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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1966
Page
1
A fragmentary OCR item mentions local office and figures in a civic context. Readable terms point to an official matter involving a municipal office and adjacent names or dates, but details are incomplete. The readable elements suggest a local public notice or brief about an administrative matter.
The Corry Municipal Authority authorized buying two new greens mowers and a fairway mower plus a used apron mower for the new municipal golf course. They delayed the aerifier purchase until next year and will seek additional price quotes on a power sprayer. Seeding of greens was completed and Wurst Brothers moved to tees and fairways. Maintenance is slated to begin next month.
State Police of the Corry barracks investigated two crashes yesterday. Charles Haylett ... Franklin and John Elmer Beach 66 Grand Valley were hospitalized at Titusville Hospital. Haylett driving northwest of Titusville ran off the road and flipped after a 120 foot skid and ditch impact. Haylett was cited. Patricia Bair 96 of Trafford swerved into a ditch on Route 8 to avoid a second vehicle from behind a barn three miles north of Union City. Damage was about 250 dollars. she was in pain but not admitted.
Joseph A. Stahl of Waco Texas landed his two seat Taylorcraft safely in a field four miles south of Uniontown after the engine overheated and the aircraft was losing air and altitude. Stahl and his 15 year old son Paul, a passenger, were not injured and the plane was not damaged.
Named president of Texas Southern University in Houston Texas is Dr Joseph A Pierce who serves as dean of the graduate school and has been elected to lead the university.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told 920 Negro publishers in Philadelphia that the nation has a whole supermarket of welfare programs to aid the underprivileged but they fail in practice at local levels. He urged publicizing how to use federal programs and said the next battles in civil rights would be fought in state houses and local meetings.
John Finnegan aged 47 of Beltzhoover died Friday night in South Side Hospital from a fractured skull after a scuffle earlier in the day in which he fell from a second floor window during an altercation with Edward Collins, 48. Collins was taken into custody on a general charge of manslaughter.
Philadelphia report notes the State Supreme Court, in a divided ruling, allows suit by a user harmed by a defective product even when the injury comes via property use. Justice Cohen writes the majority. Chief Justice Bell dissents, urging legislative change. The case concerns a beer keg explosion injuring Nelson R Webb of Lancaster County, who sues a beer distributor, a brewer, and a keg maker. Webb contends the incident caused injuries from the exploded keg purchased by his father.
Washington reports indicate North Vietnamese may disperse oil and fuel to reduce air strike vulnerability and store some underground. Recon photos allegedly show shifts as U S warplanes may target oil depots near Haiphong but civilian leaders fear heavy Chinese reaction and civilian casualties.
The Dodd hearings push toward a Monday climax as Sen. Thomas J. Dodd and his wife prepare a joint defense amid misconduct charges. Michael O’Hare testified of a cafeteria exchange and a threat, while the ethics probe centers on Dodd’s Germany trip and ties to Julius Klein.
Hollywood AP report says 72 year old actor Edward G Robinson left Mt Sinai Hospital with a skateboard gift from Frank Sinatra. Robinson, hospitalized after a traffic accident, quipped that Sinatra sent it hoping to improve his driving.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union accuses the United States of propaganda lies. Pravda claims American special departments nof misinformation exist in U S government bodies. It says Washington seeks to mislead allies that the Soviet Union will not aid the Vietnamese.
Shipments of iron ore coal and grain moving through the Great Lakes in May reached a nine year seasonal high according to the Lake Carriers Association.
The Erie County salary board approved raises not funded in the budget, boosting 18 paychecks by about 5000 annually. Nine workers gained increments from a wage study, three got new salaries, and increases were granted for Sheriff’s Office, the registration office, and clerks under the commissioners. The moves come as the budget strains with reduced revenue.
A Cairo swimming pool chlorine pipe explosion yesterday sent 62 bathers unconscious and left 93 people treated at a hospital. None were reported in serious condition.
The Senate passed a broad auto safety measure and a $465 million traffic safety program to curb highway deaths. The actions aim to set federal standards for cars, trucks, and related road safety, with interim rules for 1968 models and updates every two years. President Johnson welcomed the moves and urged quick House action.
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