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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1968
Page
6
Weekend report in Curry Journal notes several animal incidents and local injuries. A border collie mix was taken to the pound, a beagle reported as missing, and a red hound was confined for barking. Hospitalized are Roy Bangs after a seizure and Richard Smith Jr. with a possible leg fracture.
A Corry area report notes two separate weekend accidents. Richard L. Harrington, 17, of Corry was unable to stop when another car appeared to turn in front of him, causing damage to both vehicles estimated at 600 and 500 dollars. In another crash at Scott's Crossing road on Route 6 east of Corry, Daniel Perrin, 16, struck a truck. he suffered a possible fracture and lacerations while Oscar Willis, 71, sustained minor injuries. Total damage listed at 650 dollars.
In Indiana near Laporte authorities detained Charles Martin 20 of Grand Rapids and Sandy Goochee 13 as juvenile delinquent after two service station attendants Gerald Gort 49 and Jack McRoy 18 were killed in Walker Michigan. Martin waived extradition and was arraigned on two counts of murder while Goochee faces juvenile proceedings. A motorist found the bodies and $464 was stolen from the station. Martin pled guilty in court but the judge did not accept a plea and sent him to Kent County Circuit Court for trial.
At Salt Lake City airport a growing colony of jackrabbits disrupts landings as pilots contend with rabbits attracting eagles and dogs. Airport manager Joe Bergin notes hundreds stream across runways and taxiways, raising safety concerns. Meanwhile in San Francisco the Jeanne dArc fueled and loaded 3500 gallons of red wine after a goodwill visit.
President Johnson convenes leaders of 26 unions and four major producers in a White House meeting to launch continuous negotiations. He warns the 7% month-old strike could impact the U.S. defense effort with about 50,000 workers in 22 states halted. The dispute centers on companywide bargaining and wage packages with recent similar settlements in other industries cited as context.
Residents across Ohio reported luminous, meteor like objects moving in NE directions at altitudes around 2000 feet or higher. Scientists at Case Western Reserve Observatory speculated a bolide while Akron observers saw three objects breaking up with brilliant colors.
AP reports a general alarm fire in Homestead destroyed Brass Ball Restaurant Islay's Dairy Store and Fashion Hosiery Shop and damaged Grant and a drug store. Firemen from four communities fought the three hour blaze with flames leaping up to 60 feet. No injuries were reported. Damage estimate pending.
Unofficial estimates put property losses at over 1 million dollars after a blaze swept three brick buildings in East Liverpool Ohio the Diamond Section. A civil defense worker and a woman employee were treated for smoke inhalation as firefighters from across the tri state area battled the flames for more than an hour and a half. The fire started in a vacant store above a shoe shop and the cause was not immediately known. A quarter block of buildings was razed including two men stores an Isaly dairy and cafeteria a jewelry shop a music store and a shoe store.
The FEA representing about a third of Florida's 60 000 teachers secured newspaper and billboard space nationwide and national TV time to present its view. NEA President Braulio Alonso said the group will supply 2 million dollars for legal fees and striker support. In Wellston Missouri 94 teachers quit last Thursday to protest a failed sell tax rate that would have raised salaries. The district remains closed through Tuesday with talks possible to reopen after resubmitting the levy. In Pennsylvania about 20 000 of the 2 000 member PSEA were expected in Harrisburg to back two bills.
A Liberian tanker Ocean Eagle split near San Juan Harbor spilling about 6 million gallons of oil. The slick stretched four miles by one mile threatening luxury beaches and hotels in Condado as Coast Guard efforts to emulsify the oil progressed.
Philadelphia AP report says the Spectrum roof remains patchy and "loose" with winds reopening holes. Harold Aronow of Aronow Roofing warns the entire top could blow away, as city officials seek a permanent, clamp‑fastened fix and decide on reopening.
Slaherty outlines four sources for a $27.9 million pool to raise teacher salaries by January 1970. About $8.6 million comes from prior unspent appropriations, including dam projects delayed past the 1969 deadline. Another $18 million stems from prior year appropriations not to be spent until after June 30, 1969, with $3.1 million from the 1987 83 budget similarly deferred.
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