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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1968
Page
1
A mixed listing lists brokers and numbers including Nell Estate and SBA bedrooms with gas heat and attic space. Mentions Route 2 Store and near Erie, a public sale deadline of August 15, 1968 and a petition for name change with attendance details.
Adam Clayton Powell, Harlem’s famed itinerant preacher and former congressman, arrives in New York City after a year and a half in self-imposed exile on Bimini. He surrenders to a Manhattan sheriff, is freed on parole, and heads to Abyssinian Baptist Church to seek re-election in the 18th district as jubilant supporters chant “Daddy’s Home.”
A two car collision on Pennsylvania 258 in rain near Greenville killed Mrs Edna McDonald 74 and injured six others including four Thiel College students. Prescott McDonald 73 driver of one car was in critical condition. a boy, Terry Saltsman 11, was treated and released. Thiel students Nancy Gross 21 Scott Gleditsch 18 Susan Ralston 21 and Richard Christie 19 were listed in satisfactory condition.
Four teenagers eight teen? Actually names: James Garnett 18 driver David Harder 17 Janis Eeis 17 Albert Scholting 17. They crawled from mangled car after colliding with a Burlington freight train in Omaha Nebraska. Car dragged 110 feet along tracks derailing two freight cars as brakes allegedly failed.
A record spring storm dumped up to 16 inches across the central South causing road closures, multiple deaths from slick streets, and widespread business slowdowns. Wrecker crews aided stranded motorists across northern middle and west Tennessee as 15 states felt the impact from Louisiana to Michigan.
Corry 20 industrial firms paid 15,868,000 in 1966, with 2,501 employees including 409 women. City payroll rose with tax receipts, while overall city payroll neared 25 million from mercantile and service incomes. Wood products led the single-firm category. other industries listed include bread, metals, printing, chemicals, plastics, and more. Births decline in Formosa to 2.3 percent in 1967. population 13,298,571.
Harrisburg AP report says the Pennsylvania State Education Association may trigger a statewide teacher walkout and other actions if a $53 million salary bill is not approved by April 3. PSEA president Joseph Standa warns of special session, extracurricular bans, and political pressure to defeat Republicans in the April 23 primary if demands are unmet. The House bill offers $3500 across the board for 109,000 teachers in 1968 69, with Senate action awaited.
The city council schedules a 7 PM special session with two definite items: a resolution on the Regional Planning Agency and a decision on purchasing a tabulating machine. The agency aims to include all 40 municipalities in a countywide redevelopment plan to secure federal funds, with 9 percent nonparticipation risking support.
President Johnson announced Gen William Westmoreland will leave Vietnam to become Army chief of staff in July and shift to a Pentagon role. Sargent Shriver becomes ambassador to France, Wilbur Cohen rises to HEW secretary, Wheeler stays as Joint Chiefs chair for an extra year, and Abrams is seen as likely Westmoreland successor. The Kerner Commission report on urban riots drew cautious, constructive remarks from the president.
General William C. Westmoreland said he regrets leaving Vietnam before the battle is over while expressing pride in being named U.S. Army chief of staff. He will relinquish command of more than half a million American troops in Vietnam in July, and President Johnson announced the new assignment without naming a successor.
UN Security Council members, exhausted after two days of talks, push toward a resolution condemning Israel’s retaliatory attack on Jordan. Western members object to references to Arab raids and warn of stronger measures, while Algeria seeks broader censure.
Congress man Joseph P. Vigorito met with Veterans of Foreign Wars leaders in Washington during their annual legislative conference. The gathering included Sam Bates of Corry, Mario W. DePalma of Erie, Frank C. Hilton of Meadville, Stan Brojek of Erie, and George Misinay of Farrell, with VFW posts and district commanders in attendance.
Four locals were injured when their car collided with a northbound truck five miles north of Waterford on Route 19. Patricia Lewis 19 and Mary Pierson 42 were admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital. Catherine Lewis 17 and Joyce Lewis 9 to Corry Memorial Hospital. Driver Robert Ahenger 46 of Waterford lost control on icy highway. damages total $1,100 to the Ahenger vehicle and $600 to the Lewis car. Catherine Lewis sustained multiple bruises. Joyce Lewis had a broken left arm with cuts and bruises. Patricia and Mary had multiple injuries but were described as good and satisfactory.
Police chief says no charges will be filed against three youths aged 18 and 19 accused by four women of indecent exposure after interviews found no pressing insistence by victims cited Tuesday night. Suspects were questioned after being detained at a restaurant. Names withheld pending action.
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