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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1968
Page
1
Fragmentary classified items show rental offers and estate notices. Listings mention a 2 bedroom apartment with gas heat and full basement near Pleasant Street, plus multiple broker contacts and sale procedures.
Harrisburg AP report says a bill allowing banks to charge a 1 percent premium on home mortgage loans cleared its last major hurdle as the House approved it by a 65 vote. Three months earlier the measure failed but lawmakers shifted positions.
Rep. Forest Hopkins reports from Harrisburg that the state will fund the Hare Creek dredging in Wayne Township to relieve long standing flooding. Two dredging sections are planned and rights of way will be sought at no township cost, with bids to follow approval.
Washington traffic official George Hammond drank three double shots of Scotch then blew into a British Alalyser device. The chairman of the District of Columbia Citizens Traffic Board announced he would not drive home, planning to take a taxi. Nearby, two concussion bombs exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, harming the cultural section Casa Americana.
An early morning blast and blaze destroyed the Chat ’amn’ Chew Restaurant in iNellsville. Firefighters from seven companies fought the one story building for hours but could not save it. No injuries or cause were reported.
City police officers handed Mayor Joseph Purst eight recommendations for department improvement. The plan includes a 40 hour week a guaranteed 10 percent pay raise by 1969 duration longevity pay and pension details.
The mayor announces a Civil Service exam for Curry police officers this Saturday. He cites the need for more officers, better conditions, and a pension plan to attract qualified young men to the department. Interested applicants should contact the city engineer’s office by Friday. British girls marry younger and have children earlier, per a government report.
Adam Clayton Powell must show cause why his parole should not be revoked while appealing a contempt conviction. The New York hearing, one of three tied actions, involves Esther James’s defamation suit. Powell, last seen in Harlem, may be in Bimini, Bahamas, away from public view.
Army chief of staff and the new Marine commander reject any shift from the search and destroy approach in Vietnam. They warn a defense-only enclave plan would let Viet Cong hunt freely and threaten overall U.S. aims, opposing calls to withdraw to select populated enclaves.
City Council approved a resolution backing a county Regional Planning Agency to meet federal requirements. Mayor Furst was named to the Advisory Committee, with plans for a Steering Committee drawn from the 40 member group. Corry expects representation on the county planning body replacing the current commission in 1970.
City Council at a special meeting agreed to purchase a four year old Bur roughs tabulating machine for 4165 with a 275 panel program for tax operations and a 319 annual service contract. Shared by city county school district and sewer fund, with possible extra participation from the city income tax office.
About 1 000 North Vietnamese troops attacked a U.S. artillery base 19 miles west of Kontum City with flame throwers and rockets. After four hours of fierce fighting, U.S. forces repelled the assault, reporting 185 enemy and 19 American dead plus 51 American wounded.
Meadville hosts first meeting of a regional Mail Users Council with eight communities represented. Postmaster Richard McLaughlin says events aim to show users how to maximize postage value and cooperate with the postal service to speed mail. The piece notes wider postal delays and cites nationwide council efforts under Postmaster General Lawrence F. O’Brien with 23,000 members in 350 communities.
Ralph Nader accuses the U.S. Bureau of Mines of failing to protect miners’ safety and health, calling for a congressional inquiry into coal dust lung disease and unsafe practices. He names coal operators and the United Mine Workers union as contributing factors in a letter to Interior Secretary Udall, with no response yet from Walter R. Hibbard Jr.
The USS New Jersey sailed into the Delaware River to begin three days of sea trials before recommissioning on April 6. After trials the 45,000 ton ship will sail to the Gulf of Tonkin in early fall to support bombing missions against North Vietnam with its nine 16 inch guns.
The National Assembly urged the National Guard to withdraw from around the legislative palace to allow the new president to assume duties. The guard, about 4,000 strong, said the request is under study. Delvalle has been sworn in but guards say he cannot enter the assembly hall.
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