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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1967
Page
6
A watermelon was stolen from an A and P last night. The thief escaped with two men and two girls in a white convertible. the melon was later found intact at an officer’s driveway and returned to the store. Local police track incident amid varied notices and town events.
Leechburg Pennsylvania AP reports a two car crash on Route 58 between Leechburg and New Kensington killed Betty McQueen a junior high school teacher in Risk Valley Area School District. Her son 24 year old Thomas was hospitalized in Pittsburgh with facial injuries and multiple cuts in poor condition. Ronald E B Davis 20 Leechburg and Stanley Dillinger 68 Apollo were among six others hospitalized at Citizens General Hospital with Dillinger listed in critical condition.
At 2:25 a m a wreck near New Orleans killed Miss Mansfield and her companion attorney Samuel Brody 48 of Los Angeles along with chauffeur Ronald Harrison 20 of Mississippi City Miss Mickey Hargitay Jr said his mother had a date with God and her manager said the couple were still in love after a dinner in New York last week
Erie County educators warn the State Board of Education’s hearings on reorganizations may drag on for eternity. Dr Frantz notes automatic approval requires meeting the act while appeals move through Dauphin and Superior courts, complicating county plans and raising concerns over taxpayer input. Local solicitor William Knox may pursue court action to challenge the board.
Mrs Lora A Rutherford 651 Columbus avenue died at Corry Memorial Hospital last evening after an extended illness. She was 80 born July 7 1888 Green County Michigan and married to Robert Rutherford in Marion Indiana in 1905. He preceded her in death. She lived in Corry 35 years and worked at Raymonds during World War I. Surviving are three daughters Phyllis Weis Longdale California Roberta Smith of Naranja Florida and Mary Baldwin of Erie, 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Friends may call at George Funeral Home tomorrow and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Final rites 2 p.m. Monday with Rev H Kenyon Leishman officiating. Burial Pine Grove Cemetery.
Rioting continued in the downtown area for hours with gangs harassing motorists. Police used tear gas as officers in plain clothes and uniforms tried to restore order. By dawn the violence subsided, with 20 or fewer businesses entered and about two dozen shop windows smashed. A 15 year old boy, James Neal, was shot in the back amid the unrest.
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