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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1966
Page
1
In Saigon reports say wartime profiteers mainly Chinese merchants face executions as a government crackdown tightens. Some operators flee abroad, others enlarge sidewalk black market stalls despite vows to continue an anti corruption drive with few executions to date.
A car rolled on a highway near Spartans Tan Higby, 18, of Sparte me cP Te q, seriously injuring a passenger and damaging the vehicle. The mishap, described by state notice, occurred as the car veered toward Corry, waking a pavement scene before continuing off the roadway. A local hospital reported the injured passenger transported by ambulance.
Corry Civil Air Patrol canceled its red alert at 10 10 a m after the wreckage was found near DuBois Jefferson County Airport. Pilot H C Claflin Jr 40 of Colorado Springs and his mother were aboard the plane en route to St Louis. CAP set up communications centers and a search team under Warrent Officer Calvin Wilde.
Bradford coroner Gale F. Hollenbeck ruled that six year old Mark Cary died March 3 from injuries after a skateboard fall. A jury of 9 recommended restricting skateboard use on streets and sidewalks. Autopsy noted ruptured abdomen and abdominal hemorrhage. minor cranial hemorrhage did not contribute to death. No external bones broken. Found in street with skateboard nearby. 13 witnesses testified.
Warren Times Mirror and Warren Observer are sold to Central Publishing Co. George J. Mead leads Central, which will publish the new Times Mirror and Observer starting next week. Printing and delivery equipment arrive in six to nine months. interim edition from Observer plant. Morning paper and potential change to morning or afternoon schedule under study.
Warren a Columbus man was charged with hit and run after a traffic collision at a station lot owned by Corkys. State Trooper John Barnes reported the suspect admitted the hit and run. Damages to the Massa car were estimated at 60 dollars.
A brief note recalls a retirement in 1967 occurring three years prior to Hearst's acquisition of the Detroit News. The item links the retiree to the broader media ownership shift involving the Detroit newspaper.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott returned to base after an eight and a half hour flight from Hawaii. They spoke of a magnificent launch but declined to discuss details. The crew will meet NASA officials for three days to determine why the mission ended with an emergency tumbling escape.
The United States told the Soviet government it is ready to sign the cultural exchange agreement for 1966 1967. Negotiations stalled on two points and no time or place was announced for signing. The pact envisions a one for one exchange of students teachers artists and entertainers. A Soviet spokesman noted postponement of signing. the delay surprised both sides. Also the AEC reported its ninth nuclear test this year at the Nevada site with yield between 20 000 and 200 000 tons of TNT.
In Eugene Oregon police killed Harvey LeRoy Baker 33 after a four hour siege during which he held three Keeler family members hostage. A 29 year old passerby Milton Seligman was wounded. Baker also known as David LeRoy Lathman died of head wounds after being shot by Lt Pat Lation near Sacred Heart Hospital.
Detroit University of Detroit professor John Mahoney, Irish American expert on Celtic folklore, argues that St Patrick is a legend and cites an earlier figure Palladius as an earlier Patrick. Reactions pour in from New York and other cities with letters and debates planned for Dublin.
Roger Fenno aged 52 of Corry, Pennsylvania, was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital at 10 15 a m after a tavern alley bout at Tony's Tavern on First Avenue left him with a broken ankle. Fenno and John Pless 26 argued over who was the better wrestler and began grappling outside. Fenno slipped and fractured his ankle. Police report says Fenno declined charges and the fire department aided transport to the hospital. A separate farm company reference appears in the damaged trailing text.
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