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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
1
CJ union members voted 374 to 51 against a new three year contract with pay rises totaling 33.6 cents over the pact. Negotiations resume today with a mass meeting set for noon tomorrow at the Rex Theatre to decide on the proposal.
A Wattsburg Missouri motorcyclist, Richard Blore, remains in fair condition at Union City Memorial Hospital after his bike skidded on Route 8 when a rear tire blew. He veered into a ditch and into a culvert, suffering possible skull fracture and leg bruises. motorcycle damage estimated at $150.
Miss Kathryn C. Connors of 110 West Frederick Street died June 9 at age 82. Her will leaves her frame residence valued at $6,000 and mutual fund stock to St. Thomas Church in Erie. The probate lists personal property tax over $10,000 and notes inventories will set final stock value. The estate includes 15 other bequests in Corry to various beneficiaries.
Frank Wotus, 41, a former Corry resident and Ajax Iron Works employee, was critically injured Tuesday at Pullman Standard Company in Butler when a wheel assembly he was repositioning rolled backward and pinned him. He was taken to Butler Hospital with internal abdominal injuries. Doctors reported partial improvement but status remained critical. A second item notes a 5-year-old boy named Matthew Domroes killed after darting into traffic near his Hamburg home.
City Treasurer Harriet Myers announces tax bills totaling 478 823 dollars for 1967 to fund Corry schools with 412 088 from property taxes and 66 735 from a boosted per capita tax. Exonerations may reduce actual intake while state aid adds about 577 759 dollars, including two 52 000 dollar bonuses. The district budget runs 1 003 158 dollars with projected total receipts around 1 131 582 dollars and a year end balance near 128 000 dollars.
Washington reacts to the air strikes on oil storage depots near Hanoi and Halohong as officials vow the action targets military sites only. McNamara cites heavy damage and a downed plane while Hanoi accuses indiscriminate bombing. Humphrey defends precision and non escalation, noting allied advance warning and British reaction.
American bombers attacked fuel depots near Hanoi for the second straight day. Navy and Air Force planes targeted dumps around the North Vietnamese capital, with the closest raid 7.5 miles from Hanoi. A radar site 38 miles north and other depots near Bac Giang and Viet Tri were also hit. No MIGs or surface-to-air missiles were reported.
Donald Johnson of R D 2 Corry, 19, was held for a hearing on burglary and theft from the Phoenix Hotel after police investigated a missing money complaint from Kathryn Graham hotel owner. Johnson denied the charge at preliminary assignment.
The Corry Savings and Loan Association announces a record dividend payout to 2,874 savers totaling $107,604. Manager Homer G. Bulard says the payment covers the second six months of the year and marks a four percent per annum rate on deposits.
Carol Fisher a 27 year old mother of four from Tyler Mountain died in a South Charleston hospital 18 hours after a neighbor came to her aid in the Fisher backyard. Officials gave no reason for the apparent self immolation.
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that U S air strikes on North Vietnam are aimed at raising costs and pressuring talks while risking closer Soviet and Red Chinese involvement. Hanoi warns of new crimes and may seek broader international support to resist Washington.
The Crawford County Bingo Association asks the state attorney general for a formal ruling on whether bingo is legal. Fire company members support bingo as essential funding, while church groups oppose it as gambling. A Meadville meeting voted to send the letter with AG signature and notes DA stance.
The United States launches 46 warplanes against oil facilities near Hanoi and Haiphong, signaling a marked escalation in Vietnam. Pentagon officers call the move a clear upshift in the war, tracing the rising conflict back to early advisers and growing American involvement.
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