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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1969
Page
1
The city opened bids for the garbage hauling contract with Superior Refuse Co. as the sole bidder. Four alternates ranged from 10 to 25 percent over current costs, far below initial estimates near 40 percent.
Joseph Patrick Kennedy died at 11:05 a.m. at the Cape Cod family compound, ending an eight year struggle with paralysis and illness. He was 81, survived by wife Rose. sons John, Robert, and others faced assassinations and tragedy in the Kennedy lineage.
Apollo 12 moonwalks by Charles Conrad Jr and Alan Bean will be broadcast live by NBC ABC and CBS starting in the pre-dawn hours with the first walk lasting about 3 1/2 hours and the second beginning after lunar orbit. The Intrepid lander carries a color camera for the descent and ascent.
William D. Hines longtime Corry Journal reporter and Harvey Firestone Sr confidant dies after a long illness in Alabama. He served as Firestone public relations chief and executive secretary and covered major events from Paris reporting for NEA and INS to the Firestone campfire meeting with Harding in 1921. Burial is set for Pine Grove Cemetery at 3:30 p.m. He was 78.
Apollo 12 astronauts Bean Conrad and Gordon view the moon from 70 miles up describing the black sky and cratered surface as they prepare to separate the landing craft Intrepid from Yankee Clipper at 11:16 p.m. for a 400 foot precision touchdown in the Ocean of Storms.
Erie County commissioners approved a resolution backing a permanent pool and recreation area at Union City dam and allocated 176000 in Project 70 funds. Funds were redirected from Harborcreek Six Mile Creek project, with plan for Army Corps of Engineers to build facilities and county to repay over 50 years. Recreation fees could yield 110000 yearly, but net county cost is estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 yearly, avoiding tax increases.
City Engineer David Johnson told the council front-foot assessments for streets widened or curbed this year will range from 1.60 to 4.07 dollars. Final figures will be teed up at the December 1 meeting and notices mailed afterward.
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