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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1968
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes reference truck operations, state and county actions in Pennsylvania, March dates, and a $100 certification. Mentions secretaries and standard highway procedures with rye and under the proposal language.
About 50 000 US and South Vietnamese troops begin Quyet Thang cleanup from Saigon to the Cambodian frontier in the war’s largest operation. Six divisions plus two task forces move in a semicircular line across five provinces to regain initiative after the January Viet Cong offensive.
In Madison a April 2 referendum asks for an immediate U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam. University students drive petitions and registration as antiwar activity grows amid support from Eugene McCarthy. City council urged a yes vote despite opposition from its members.
Senator Robert F Kennedy told the New York Times he could not support President Johnson and may enter the Oregon and California primaries. He would decide in days whether to pursue candidacy and hinted cooperation with Eugene McCarthy. A New York meeting with advisers yielded no clear plan. Also, Navy man Robert W McCracken from Sharon Pennsylvania died from injuries after a highway crash near Pensacola Florida.
Mrs. Richard Mountain, the official weather observer, reports Corry has 143 inches of snowfall so far this winter, slightly below the 150 inch average. The heaviest storm came on November 28 with 15 inches, and monthly totals run 66 in November, 20 in December, 32 in January, 28 in February, and seven inches so far in March.
The Corry Area High School student treasurer Rosemary Neckers and adviser William Miller report 26 active groups with a February month end total of 11398 dollars. The yearbook fund, the Corrian, holds 2061 dollars, while the Athletic Association follows closely behind. Candy sales dances plays and contests drive the balances to four figure sums across several clubs.
The Senate sent to the president a bill to lift the 25 percent gold cover on U.S. currency freeing gold reserves for international use. An excise tax bill backed by the administration was approved in committee, while a proposal to raise income taxes and cut spending was defeated.
Panama National Assembly ordered President Marcus A Robles to stand trial March 24 for alleged unconstitutional political activity. Conviction could remove him if Panama’s National Guard does not intervene. Robles previously accused of backing candidate David Samudio ahead of May 12 elections.
Pvt. Jonathan Spicer, 19, a conscientious objector and medic, died after being wounded at Khe Sanh while helping wounded Marines. He left $1,000 of his Army insurance to his church and $200 to buy a horse for his youngest brother, with the rest for his family.
The United States raised its discount rate from 4.5 to 5 percent to curb inflation and support the dollar amid a gold buying surge in Europe. A federal meeting with seven gold pool nations was set to coordinate actions while London halted trading on a suggested pause. Queen Elizabeth declared a special bank holiday in London as markets react.
The father of a 17 year old who died in the Cornell Heights dorm fire last year filed a $1,750,000 suit against Cornell University in Federal District Court Utica. Jeffrey W. Smith Sr. alleges inadequate facilities and fire hazards and says the university had prior notice of risks. His son had an IQ of 160 and won a Ford Foundation grant to study at Cornell.
Paris quotes gold at 44.36 dollars an ounce as speculation spikes elsewhere in Hong Kong and London halts trading under government decree. West German banks resume limited sales while many markets remain closed and de Gaulle convenes monetary experts.
Charles O'Brien went to police in San Mateo to swear he was not dead. His house and car were released and his dog freed from the shelter after officials learned a man found dead in his empty home had died elsewhere and O'Brien, 54, was in a rest home.
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