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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1970
Page
1
Across Washington and beyond critics label Judge G Harrold Carswell mediocre and push for opposition in Senate votes. The AP report notes new opponents citing his bench record as lacking. Parallel items cover black renlistment, Israeli air wins, air traffic walkout, kidnap threat, Saigon rangers, and a Oil City arson arrest with bond set.
Dale C. McQuiston 22, of Corryman, was sentenced in Nansemond County Virginia to 17 years for robbery of a pistol during the shooting of a police officer. This followed a 10-year term handed down a week earlier on abduction of a 15-year-old girl.
The Union City Veterans of Foreign Wars honored Eugene Daszynicz as VFW Man of the Year at a Sunday ceremony. George Bell presented a certificate, with Mario DePalma as main speaker and Carl Blakeslee introducing guests. Daszynicz, a club caretaker, was praised for service work across Union City and nearby communities.
Dense smoke hampered Corry Fire Department as 600 feet of hose and plant sprinkler lines battled a smoldering scrap foam blaze at Corry Foam Products Co on West Main. Loss set at 200 by plant official Oscar Joncas. Sparks from a saw blade grinder started the fire, officials said.
Army Corps of Engineers reports summer completion of Union City Dam dam project and a 16.5 million park plan across 2200 acres in Waterford LeBoeuf and Amity townships. Dam operations expected by late summer with the park attracting 500000 in three years and 1.3 million ultimately, funded partly by federal dollars and county land purchases.
Three NASA security cars burned at the Saturn 5 Apollo launch site as liquid oxygen fumes ignited on contact with auto engines. All drivers escaped unharmed. damage limited to the vehicles. Fueling operations were under way for the Apollo 13 countdown with launch planned for April 11.
Washington AP reports postal union leaders to resume negotiations on pay raises as thousands return to work. Federal judge orders Manhattan-Bronx locals to resume or face fines. federal troops guard New York offices. Congress breaks deadlock, potential wage increase up to 11.1 percent debated.
New York and Washington report wide scale labor action by postal workers and air traffic controllers. Gustave Johnson’s attorney Erlich missed court due to active service as the Brooklyn post office operates amid a six state strike. PATCO predicts severe air traffic disruption with several cities preparing to reroute flights and monitor operations as FAA warns of illegality and possible penalties.
President Nixon announced an 8,000 word policy statement calling for elimination of official segregation and noting de facto segregation is not a federal enforcement target. He proposed 1.5 billion dollars over two years to improve education in segregated neighborhoods, amid varied political reactions from Southern senators civil rights leaders and school officials.
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