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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1966
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions an auction in New York with a merchant, a sale date possibly July or August, and a location near Dona Fay. Specific names and details are unclear due to OCR damage but indicates a live auction event with rates or bids.
Sen Robert F Kennedy warns it would be a terrible mistake for the United States to transfer nuclear weapons to European allies. Other senators including Hickenlooper and Symington oppose delivering weapons and urge further study of NATO policy.
Britain proclaims a state of emergency to shield supplies amid the National Union of Seamen strike. The proclamation, signed at Buckingham Palace, authorizes ceiling prices on food and powers to commandeer transport and marshal armed forces to move ships. The action aims to prevent shortages after 600 ships were jammed in ports. In Erie County, a 16-year-old boy, Allen Kenniston, confessed he tried to kill his mother with gas before calling police, saying he did not want to harm siblings. Details show family tensions amid the boy's plan to join his father after a divorce. The Journal withholds under-18 names except where other papers publish them.
State police said 18 year old Sheila Jean Mallow of Clearville RD 1 Bedford County drowned Sunday when she stepped in a hole while wading in a stream. Three companions watched her disappear from sight in the Rays Town Branch of the Juniata River near Everett. Rescuers recovered her body about 1 1/2 hours later.
A blistering heat wave hit north India for the fifth day driving temperatures to about 115 degrees Fahrenheit and causing at least 15 fatalities as authorities warn of further heat stress.
One newsman was killed and three injured while covering the Viet Nam war weekend. Sam Castan of Look magazine died near An Khe during Operation Crazy Horse. Bob Poos of AP and two others were wounded at Da Nang after a rebel attack at a Buddhist pagoda. Castan, 30, lived in Hong Kong with his wife and infant daughter. The seven correspondent killed in Viet Nam, and Castan held the Sigma Delta Chi medal for 1964 reporting.
Corry State Police arrested Gail J. Bidwell 20 and a 17 year old on Route 6 Union City for transporting and possessing malt beer. Ten bottles were found in the car. Bidwell’s information was sent to an alderman and the juvenile was handed to Erie County juvenile authorities.
Two Corry drivers were involved in a Route 6 collision seven miles west of Youngsville yesterday afternoon. Roy Hockenberry, 72, waited to turn left when Terry Lloyd, 17, struck the rear of the Hockenberry car. Mrs. Hockenberry, 69, complained of neck and shoulder pains but was not treated. The damage was estimated at 700.
Corry Instrument Company announces a new management team expanding its structure for the first time in 20 years. New officers include Hubert S. Vaughn chairman Camden C. Ruffner president James H. Brady VP sales Carl M. Gincott VP manufacturing James E. Wells VP purchasing and R Elwin Fuller alignment. The firm employs about six people in aircraft jet engine parts manufacturing.
A rash of minor incidents over the weekend left four people treated at Corry Memorial Hospital. Melissa Keatel, 5, suffered an eyelid laceration after a small object struck her eye during a fire incident. Robert Jensen, 12, cut his left middle finger on a lagoon cart chain and was released after care. Charles Scribens, 9, fell from a pony and incurred facial lacerations and body bruises, treated and released. Rodney Fargo, 30, of Columbus, cut his left thumb with a saw and was released after treatment.
Mrs Anna Rose Unterkoefler, mother of the Most Rev Ernest Unterkoefler Roman Catholic Bishop of Charleston O, died Saturday aged 76. A solemn Requiem Mass will be sung Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Police hunt for thieves after beer disappears from H. H. Hammond Beverage Distributor on East Main Street. Entry via lifted east door and pry marks found. employee saw carloads of youths near the building. Hammond noted inventory gaps from May 18 and the latest thefts last Saturday. Lady Dorothy Macmillan dies at 65 in Sussex home after marrying former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1920.
Feldt retires from ASC Raymond division general manager post in October. John A Wentworth named regional general manager with Ross Q Bailey as local plant manager reporting to Wentworth. Roy L Reed to run ASC Merchandise Division at Raymond plant separate from regional setup under J E McQuillan and George C Sessions. Walter H Bertram stays as sales manager for Raymond division reporting to Sessions.
The Da Nang rebel headquarters capitulated, giving Premier Ky near-total control of the city after eight days of fighting. About 400 rebels surrendered with arms. U S forces extended Saigon curfew and moved to quell Buddhist protests as Viet Cong losses mounted in the central highlands.
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