Fragmentary OCR Note
A partial OCR fragment contains unclear wording and stray characters. No coherent event or identifiable entities are readable to summarize a concrete news item.
Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
We have 17,918,174 pages in Pennsylvania
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1966
Page
1
Johnson and GE Union Win Wage Hike of 51 Cents
President Johnson and 11 labor unions sealed a three year contract with General Electric averting a 125000 member strike. The deal adds 51 cents per hour on average and preserves local plant flow issues, with ratification expected by the IUE and other unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson and GE Union
Washington
Johnson
General Electric Co
General Electric
Justice Department
Afl-Cio
George Meany
U.S
Paul Jenning
Aflcio International Union of Electrical Workers
Jennings
James B. Carey
Labor Department
Carey
Conference Board
Electrical Workers Union
New York
Johnson signs bill creating new cabinet level transportation department
President Johnson to sign legislation establishing a new cabinet level department to coordinate air and land transportation policy. The department, with about 90,000 employees and a near six billion dollar annual budget, will start 90 days after a secretary is appointed in ceremonies in the East Room attended by Congress members, officials, and industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Keeping Ammo Dry in Monsoon South Vietnam
In South Vietnam the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Marines carried a 3 inch rocket launcher and ammo through a monsoon swollen creek. Marines navigated jungle mountains south of the demilitarized zone during sustained combat conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Sth Marines
Powell Arrest Authorized By New York Court
A New York state Supreme Court justice authorized sheriffs to arrest Rep. Adam Clayton Powell for civil contempt, but only during congressional recess. Powell faces a $164,000 libel judgment after being found criminally contemptuous for ignoring subpoenas. He could lose immunity and face up to 150 days in jail and a $1,250 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Powell
Wilfred A. Waltemade
Harlem Democrat
Esther James
James
Archbishop criticizes modern burials as escapism and excess
PHILADELPHIA AP Archbishop John J. Krol of the Philadelphia Archdiocese denounces contemporary funerals as driven by extravagance escapism and commercialization. He says undertakers exploit grieving relatives to waste money at a National Cemetery Conference in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John J. Krol
Archdiocese of
National Cemetery Conference
Corry Seeks to Join Salt Price Fix Suit Over Identical Bids
Corry may join a price fixing lawsuit against Morton Salt Co. and International Salt Co. after both firms bid identical amounts for 300 tons of road salt. Corry accepted Morton’s bid and joined a suit started by the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers. Erie plans to join as well. Identical pricing has been ongoing since 1968, with bulk orders this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Morton Salt Co
Wadsworth
Ohio
International Salt Co
Clark's Summit
Morton Salt
Erie
Morton, International
James Hanes
Institute
Hanes
Morton and
International
David Johnson
Penelec To Hold Open House At New Corry HQ
Penelec invites customers and employees to a two day open house at the Corry District Headquarters on First Avenue. The event runs Saturday October 22 from 1 to 6 30 p m with tours of a 250 000 total electric facility designed for efficiency. The building consolidates operations from 36 North Center Street and a former site, housing offices, a drafting room, vehicle bays, a 14 500 square foot single floor space, and a future Electric Living Idea Center for community meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Penelec
New Corry
First Avenue
Allen
Kuhn
North Center Street
Miller
Tne
Electric
Corry Jamestown Corporation
Corry
Slum Bill Moves Through House For City Aid Program
The House approved the 1.17 billion demonstration cities bill by 178 to 141, advancing Johnsons slum plan aimed at urban renewal. The measure would fund social and physical rehab in selected cities, push metro area planning, and reward local agencies for area plans while a Social Security boost faces revised drafts in Ways and Means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
House
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Brezhnev rejects Johnson push for Europe peace
Soviet leader Brezhnev answered President Johnson’s October appeal by saying improved East West relations hinge on halting the Vietnam War. He urged the United States to stop air raids on North Vietnam and end its aggressive war, stating the Viet Nam conflict blocks mutual relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Johnson
Europe
United States
Breshnev
Soviet Communist Party
North Viet Nam
Kremlin
Brezhnev
New York
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Tornado Strikes Belmond Iowa. Six Dead and 150 Injured
A tornado spawned by a Rocky Mountain storm system hit Belmond Iowa causing extensive destruction in four blocks of the business district and many homes to be flattened. Officials reported six deaths and 150 or more injuries with no immediate loss estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmond
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
Tear Gas Fells 7 At Negro Stage Show
Seven hospitalized after tear gas released at a Harlem Revue performance at the Mississippi State Fair. Gas caused mass exits, with crowd and cast fleeing as fumes swept the midway and tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Samaritan's Widow Receives City Pension First Under Law
EW YORK AP The city awarded an annual pension of 4420.26 to Christine Collins widow of Arthur Collins fatally stabbed while aiding two women on a subway train. The Good Samaritan measure grants survivors and helpers payments for crimes prevented or injuries sustained. Collins died October 8 1965. The alleged attacker Jose Antonio Saldana awaits murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Good Samaritan
Board of Estimate
Christine Collins
Arthur Collins
Collins
Jose Antonio Saldana
Directors to vote on suspension of ECIDC in Erie County
Erie County Industrial Development Corp directors will meet at noon next Wednesday to vote on suspending ECIDC. Formed in 1957 to promote regional industry, ECIDC covers Corry Erie Union City Waterford Albion North East Lake City Girard Fairview Wattsburg Edinboro and its onrush of development has reduced need for promotion. A six point program proposes suspension on call only funds to be placed in savings and disbursements require board approval with letters urging municipalities to continue local funding while ECIDC maintains general industry meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County Industrial Development Corp
Erie County
Corry
Erie
Union City
Waterford
Albion
North East
Lake City
Girard
Fairview
Wattsburg
Edinboro
ECIDC
S. A
Doc
Long Corry
Police Seek Thug In 36000 Payroll Robbery
U S treasury agents found 800000 in counterfeit bills in a mountain cabin south of Taft after three men appeared in court on counterfeit charges. The cabin held sheets to print an additional 500000. Robert Brown Rothey 46 civil engineer Jerry Allen Fields 30 printing press operator and Henry Leroy Houts 41 welder were arraigned before U S Commissioner William Hulsey in Bakersfield and released on 2500 bail each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
William Hulsey
Bakerafield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pol
Little Azures
Califano
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North
Demilitarized Zone
Russia
Rocky Mountain
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Frederico de Onis
University of Cambridge
England
University of
State Highway Patrol
Jack Beaman
Samuel Leinbach
Harold Hughes
Highway Patrol
U.S. 69
Beaman
Junior F. Miller
National Guard
Percys
Charles Percy
Valerie
Kenilworth
Chicago
Percy
Samaritan
Search the Corry Evening Journal Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Corry Evening Journal?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.