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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1967
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference city, council, contact lines and scheduling notes. It mentions a 1015 E location, weekly or quarterly phrasing, and duties related to a sister Penn project, with vague references to payment or saving actions.
The readable parts are too fragmentary to determine a person, place, event, or date. The text lacks cohesive context and concrete details to produce a factual headline or a meaningful summary.
President Johnson renews a 10 percent surcharge appeal while Congress insists on $5 billion in spending cuts. Rep. Byrnes questions whether the President truly seeks higher taxes as Mills pushes for broader economies. White House meetings stress tax increases to curb inflation amid a looming home-building slump.
Philadelphia police report a 20 year old woman Sarita Gail Bryson was stabbed on a city street while returning home from a store. She died hours later at Mercy Douglass Hospital. Her mother described begging her not to go out. The victim, white, 95 pounds with green eyes, was a former John Bartram High School student council president and worked in World Travel at the Keystone Automobile Club. The assailant was described as a Negro. extra police were deployed amid racially tense conditions.
A three state pattern of rock and gunfire against trucks escalates as National Guardsmen patrol Pennsylvania Turnpike while Michigan reports a fatal hit from a rock overpass. Frederick Beck, 40, of Wayne, killed near Flint. eight trucks hit in PA and OH. no injuries elsewhere. Possible link to seven week steel strike. governors discuss conference with truckers and Shafer to mediate.
Neighbors and space workers honor Marine Maj Clifton C Williams Jr who died when his T38 trainer crashed in pine woods near the Georgia Florida line. NASA and Navy investigators study the crash site while Williams planned burial at Arlington with full military honors.
Mrs. John Slagle reported a burglary at her Tulsa home in which the thief took four silver dollars and $1.50 in other denominations, two shirts, and a .22 caliber pistol. In exchange, the intruder reportedly left dirty underwear a black sweatshirt bearing Colorado College Bengals 69 and a ring in the bathtub.
American air units struck North Vietnamese supply routes for the fourth straight day. In Mekong Delta fighting, U S and Navy forces killed 78 guerrillas as ground actions across South Vietnam reported 209 Communist deaths. The 8 1 2 hour delta battle left 9 U S soldiers dead 22 wounded and one sailor hurt.
A Hartke claim that U S military leaders push for invading North Vietnam drew a Pentagon denial as not being considered. The Senate debated escalation with Tower urging decisive victory while Lausche and Morse pressed war criticism and support for Johnson.
The Slover children on vacation in Dallas found a sack containing $114,000 in checks from the First National Bank of Irving. Their father J W Slover, a petroleum engineer, urged them to be quiet and search for money. A messenger service had misplaced the bag. the family returned it and received a $25 reward.
A two car crash on North Center street last night at 11 30 resulted in total property damage of 900 with no injuries. Harry D Burrows 24 of 328 South Center street drove south and struck a parked vehicle owned by Patricia and Mary Pierson 328 West Washington street. Burrows said a southbound car blinded him and he pulled right. The parked car was pushed 18 feet to a utility pole while Burrows’ car slid 175 feet away. Damages were 300 to the parked car and 600 to Burrows.
A long feature explains how Ice Age glaciers shaped Erie County, creating peat deposits in Corry and surrounding areas. It notes Corry Peat Products Co and 50 acres of bog, with peat valued at 2.5 cubic yards per ton and reserves over three million cubic yards. The article describes Corry’s upland plateau, 1000 to 1900 feet above sea level, higher than the lake plain.
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