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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1967
Page
1
Classified ad details farm properties for sale near Ty Seventeen, listing a 3 bedroom house with garage, gas range, wringer washer, piano and furniture. Mentions rent, contact numbers, and sale terms with several incomplete lines and fragments. Local dates and addresses are partly obscured by OCR.
The Route 6 bridge five and a half miles west of here collapsed this morning and will not be rebuilt as a bridge. Traffic will run one lane at a time on a graded roadway while a new alignment is created using Route 89 and Wattsburg roads to bypass the site. Corry drivers were advised to use Wattsburg road to Erie and beyond.
Navy planes bombed the torpedoed tanker Torrey Canyon near Land's End to ignite remaining oil and halt leakage onto Cornwall beaches. Bombers set sections aflame as smoke rose above the wreck. a 20 mile warning zone and six mile water radius were imposed while authorities prepared further actions.
Lawrence Sperry, 26, of Worth Street, suffered a fractured skull and concussion when a front end alignment machine slipped while he worked at Lehman’s Tire Service on West Main Street. He was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital and then transferred to Hamot in Erie for plastic surgery care.
The 502 foot Iglehart carrying 12 000 tons of cement opened the navigation season in Cleveland after a 38 hour trip from Alphena Michigan. The Iglehart, flagship of the Huron cement fleet, received escort and icebreaking assistance from Coast Guard cutters Acacia Tupelo and Kaw on parts of the voyage.
Titusville six funeral directors may drop city ambulance service after a meeting announced by Chamber of Commerce Manager William Forsythe. Directors require full agreement and emphasize public welfare. Mayor Hampton supports council cooperation. Continued on Page Three.
Police Chief Frank Carnegie said a thaw uncovered a cache of stolen signs along Airport Road. Foreman Keith Plants led him to a pile including seven no trespassing signs, a curve warning, and three state directional signs for Sparta, Corry, and Spring Creek.
National Farmers Organization leader says the milk withholding campaign remains strong across 25 states with widespread picketing at dairy plants. NFC reports 2 cent per quart price increase sought by farmers. protests continued in Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota with some contract signings and minimal violence.
Union City fire officials seek the cause of a 30000 dollar blaze that damaged Meerhoff's Appliance Store interior and most merchandise. The second story office of building owner Sidney Carlburg at 43 North Main Street suffered smoke damage. Forty firefighters fought the two hour blaze, keeping it from the upstairs, with $20,000 of merchandise lost and $10,000 damage to the building.
Dist Atty Jim Garrison seeks witnesses for his Kennedy assassination probe. Warrant issued for Lilly Mae McMaines and request to issue unlawful flight order against Gordon Novel could bring the FBI into the case. Shaw and Ferrie tied to the conspiracy allegations as Oswald’s supposed co actors are recalled by Perry Russo.
American pilots struck the Haiphong outskirts and targets across North Vietnam in heavy raids, flying 107 missions as weather improved. Losses included an F4C Phantom and two ships targeted near Hon Me island, with weather permitting more all weather bombing in coming months.
In Doylestown Pennsylvania police announced they will start releasing the identities of juvenile offenders. The move signals a tougher stance on local youth crime as authorities aim to deter misconduct and inform the public.
Corry YMCA board approves a trading stamp fundraiser to buy a wrestling mat for Y wrestlers. Coach Al Vanssens says proceeds may match a prior capital drive that funded a bus.
Pickets from the National Farmers Organization demonstrated at Meadow Brook Dairy Erie Meadville Sterling Milk Erie and Carnation Milk Cambridge Springs while Corry plants stayed quiet. Negotiations for higher milk prices continued in Erie Seneca Oil City with Mong's Dairy and Purity Milk Co noting stable supply. A potential shooting report into a milk truck radiator in Clarion County remained unconfirmed.
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