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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1967
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows 1930s city planning notes approving a structure plan for North Street area, naming engineer involvement, department duties, and adoption by the city with ordinance provisions. Visible names include Rozelle and SUL.
President Johnson pushes Guam conference toward peace work while Premier Ky calls for escalating the Vietnam war. Ky hints at bombing Hanoi Haiphong and expanding to Laos and Cambodia as U S officials say no troops beyond planned deployments. McNamara Westmoreland and Rusk report the tempo of fighting rises but see no military escalation. Lodge to replace Lodge becomes ambassador at large while Bunker moves to Saigon.
A 14 year old girl and an 8 year old girl, Dottna Louise Olson and Carrie Anderson, died when their car left Route 69 north of Sugar Grove and struck a bridge abutment. Kimberly Olson, 6, was hospitalized with serious injuries. The crash occurred a half mile north of Sugar Grove. In a separate report, 85 year old Fred Stefan was found dead from exposure near Middlesex Township after leaving a nursing home.
Police say burglars shattered a rear door at the YMCA between 11 p m Saturday and yesterday morning, removed a 20 pound lever-action register from the office and tossed it into Hare Creek. The thieves fled with about $85. the register was recovered near the Hare Creek bridge by youths. Investigation continues.
A Supreme Court 5 to 4 decision curbing use of confessions has led to critics claiming police and prosecutors are hamstrung while legislators seek new statutes. A presidential crime panel urged constitutional amendment, and Senate and House committees weighed responses as high-profile cases like Jose Suarez’s release after a self incriminating confession spotlight the issue.
In Vietnam combat bursts, Communist forces attacked two U.S. positions. The 9th Division repelled assaults near Saigon, with 224 enemy bodies counted for mass burials. A second attack near Bau Bang left roughly 55 dead, while U.S. planes bombed North Vietnam and industrial targets nearby.
New Orleans AP Clay L Shaw 54 rests at Southern Baptist Hospital amid a push by Dist Atty Jim Garrison to file a bill of information. The case centers on a alleged New Orleans conspiracy to murder President Kennedy in Dallas with claimed ties to Lee Harvey Oswald and David Ferrie. Witnesses described Shaw at parties and meetings implying involvement.
In a fierce night battle 31 Americans were wounded and nine died as Viet Cong attacked an American armored unit 31 miles north of Saigon. Air support and reinforcements turned the tide after tanks and APCs were damaged and a jet was shot down. The battle ended with heavy Communist casualties and a dramatic display of American firepower.
Harrisburg AP report: Citizens Committee for Constitutional Revision under former Govs Scranton and Leader plans a wide educational drive to persuade Pennsylvanians to approve a constitutional convention in May. Wives of the governor and former leaders join the effort, with travel itineraries and public talks to energize voters.
City police arrested Lawrence W. Beighton of Celofon New York for soliciting without a permit after a Mead Avenue resident reported a door to door vacuum cleaner seller. He was taken to the station, arraigned before Alderman Porter Auer, and fined $3 with $9 court costs.
Judge Samuel Y Rossiter, 78, of Erie, was listed in serious condition at Hamot Hospital after a two car crash late yesterday. He suffered multiple lacerations and abrasions and a broken right leg. Two others were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. The 11 p.m. collision near Millcreek is under police investigation.
Bells of Mission San Juan Capistrano rang to announce the first swallow flight of 1967. The birds have historically returned on March 19 from Argentina, a pattern observed for 177 years with one exception.
Violence grows as farmers press milk hold action across 25 states with confidence rising and producers uniting. NFO leaders declare no price, no production while some groups urge mergers to counter the effort. Milk tank damage and truck seizures occur, Omaha reports small price upticks amid broader price declines. Two arrests linked to a Pennsylvania dairy discharge. continued coverage on page seven.
Two Westfield girls, Kathy Eliason and Dorothy Jane Davidson, died in a Westfield Township fire that destroyed the house. Fire officials said the victims were likely inside at 6:40 a.m. as crews battled flames. the coroner ruled the deaths accidental by asphyxiation. The Eliasons were away in Florida. Kathy had been staying with an aunt in Erie since December.
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