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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
1
CALUMET La AP rescue workers search for 21 missing miners in an offshore coastal salt mine. A newly built man cage snagged 300 feet down during a test drop, prompting welders to modify the device while teams probe the 1200 foot vertical shaft that feeds 80 foot high tunnels.
Los Angeles AP report describes nurse William Dale Archerd, 55, convicted of first degree murder for insulin injections, found guilty of killing two of seven wives and a 15 year old nephew. Prosecutors cited motive as insurance money. Archerd faced multiple suspected deaths outside the county.
A revived effort to study a central business district and potential urban renewal moves forward at a 2 PM Hotel Cory meeting. The plan seeks a council backed, funded survey with a drafted resolution, a sponsoring committee, and endorsements from business groups, the City Planning Commission, and civic committees. Council wary on funding 15000 dollars and broad community support, while aiming to include industry and taxpayers.
Washington AP The Senate debated expanding federal police powers in the civil rights open housing bill with antiriot and anti looting amendments. Robert F Kennedy urged a federal riot crime and was defeated 64 to 27. Edward M Kennedy opposed expanding FBI reach. Russell B Long authored both amendments, with a 72 to 23 vote adopting the anti looting proposal.
Air France Boeing 707 crashed into a 3000 foot volcanic mountainside near Pointe a Pitre on Basse Terre. All 68 aboard died, including Marion Zeckendorf and Joseph Rosenbluth. Wreckage scattered over 200 yards, front section buried, searchers faced 45 degree slopes and four hour blaze. Weather was reported fair.
A Pittburgh AP report says parents allege unsafe conditions in schools amid a strike by more than 1,000 teachers. They claim pupils are locked inside classrooms and auditoriums with no chance to leave. they filed, then were told to return later. The suit seeks an injunction preventing uncertified substitutes and lockouts, noting warmth and safety concerns during the labor disruption.
Statewide liquor store sales rose in 1967 with Erie County and specific towns showing gains. Corry sales grew from 1966’s 289,161 to 304,923 dollars, Union City rose from 178,832 to 190,410, while Erie County’s 17 stores increased from 8,418,125 to 8,925,518. Total state sales reached 387,060,443 dollars, up 5.52 percent from 1966. December sales topped 60 million, aided by holiday demand.
Washington AP reports officials believe a retired rocket booster sparked the unidentified light seen by hundreds across Pennsylvania to Kentucky. The Air Force Project Blue Book has taken the reports for investigation into the mysterious sighting.
AP dispatch reports 542 Americans killed in South Vietnam last week, near record highs, with 24 killed in ground fighting on Wednesday and 48 missing after an IC-123 crash near Khe Sanh. Command says 158 Communist deaths that day. Hanoi claims three U.S. planes shot down. Total war toll: 19,251 U.S. dead and 117,335 wounded in seven years. Ground combat reported near Con Thien Ban Me Thuot and Da Nang area.
Legislators Rep James Gallen and Rep Rudolph Dininni condemned Grant Hall at Indiana University of Pennsylvania as overcrowded and unsafe. They cited lack of occupancy permit, fire alarm access, locked egress, and combustible materials. They said renovations worsened hazards and called for broader checks of private dorms at state colleges.
Washington AP survey shows some big third class mail users praising postal handling while others call third class junk. Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward Spiegel report improvement but Hub Mail Advertising Service calls service violently atrocious. Briscoe of Foote Davies cites deterioration, ZIP codes adding confusion and delays.
In San Francisco AP report, 18 year old Susan Bartolomei of Ukiah wakes from a seven month coma after a car attack in Tuolumne County last August that left her shot five times. She remains paralyzed and unable to speak while doctors note a small caliber slug remains in her brain. Two others, Maine and Ritzville resident, await trial on murder charges connected to the case.
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