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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1966
Page
1
Philadelphia Senator Hugh Scott warns inflation erodes the dollar and slows growth. He speaks at a dedication ceremony for the Light Corp. of America plant in Philadelphia, urging shared responsibility to curb rising prices and pollution while keeping America strong.
Gov. Scranton named Oil City Mayor Joseph W. Barr as secretary of the new Department of Community Affairs. Barr's nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation. Salary, if confirmed, would be 25000 dollars. mayoral pay was 2400 dollars in a 21000 resident town.
A raid led by Troopers Evanko Jabo and Sita caught 41 spectators and participants two women among them at a two story barn two miles east of Spring Creek. Officers seized 30 live birds valued at 75 dollars each and 38 carrying boxes, 10 birds dead or injured. Birds were taken to the Erie Humane Society. Six Corry Warren and Erie officers helped seize and interview participants. All 41 were fingerprinted and face cruelty to animals charges with hearings set.
Jackson AP report notes the Mississippi civil rights march fuels a new mood among Negroes focused on practical gains. Black power slogans Alarm conservative leaders and widen rift with Dr. King who defends nonviolence but accepts the shift in priorities. James Meredith led the march to move Negroes beyond fear toward voting rights and officeholding.
Senator Thomas J. Dodd and his wife prepare to testify before the Senate Ethics Committee in a climactic session. The panel plans to question the rugs in the Dodds home and whether gifts from Julius Klein influenced Dodd’s actions. Former aide Michael O Hara testified he saw the Oriental rugs but did not know who paid.
In Jackson Mississippi Marcus Marrs placed 15th in state finals at Penn State Saturday among about 60 drivers. Jaycee official Rex Apps announced fifteen driving safety prizes with Marrs winning a seat belt. Judy Darrow led girls but did not place. Apps noted her high score. Cooperating sponsors included Christensen Motors and State Police and city police.
Electric company and its union negotiators were resuming talks this afternoon in Johnstown after the union rejected a proposed two year contract. The tentative agreement was reached by the system council of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Penelee on June 14 and voted in last week.
Firemen from Mill Village Union City and Elgin Beaverdam battled grass and brush fires along the Erie Lackawanna line after a faulty diesel engine spilled burning fuel on the right of way. Volunteers fought five to six hours with portable tanks and soaked burlap bags as fires threatened tinder dry woods and swampy areas. The engine was stopped for repairs in Warren County, but fires consumed poles ties and brush before containment.
U S Navy bombers attacked a large North Vietnamese fuel storage area 36 miles north east of Vinh and 160 miles south of Hanoi turning it into a blaze with billowing black smoke visible from 150 miles at sea. The strike followed by 68 missions against the North and left the stores engulfed as Navy reconnaissance pilots reported.
Summary of Basic Plan A and Supplementary Plan B Medicare benefits for Americans 65 and older. Details include hospital, nursing home care, home health visits, medical services, and costs with July 1 effective dates and annual deductibles.
Corry Memorial Hospital will accept Medicare beneficiaries starting Friday. Government estimates show Medicare covering 60 to 90 percent of hospital costs and 40 to 60 percent of overall health expenses for eligible patients. Administrator Samuel Antrim notes details remain to be worked out in merging Medicare into hospital billing procedures while ensuring patients receive entitled benefits.
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