30 Nov 1965
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1965
Page
1
Fragmented readable elements show names, places, and numbers. Some items reference Main Street addresses, dates, and local figures, but many details are garbled. The readable pieces hint at a community notice or obituary style item with multiple names and numbers.
A brief AP item notes a 10 percent budget rise tied to city real estate sales amid ongoing coverage of wartime casualties. The passage mentions a pilot’s death in a collision of two fighter bombers during operations against Viet Cong positions.
City Council approves a 1966 budget of 318 218 dollars up 10 percent from 288 175 with a new one percent real estate transfer tax and no rise in property tax. The plan includes 85 mills on property and shared income tax, plus funding to start eliminating substandard housing. Police and street staff expect about 180 dollars more annually, while officers seek raises and enhanced benefits.
A 14 year old Bear Lake boy Alvin Yoder was found exhausted but safe in Tam marack Swamp after a long night search. 15 Corry Civil Defense members and about 70 volunteers plus state police aided from Bear Lake Waterford Union City and other areas.
Two American soldiers Freed by Viet Cong report humane treatment during two years in captivity. Spec. 5 Claude E. McClure of Chattanooga and Sgt. George E. Smith of Chester, W Va, praised captors for wounds care mail and Red Cross packages. Both foresee harassment at home and say the war’s outcome not of interest to them.
An elderly Illinois couple died when their car overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near here. The victims were Cy- Tue A. Hay, 73, the driver, and his wife Clola, 75, of Darville, UL.
Viet Cong renewed heavy ground fighting after a brief lull during McNamara's inspection tour. The Enterprise left port for combat duties escorting by Bainbridge, while battles near An Khe and Phong Dinh Province caused moderate casualties among government forces.
A frightened doe wandered into a shoe store and a rear rest room during deer season. It bolted out back, then forced its way into an adjacent supermarket through an electric eye door. The animal dashed through aisles as female clerks screamed, toppled dairy products, until three hunters subdued it and released it outside.
In St Marys Elk County coroner reports two hunters died of carbon monoxide poisoning and another died of unknown causes in northern Pennsylvania. In Kane George Moon collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack while deer hunting. John Wallbaum and his son Joseph perished asphyxiated at a camp site near Emporium. Robert Osborne died after taking a hunt near Emporium. An autopsy will be performed.
New Delhi reports Chinese troops moving south along the Himalayan frontier with protests from Peking. Indian officials cite warlike activity and discuss theories on China’s motives while winter blocks mountain passes.
A man removing a tow chain on Route two miles south of Union City was struck by a car driven by Frank McClelland. Glenn Taylor, 38, of Union City, was hospitalized. Earlier, six other crashes were logged by Corry State Police, including a truck rollover near Corry and separate wrecks near Columbus and Spartanburg with injuries minimal or none.
City Council passed final readings to amend the earned income tax ordinance. The amendment authorizes the Combined Earned Income Tax Committee to contact a tax receiver and to solicit proposals or bids for the job. The change resolves past authority disputes between the School Board and City Council over appointing and contracting for the position.
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend traffic deaths reached 615 nationwide, a record for the fall period and 11 percent higher than last year’s 554. AP began counting in 1958, with the tally running from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday.
A search party combed a wild eastern Clearfield County area for Jeff Korman 10 of Bellefonte who vanished yesterday while deer hunting with his father and 15 year old brother near the Clinton County line. No details on location or search progress given.
Corry officials face a tough staff issue as safety director Ray Weber proposes changing the fire department personnel ordinance to allow drivers from Corry or nearby counties. Three finalists, Ivan Bennink, LeRoy Ladd, and R James Hazlett, passed tests, with two from outside the city. Weber will select from the trio.
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