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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1967
Page
1
Five more Viet Cong hit and run attacks strike across South Vietnam as ground fighting resurges in a northern coastal valley. U.S. officials call the cycle unpredictable with no clear pattern while air bases, a junk base, and police and government sites suffer fire, damage, and light casualties.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of a 1961 Sunday closing law for large food stores. In a decision by Justice Michael Musmanno, the court affirmed Beaver County's ruling, with Justices Cohen and O'Brien dissenting. The ruling allows stores with under ten employees or owner-operated shops to operate while others must close Sundays.
Union City paratrooper Sgt LeRoy Fladry 21 of Kilburn Street Union City was killed in action at Hill 875 near Dak To in Vietnam. He graduated 1965 from Union City Area High School and enlisted September 9 1965 arriving in Vietnam April 27 1967. Survivors include his parents two sisters three brothers and a niece and nephews. Funeral home H L Musser Union City handling arrangements pending body arrival.
Harrisburg report says Rep. Frank Pulaski seeks to amend a Senate horse racing bill to add a fifth license for thoroughbred tracks. He argues Erie County, a major city with tourism, would benefit. current law allows four licenses and counties may lease existing harness tracks.
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota announces a 1968 bid for the Democratic nomination. He aims to rally antiwar groups and challenge President Johnson, with early steps in New Hampshire Wisconsin and Massachusetts noted as he builds organization for April and May primaries.
Signs of a tightening economy resemble last year's credit squeeze that stalled homebuilding. Officials say only a tax increase can avert further slowdown, with conditions intensifying after the Fed raised the discount rate from 4 to 4.5 percent following the British pound devaluation.
The piece reports tighter money conditions for home lending as savings and loan deposits waver and mortgage rates rise to 6.4 percent for new houses in October. It notes rising rates, reduced loan commitments, and the Federal National Mortgage Association cutting payments to sellers to conserve funds, signaling a slowing trend into January.
Allen R. McComb, a 34 year old Erie hunter crippled by polio, was located near Garland five miles southwest in a wooded area. A 75 man team using snowmobiles and foot search found him at 1 30 a.m. and returned him to Garland where his father, a doctor, later took him home.
The Theity Housing Authority will hold a regular session to review plans for 100 rental units split between low income and elderly housing. Chair William Helminteller announced the application has been forwarded to the federal housing agency. The agency’s move aims to address widespread low income housing needs.
The Corry area received about 15 inches of snow with 12 inches initially and two more by press time, delaying travel and closing schools in the county. Richard J. Refsnyder of Glen side finally received his World War I Silver Star medal after a 49 year delay, following advocacy by U.S. Rep. Richard S. RPa.
A Real Heavyweight event attracted near record numbers, with The Journal reporting the biggest turnout yet. Details describe an unusually large crowd and significant attendance figures.
Two men sentenced for October 12 attempted burglary of Lin Van Lanes near Titusville. Stephen Fahey, 22, of Erie Street Corry, gets 1 to 5 years. David Buell, 25, Union City, gets 2 to 5 years. Detainers filed in Erie, Venango and Clarion counties pending additional charges.
Three people were injured when two cars collided on the Corry Union City highway about a mile west of Corry. George O Hepler and Mrs Hepler, both bruised, and Nancy Kuhns of Wattsburg suffered various injuries and were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital. A second two car crash three miles south of Wattsburg on Route 89 left no injuries. Move to Pittsburgh plant plans would double the workforce at Weinman Pump and Supply in Southwest Pennsylvania.
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