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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
6
The U S Weather Bureau expects five day temperatures in Western Pennsylvania to run near normal through Wednesday with highs 63 to 70 and lows 45 to 50. Scattered weekend and mid week showers may yield about half an inch.
New York AP Marion Lorne aged 82 died yesterday in her apartment from a heart attack She gained TV prominence as Aunt Clara on Bewitched and had a long stage and film career She first appeared on stage in 1906 and rose to TV fame in 1952 on Mr Peepers before later roles on Gary Moore Show
The House backed a bill to create four long weekends by moving Washingtons Birthday Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Monday dates and adding Columbus Day on a Monday. The measure, 218 to 151, would take effect June 1 1971 pending Senate action, with states expected to comply.
Observers note many senators up for re election opposed the measure as all House seats go to vote this year. The Poor People’s Campaign arrives in Washington amid talk of a $6 billion budget cut impacting education and social programs, with broader $10 billion and $8 billion savings targets under review.
The proposal outlines filling one fourth of vacancies by mid-1966 with an estimated 250000 jobs, permanent payroll restrictions, and a surtax through June 30, 1969. It projects total revenue of 15.6 billion from corporate tax acceleration and ongoing auto and telephone excise rates, plus an 11.6 billion surtax yield.
Erie Construction Council reports bricklayers fathers and painters unions settled with the council. Laborers Local 603 pickets halted work across remaining projects in Erie County. International Union of Operating Engineers plan a second mediation with management. Plasterers cement finishers and marble terrazzo workers still without contracts.
Davis Rudd and 13 others are in radio contact with rescuers as 24 hour shifts push a new tunnel. By midnight, 292 feet bored with 340 feet to go, at 26 feet per hour they could reach the men by about 2 pm. Ceiling stays as low as 36 inches in spots, raising crawl concerns.
A court appointed board of viewers awarded Dr Laurence W and Chardeffer 40000 for ERA takings of their offices and second story apartment at 147 West 7th. The award exceeds ERA’s offer by 6000 and follows the Feb 21 board appointment after failed price negotiations.
Lamont challenges New York State’s sale of auto registration data to private bidders arguing it violates privacy. He notes public records contain names addresses and birth dates and that selling lists enables unsolicited pitches. Courts have upheld the practice, with state officials defending the data sale as nonprivate.
The program for peace is described as reasonable logical and judicious with goals of American withdrawal from Vietnam and peaceful Vietnam unification without foreign interference. North Vietnam is thought inflexible yet potentially ready to compromise to end bombing. Some non American diplomats suggest Hanoi might stabilize troop strength in the South if the U S acts similarly.
A request is made to impanel a federal court judge or panel to decide constitutional questions arising from the case. Lamont argues the issues are significant and require authoritative interpretation before further proceedings.
U S reports 364 enemy killed around Saigon as air attacks intensify in North Vietnam. Navy jets strike fuel storage and barracks near Vinh for a second day, claiming many secondary explosions and fires. North Vietnamese jets move south of the 20th parallel for the first time, challenging the bombing boundary set by President Johnson.
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