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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1966
Page
6
Five day forecast shows temperatures near normal highs of 61 to 63 and lows of 42 to 44 with warmer conditions by Tuesday then cooler mid week. Scattered showers are expected Saturday and again around Tuesday averaging about half an inch on East Main street.
American and South Vietnamese forces reported scattered clashes but achieved a major breakthrough by opening an 80 mile highway from Sai gon toward three rubber plantations near the Cambodian border. A 70 vehicle convoy carried rice for 40,000 people to the plantations and returned with 2,500 tons of rubber valued at 2 million, with only minor Viet Cong harassment and no casualties.
Virginia Starke, 42, of Hollywood Florida, was wounded when two armed men burst into a gas company office and ordered her to open the register. Her dog bit one bandit, who then shot Mrs Stark as she stepped in front of the attacker to protect the dog.
Milton J. Shapp, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, charged Republicans shifted funds from farm to market and home to job roads to build costly glamor highways. He contrasted with 37 million less spent in three years and pledged to plan highways to meet state needs while promising swift workmen’s compensation claims processing.
Walter Tangeman, 75, former chairman of the board of the Cincinnati Milling Machine Co., died Wednesday in Cincinnati. The obituary notes his leadership during prior company expansion and industry contributions, reflecting on his public service and industry influence.
Cabinet members of the 1966 United Fund of the Corry Area campaign met at the Hotel Corry for a dutch heat luncheon to review progress toward the 835,500 goal and plan a final push. Richard Fuller urged full contact with contributors while Gene Bloom noted any overlooked donor can pledge at the 31 North Center street campaign HQ. The group stressed funds stay in Corry for local services and breakfasts and luncheons are dutch treat. A 7 am dutch treat breakfast at the Hotel Corry is set for next Monday.
Corry Beavers host Titusville Rockets at Howard J. Sheen Field as a pep rally boosts team spirits. A large student march from the school to downtown and back ended with songs and cheers around a bonfire.
In Qui Hoa Viet Nam a leprosy village of 900 near the China Sea remains largely spared by the fighting. Leprosy patients built 250 cottages, a chapel, hospital and shops with help from Franciscan sisters. The leprosarium, founded in 1929 by Rev. Paul Maheu, stands as a peaceful outpost amid conflict.
Nine sisters of French Vietnamese and English background staff the hospital dispensary. A Vietnamese military hospital doctor in Qui Nhon is on call any hour. American troops arrived over a year ago, their presence shaping nearby Qui Hoa and funding 15 cottages with tile plaques.
Public notes argue a gross receipts tax on major power plants would swell the wealth of one rural township while poorer neighbors lag. Proponents say state returns fund local subsidies, but critics question utilities bearing fair tax burden. Utilities already paid 226.8 million in corporate net income tax and 68.6 million in capital stock and franchise taxes last year.
Funeral services were held at noon with Rev. Walter Gilliland officiating at the First Methodist Church. Interment followed in West Lawn Cemetery, Columbus. Relatives and friends from Meadville and nearby towns attended, including the Rossey and McCain families and others from Pennsylvania towns.
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