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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1968
Page
1
Readable bits mention furniture components and room fixtures including a table and bath references along with numbers and partial descriptors. No clear event person or organization. data appears to be a damaged listing or ad fragment.
A damaged OCR fragment notes wall lasers causing damage to wood paneling and the wall. It lists a service contact and a puzzling set of numbers and names, with unclear context and no coherent event or timeline.
In Amman the government announced it had crushed an attempted overthrow by Palestinian commandos aimed at triggering civil strife. King Hussein spoke on Amman radio pledging purification of treacherous elements as demonstrations and gunfire rocked Palestinian camps and parts of the city. The interior ministry issued a brief update saying the trouble was over for the moment, with no casualty figures released. Diplomatic sources tied the clash to arrests of leaders of guerrilla groups raiding Israel from Jordan bases.
Corry Area Jaycees and two Corry Area High School juniors will report city and neighboring area election results to the Pennsylvania Jaycees in Harrisburg. NBC will use a district sample to project outcomes as results are phoned to New York, with coverage from Concord, Wayne, Venango, Amity townships and Elgin and Wattsburg boroughs.
Saigon reports fighting across Vietnam fell to a multimonth low as U S and allied forces observed only light contacts. Communiques note at least 164 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers killed in scattered actions, with no major ground actions reported. Air and naval offensives continue across South Vietnam and neighboring Laos and Cambodia in pursuit of enemy supply lines and concentrations.
In Los Angeles unions push dental care fringe benefits for aerospace workers, raising coverage to over 7.5 million people and linking costs to hours worked. Benefits may boost support for water fluoridation as cheaper care in fluoridated areas lowers child costs in cities like San Francisco. Fire in New Castle causes 350000 in damages to a three story building and lower shops.
A National Airlines Boeing 727 with 57 aboard was hijacked to Cuba en route from New Orleans to Miami. The pilot Capt. Antone Hunter reported being forced to fly to Havana, and an FAA official confirmed the hijack by a Black National freedom fighter. The State Department was notified.
Nixon leads in 24 states with 216 electoral votes while Humphrey holds 21 states for 262 votes and Wallace 39. Twenty tossup states with 262 votes could decide the outcome as Humphrey gains in those battlegrounds.
Rescue teams battle mud and floods after weekend landslides along the Italian Alps kill more than 100, with Florence and Venice among the hardest hit. In Vercelli province 91 bodies found, 13 missing, as rivers burst banks and 2,000 troops aid relief efforts. Heavy rains force rail and road closures, while Venice reports its fourth highest water in 40 years.
Corry residents launched the Kenny Darncott Fund to aid Kenny, a hemophiliac awaiting braces after surgery. By Friday $185 had been donated toward a $500 goal, with envelopes piling up as donations arrive. Contributions can be sent to James Howard at the Marine Bank.
Washington AP reports Democrats likely to keep control of the Senate after Tuesday's elections though Republicans may gain seats. Democrats expect a net gain of two due to the Vietnam bombing halt, while GOP strategists list several target states including Alaska, Connecticut, and Wisconsin among potential pickups.
A Viet Cong delegation entered Paris led by Nguyen Thi Binh, chairman of the Women’s Liberation Association, pledging that the South Vietnamese war will continue while the United States supports the Saigon puppet regime. The group, greeted by Vietnamese and Soviet diplomats, joins expanded peace talks begun May 13 after Hanoi-Washington accord halted bombing.
Cheryl Wilson a Corry Area High School ninth grader placed a flag at the foot of the regular flag pole on the school lawn. With the usual flag not flown since the start of the year vandals cut the rope, and Samuel Baressi of the Corry Veterans Council provided the flag.
David Eisenhower, 20 year old grandson of former president, told 5000 rally attendees in Imperial California that student protesters are wrong. He praised the era and said America is the best country to live in calling this the best time to be alive.
Washington PA AP for the Biddle Brothers unwavering Republican voters since the 1880s. Rev Richard L Biddle 102 today voting 21st straight presidential election. Dr Jess T Biddle 20th. Both never missed since turning 71. absentee vs in person. Long biographies follow.
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