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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
6
The Millcreek School Board approved a 6,070,970 dollar budget for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1 and set the real estate tax rate, with a 13 mil increase over last year. The total budget exceeds the prior year by about 2 million with significant local district financial decisions recorded for Meadville area.
The Lock Haven Hammermill Plant of Hammer mill Paper Co was shut down by a strike over a wage contract dispute. Union workers walked out at 3 p.m. yesterday and set up picket lines as negotiations continued for weeks to replace an expiring contract tied to Curtis Publishing Co, once the primary customer of the operation. The article also notes an electrocution fatality in Hayward, California involving 62 year old Roberta Arbuthnot.
Harrisburg reports a proposed Shafer Inka bill to outlaw hand grenades and curb related weapon use. The package aims to make unlawful possession or handling a motor vehicle a felony and push swift passage through the legislature this session.
A delayed U S headquarters report states four Navy F14 Phantoms from the carrier Enterprise tangled with two Communist MIG21s just south of the 19th parallel on Monday. The American fighters fired air to air missiles but the MIGs escaped north. Medical note discusses leukemia therapy and centralized care at specialized centers, emphasizing long preparation for effective treatment.
City officials say 1959 Master Plan shows 195 structures need razing and 224 should be rehabilitated amid a $300,000 to $400,000 substandard value, with replacement costs up to $2 million. State and federal red tape hinder action. officials urge streamlined laws to speed housing cleanups.
Requiem Mass for Agnes Yoohim Wiei will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Erie on Thursday at 9 am, preceded by a family prayer service at A. Brugger and Sons Funeral Home in Erie at 12:30 am. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday 2 to 7 pm. The Rosary will be recited there Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery, Erie.
The Saturday Evening Post seeks a new trial over a $1.825 million libel verdict won by former nightclub operator Lillian Reis and her two daughters. A seven man five woman jury ruled the Post article They Call Me Tiger Lil! libelous and an invasion of privacy. A three judge panel will hear the motion in Common Pleas Court.
Harrisburg AP. The 1.71 billion general appropriation bill, about 80 percent of next year's state spending, awaits Gov Shafer's signature. The omnibus measure cleared the General Assembly after Democrats failed to trim 24 million. Senate approved a House amendment boosting Cheyney State College by 1.7 million. Major allocations include 592 million for Penn State and 32 million for Pitt. Temple University 314 million was passed over.
Erie AP report states Hatboro based Wescon Systems gains control of a sterilizer firm, details of acquisition not disclosed. The move consolidates manufacturing and distribution, signaling growth plans and impact on local industry.
An 18 year old boy, represented by Judge John Q Stranahan, accepted a reduced plea of second degree murder for the death of Herbert C Heckathorne at his Mercer County farm home last October. The case follows a ruling by the State Supreme Court granting a new trial on due process grounds after a prior life term for first degree murder. The uncle Clair Heckathorn, slain in New Wilmington on October 6, 1965, reportedly aided community colleges. Senate Democrats inserted amendments to ten bills linking private college aid with doctoral program funding, while Shafer proposed phasing private school aid into limited doctoral support.
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