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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1969
Page
4
Astronauts aboard navigate 20,000 mph toward the moon as Snoopy gear comes into view. Gene Cernan describes space as unbelievably three dimensional and the Earth as the blackest black against cloud swirls, continents, and oceans.
Multiple admissions and discharges listed for children and adults with names and partial addresses including Christine Thompson Kraig Capela Mise Kowalski Christopher and John Fenton. The fragmentary text also contains a stray aviation quote about smog in Los Angeles and Alaska being obscured by clouds.
A string of three crashes near Centerville, Waitsberg, and Bear Lake left nine people injured. Barbara and Edna Wadding were among those hurt in Route 8 collisions, while David Dickens and Joseph Connelly faced charges after a turtle sighting slows traffic and a rear crash. Three Bear Lake youths were treated and released after their car hit a tree, with Higby charged for speeding.
Ground controllers report Apollo 10 shows propellant use close to forecasts while astronauts note thruster firings cause periodic vibrations. Crew awaits closer lunar approach after 251,307 miles and a string of perfected experiments from America’s early space flights beginning with Shepard’s 1961 milestone.
A Dallas ceremony witnessed Sue Ann Kohler and Bryce Lank exchange vows in a 2000 foot jump. Peace Joe B. Brown Jr. officiated as the couple then descended by parachute. The bride wore a light blue voile dress with white lace trim, a jump suit, and new jump boots.
In a letter to the governor, Depuy urged a plan to require all revenue agents to pass competency tests and requalify through open competitive exams. Shafer accepted the recommendation, awaiting routine approval by the state executive board, but the governor called the idea unfeasible at the moment. The plan would raise standards and pay, with incumbents needing to qualify to stay.
A Columbus teenage couple faced no plea in Municipal Court on charges of failing to report their 3 month old baby's death to the coroner. Both held on 10000 bond. Homicide detectives found the infant's body in a tire well of a Suralth car after a relative reported the child missing. The couple had registered at an Erie motel, stayed overnight, and the next morning learned the baby was dead.
Friends may call at the Union City funeral home 7 to 9 pm today and 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm tomorrow. The service is Wednesday at 2 pm with interment in Loomis Cemetery.
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