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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
1
Men and machines at Rog ers Structural Steel fabricated a 160 foot long 21 ton truss plus 21 similar units and 49 smaller ones. Nearly 400 man hours produced the shop assembled unit which will be reassembled on site and hoisted by giant cranes. This ranks among area’s largest trusses built by any company.
Damascus reports the Iraqi government executed ten Arabs before daybreak for spying for Israel the United States and Iran. Nine were Iraqis and one Saudi Arab, all Muslims. The group included members of three spy rings and a 70 year old lawyer spared for information.
Corry Area High School band director Ronald Rairie defends the decision not to enter the May 3 youth parade. He says the issue was personnel as the band could not function without certain key people despite advance notice and efforts to discuss marching feasibility.
Assemblyman Forest Hopkins writes in today's editorial that Gov. Shafer may place his own aims above Republican party interests. A recent survey suggests the party cannot win a Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, and Hopkins cites Shafer's actions as evidence. The column appears in print for the first time in today's Journal.
Justice Abe Fortas announced his resignation from the Supreme Court amid mounting criticism over a $20,000 Wolfson foundation fee and possible impeachment action. President Nixon accepted the resignation effective immediately, paving the way for two new justices.
Congress weighs a 40 million annually in Medicaid abuses as Senate hearings near. An AP review details false billings by a New York dentist in East Harlem, indictments against Maryland providers, questionable charges at a Sacramento area nursing home, and a New York foot specialist billing Medicaid for toenail clipping.
Statewide welfare rolls increased 7.8 percent in the first quarter of 1969, with non metropolitan counties showing the sharpest gains. Forest York Cameron Pike Monroe Lancaster Adams Armstrong and Lebanon led the percentage increases while Philadelphia added 11,594 to the city total of 170,279 on welfare in the period.
Washington lawmakers hear experts clash on whether 27 000 ton surplus of deadly war gases should be dumped in the Atlantic or disposed of by chemical neutralization. Army officials favor ocean dumping while opponents warn of catastrophe from leaks.
Ajax Iron Works announces the promotion of C Thomas Pierotti to vice president succeeding as chief engineer. He directed engineering and development of the Ajax high pressure pump line and will lead research for engines pumps and compressors. Lujo Toncic Sorini elected secretary general of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg replacing Peter Smithers who retires in September.
President Nixon proposed phased withdrawal of US and North Vietnamese troops over 12 months to end fighting. He urged international supervision and free elections in the South, with Lodge presenting the plan in Paris and Abrams noting South Vietnamese forces could soon take over fronts.
Erie County District Attorney William Pratt told graduates that ongoing training for law enforcement is vital as criminals continuously devise new schemes. He spoke at a dinner acknowledging the growing need to update knowledge amid increasingly demanding procedures.
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