Fourth Republic posts before backing De Gaulle's 1958 return as defense minister aiding the power shift.
At 2:30 am on Route 6 four miles west of Corry a auto rammed a homemade trailer, totaling 1050 in damage. Gerald Czulewicz 25 of Erie and Richard Trainer Jr. 40 of Union City were involved. no injuries reported and possible charges pending.
Vancouver lawyer John Taylor says Canadian immigration officers are using gestapo tactics to stop U S military deserters from entering Canada. He cites a Berkeley deserter case and claims officials are aiding U S authorities, despite policy to treat deserters like other entrants. Lyall Hawkins defends the Kingsgate officer’s actions.
In Dooly County Georgia a car with two women and ten children was struck broadside by an eight car Southern Railway freight train at a crossing near Vienna. Ten died including nine children. two survivors were Annie Mae Lowe 27 and her 1-year-old daughter. The car dragged about three quarters of a mile before the collision was halted.
East Liverpool Ohio AP A year old Wells ville youth John Baker Jr was arrested by Columbiana County deputies on a delinquency charge after pouring gasoline on his 15 year old brother Dennis and setting him afire Dennis was listed in critical condition at East Liverpool City Hospital with burns to face head neck and back including first second and third degree injuries
Salamanca Island in Arranwaila Colombia faced a crab invasion with an estimated 50 000 crabs threatening wildlife in an animal park. Authorities described the scene as frightening and emergency measures were ordered to protect the island.
Corry faces a large untaxed property base with 23 percent exempt from local taxes. If exemptions were taxed, millage could drop six mills, but constitutional limits stall change. City and school district property remain exempt. churches, veterans groups, nonprofits, utilities, and hospitals also enjoy exemptions. The city’s exempted property totals 6,281,650 in assessed value with a market value of 8,433,290. The taxed property total this year is 21,267,570, the highest in Corry’s history. The Legislature seeks study from the Pennsylvania Economy League to address exemptions amid rising costs. Some exemptions were altered at last year’s convention, including hospital parking lots and college dorms. municipalities decide adoption.
South Vietnam's President Thieu asks advisers to consider a joint government Viet Cong commission to study election procedures for a postwar government. Duong Van Minh could represent Saigon on the panel. Talks would be secret and aimed at solid backing from generals before presenting a Paris proposal. No final decisions on land reform or admin changes.
SAN FRANCISCO AP The FBI identified the tall Negro who hijacked an Oakland New York jetliner to Havana as Willie Lee Brent a former Black Panther captain who would have stood trial here Monday on assault with a deadly weapon charges Brent branded an infiltrator by the Panthers FBI chief Bates said warrants in Las Vegas for Brent on air piracy and carrying a weapon aboard an aircraft were sworn The hijacking carried 80 passengers and crew of seven to Havana before returning to New York the same day Brent a 39 year old Franklin Louisiana native involved in a Panthers gun battle last November was released on 50000 bail
The Senate plans a vote next week on doubling the food stamp program and its Agriculture Committee advances a comprehensive reform. The committee approved a resolution to raise annual spending from 340 million to 750 million for the year starting July 1, with passage expected in the Senate and quickly sent to the House.
A disaster area declaration was issued for Bemus Point and surrounding areas as twin tornadoes and violent storms tore through Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. Winds up to 85 mph damaged 12 summer homes in Warners Bay, including the home of State Sen. Jess Present, with estimated damages reaching hundreds of thousands. Conewango suffered extensive destruction with 40 to 50 buildings damaged and nine homes rendered uninhabitable.
TAMPA, Fla. AP Ray Lewis, a paraplegic in a motorized wheelchair, faced a trooper order to obtain a driver's license and license plates under state law. He argues the requirement is impractical since his chair tops at six mph and is used on sidewalks where not allowed. Driving exam rules say he must pass tests, with the examiner noting the need to observe chair manipulation. The piece also notes Cary Player and Ian Player buying a 213-acre Natal farm in Durban.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A year in jail the longest sentence yet meted out to demonstrators at San Francisco State College has been ordered for two defendants Municipal Court Judge Fitz Gerald Ames imposed the sentence Friday on nonstudent Harry Larson 28 and student Susan Bethel 25 Both were convicted Thursday as a jury on three counts an awful assembly disturbing the peace and failure to disperse Ames called Larson a dedicated evolutionist by his own admission Larson who acted as his own attorney has said he belongs to the Progressive Labor Party.
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