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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1967
Page
1
Fragments show prices for items, building listings, and estate notices. Contact numbers 665-7055 and 668-5015 hint at sales or brokerings with addresses and dates unclear.
High rivers across the state recede reducing flood damage as residents restore power and water service. In Charleroi and Fayette City people flee homes while Fayette City police voice relief at the improving scene and a state of emergency ends.
James Hoffa arrived at the Lewisburg federal prison to begin an eight-year sentence for jury tampering. Warden Jacob J. Parker described Hoffa as just another inmate and said there would be no special privileges. Hoffa swapped his suit for denim uniforms and starts an orientation period with routine inmate work.
Lindley B. McClelland, a Girard attorney, was confirmed 49-0 by the Senate to serve on the Erie County Common Pleas Court until January 1968, filling the vacancy left by Judge Elmer L. Evans. the full term will be decided in the November election. The delay last month was linked to his public stance against a Supreme Court criminal law decision. NEWS BOARD DOWN TOKYO reports the Asahi building news board, a 39 year city landmark, has been removed amid rising neon and new infrastructure.
Oscar Nielson of Picidilli Hill recalls Arch Bristow's Erie Dispatch pieces about how Picadilly Hill got its name. Bristow never found the origin, and Nielson, living 61 years on the hill, still seeks a clue to the hill’s naming.
A Pennsylvania Senate bill would authorize school districts to levy a half percent income tax, boosting Corry’s total wage tax to one and a half percent while Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are exempt. Corry’s city tax already funds the school district with significant revenue, and directors are considering a rate increase for the 1967 1968 budget year.
A Harrisburg pre hearing by the Public Utilities Commission moves toward Erie to review Corry Water Supply Co 25 percent rate rise taking effect January 1. The city of Corry objects citing service gaps line pressure issues and other concerns as evidence in the ongoing dispute. Attorney Douglas Rozelle represents Corry opposed to the increase while Rasselas Brown and John C Kelly defend the water firm. Further figures on profit and loss will be compiled to aid the hearing. No Erie date set. Sonic booms over Pittsburgh air show slated for Friday as jet planes rehearse mock aerial attacks across Northeast including Southwestern Pennsylvania.
In New Orleans attorneys for Clay Shaw move in Bernard Bagert's court to dismiss and suppress evidence. They seek particulars names of coconspirators and informant, plus suppression of the search warrant. Shaw says he knew Oswald or Ferrie and the probe continues with other subpoenas and potential arrests.
Rescue workers place a woman on a stretcher after a rear end crash at City Square station Charlestown Boston amid a snowstorm. About 20 people were rushed to hospital as trains jammed with commuters suffered minor damage.
Jamestown police and Chautauqua County coroner investigate after a landlord found a young couple dead in their apartment about 2:30 pm. The man was identified as Charles Santa Maria. the woman’s name is unknown. Autopsy underway, no visible injuries reported.
At a Public Utility Commission hearing on town train service Carl Tarlino testified that an engineer on a slow moving freight train “thumbed his nose” at him and he chased the locomotive with a garden hose. He said he did scald the engine by soaking it, and the examiner pressed for details.
A 41 year old Fort Washington man Nino Barbieri was held for the grand jury on charges of cheating by false pretenses fraudulently using a coin device and illegal manufacture of slugs after Bell Telephone agents demonstrated a tape recorder method to mimic coin sounds at a pay booth. Bail set at 500 dollars.
Washington sources say congressional leaders would welcome dropping President Johnsons plan to raise income taxes this year. House and Senate chairmen note hearings unlikely before June, possibly delaying any tax measure past July 1. Administration figures imply the proposal may be shelved or reduced due to sluggish the economy. Separately, conferees resolved differences on a 4.6 billion dollar military aid package for Vietnam with a negotiated settlement goal and aircraft funding added.
Twenty political aspirants filed petitions for five Corry offices with fourteen Republicans and six Democrats. Key races include city treasurer and City Council contests, School Board seats, and the lone alderman post. Incumbents seek reelection in four wards with two constable openings across parties.
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