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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1967

Page

1

MeInnes Steel Company strike widens during walkout

More than 170 members of the MeInnes Steel Co. Employes Association are on strike at the East Main Street plant after a 12:30 p.m. Monday walkout. The union seeks higher base pay. management says the action breaches the contract. Negotiations were held with the employer committee noting the strike prevents proper talks. The union may seek affiliation with a labor union, with a meeting planned for 8 p.m. at Frank and Verna's in Columbus to explain developments. Negotiations are expected to resume once workers return, and a morning session with management is anticipated tomorrow.

MeInnes Steel Co East Main Street the Journal Journal Today Frank and Verna Colum

Corry Memorial Hospital fund drive shows slow gains

Corry Memorial Hospital addition fund grows slowly as pledges and cash flow in. Total pledged to date is 524,613 with 98,836 collected and 3,853 cash on hand in local banks. Amount paid out stands at 299,876 about 26 percent of total project cost. Low bids accepted for equipment. Ruslander and Sons of Buffalo bid 27,639 for fixed and movable equipment and two heated food tray carts. Laboratory bids yielded Hamilton Mig. Co. of Two Rivers with 9,676. Sterilizers and surgical lights to be installed by American Sterilizer Co. of Erie for 3,719.

Corry Memorial Hospital Sidney Elston Samuel Antrim Ruslander and Sons Buffalo N. Y Hamilton Mig. Co Two- Rivers Wis American Sterilizer Co Erie

Nurse Aide Training Program Approved at Corry Hospital

Corry Memorial Hospital gains approval from the Corry Area Joint School District for a Manpower Development and Training Act nurse aide program. Administrator Samuel Antrim says about 40 people are interested. 10 students per class with two instructors will use hospital equipment. Training lasts six to eight weeks with classes timed to peak occupancy and vacation periods. applicants will be screened by the State Employment Service and hospital staff. The program is initiated by the Department of Public Instruction and funded through the local school as a teaching effort.

Corry Memorial Hospital Corry Area Joint School Samuel Antrim State Employment Service Department of Public Instruction Antrim

Eight Contest Beauties Fall Ill Before Miss World Parade

AP reports in London that eight contestants, including Eve Englander of Sweden aged 20, fell ill on the eve of the Miss World finals. A spokesman cited gallstone trouble for Englander and stomach upsets from a virus affecting the remaining seven contestants, threatening their participation in the beauty parade.

London Liness Eve Englander Sweden

Long-Term Care Unit 42 Percent Completed at Corry Memorial

Construction of the 44 bed long term care unit at Corry Memorial Hospital is 42 percent complete and ahead of schedule in most departments. Norman Edinger, inspector on the project, outlined revised completion dates for key milestones during a regular board meeting. Edinger cited payroll totals of 39,236 and 9,785 hours worked to November 1 as supporting data for an average wage of 4.01 per hour. Also noted: popular foreign and French stars per Cine-Revue and Aurore survey with Elizabeth Taylor Rex Harrison Catherine Deneuve Alain Delon Brigitte Bardot Jean Gabin leading.

Corry Memorial Hospital Norman Edinger Board of Trustees Edinger Irom France Paris Elizabeth Taylor Rex Harrison Cine-Revue Aurore Catherine Deneuve Alain Delon Brigitte Bardot Jean Gabin

Westmoreland seeks quicker troop deployment in Vietnam

Gen. William C. Westmoreland is pressing for earlier deployment of troops already authorized but will not seek a larger U.S. commitment in Vietnam. Talks with President Johnson and top officials in Washington indicate a favorable outcome, with progress reported as optimistic and military gains said to be behind the push to reach authorized strength sooner.

Washington William C. Westmoreland U.S South Vietnam Westmoreland Johnson White House Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker Bunker Dean Rusk Defense Robert S. McNamara Earle G. Wheeler Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Helms Central Intelligence Agency Walt W. Rostow Robert Komer Saigon Viet‘nam

Mortar Attacks and Haiphong Shipyard Raid Reported

U S Navy aircraft bombed a Haiphong shipyard near the city center and near the international docks for the first time in the Vietnam war. Skyhawks from the carrier Coral Sea struck Haiphong Shipyard No 2 at noon. Ground combat in South Vietnam saw three mortar and gunfire attacks that killed 26 Americans and wounded 53, with shifts in enemy and South Vietnamese casualties. About 470,000 American troops were in Vietnam, with plans to raise to 525,000.

Saigon Haiphong U.S Coral Sea Tram Bac Pentagon South Vietnam Dak To Highlands Vietnam

Poverty Bill Passes House Cut By $460 Million

Washington AP A bipartisan vote sent an antipoverty bill through the House despite a $460 million cut from Johnson's request. The measure limits spending at $1.6 billion for the Office of Economic Opportunity, with the Senate already authorizing $2.25 billion and a compromise needed. The final tally was 283 to 129 amid a raucous session as Republicans pressed to trim funds while preserving programs.

Washington House Administration Johnson Office of Economic Opportunity Senate

CMH Eyes Collection Of Delinquent Medical Bills

Corry Memorial Hospital plans an expansion hiring up to 40 staff while stepping up efforts to collect $3,485 in delinquent medical bills. Hospital administrator Samuel Antrim said most debts are collectible, but tougher actions may follow if payments lag further.

Corry Memorial Hospital Samuel Antrim Board For Trustees

Trusty Car Missing Prompt Police Search

inspector William Garlington orders the police auto theft division to locate the unmarked car with license UJP 937. he explains the vehicle is used by trusted prisoners to reach the police garage for servicing in san diego.

San Diego Calif William Garlington Police Garlington

Steelworkers Oppose Blue Cross Rate Hike Snag

In Pittsburgh the United Steelworkers Union opposes Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania’s plan to raise rates by 15.6 percent to stave off bankruptcy. Blue Cross president William H. Ford testified at a state Insurance Commission hearing that rising hospital and medical costs left the nonprofit in dangerous financial condition. The discussion continued as Bernard Greenberg spoke on the opposing view.

Pittsburgh Blue Cross Western Pennsylvania United Steelworkers Union William H. Ford State Insurance Commission Bernard Greenberg Greenberg Peter J. Page Bethel Park Association of Mayors of the Boroughs Pennsylvania David 0. Maxwell Ford

Worries Over Viet Vet Finds Work After Public Appeal

Willie Paul Williams, a 20 year old Vietnam veteran, was discharged early to care for his incapacitated mother. After arriving home in Sept 1994 he struggled to find work until a Cincinnati Enquirer feature spurred job offers. He now faces multiple opportunities, with options from warehouse to dishwashing.

Williams The Cincinnati Enquirer

Professor claims three gunmen in JFK shooting

Josiah Thompson, a philosophy professor and critic of the Warren Report, contends in the Saturday Evening Post that four shots were fired by three gunmen from different locations. He says the first and third shots hit Kennedy, likely from the Texas School Book Depository, challenging Oswald's lone- killer conclusion without proving a conspiracy.

New Warren Report JFK New York Kennedy Josiah Thompson Warren Commission Lee Harvey Oswald Saturday Evening Post Thompson William A. Emerson Dy the Post Oswald Texas School Book Depository

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McInnes CMH Foreign Policy Association Haiphong Boat Yard Westy U. S Antenna Valley da Nang Leathernecks Opera Holl Essex Viet Vet Cincinnati Willie Paul Williams Surance Haverford College Yale University Dallas Bernard Geis Associates T Ynompson
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