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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
3
Union City officials again debate the decaying Union City Hotel. Councilmen and the building inspector fear a sidewalk or the adjacent parking lot may be roped off to protect pedestrians. The borough may seek insurance input while Erie County court weighs orders to repair or demolish.
Erie police arrested four juveniles and two adults in a westside gang raid, charging 49 crimes including arson armed robbery burglary and auto theft. Adults Booker T. Cameron 26 and Albert Earl McCallum 18 face two armed robbery counts. bond set at 500 for a deadly weapon charge and 2 000 bail for the others. Juveniles handed to local authorities after questioning. youngest member 15 charged with armed stick ups including a October 5 robbery at DiMichael's Pizza Shop.
John V. Edwards, GOP challenger in Pennsylvania's 24th District, was in an auto crash near Union City last weekend. His car hit a bridge abutment three miles west, leaving a severe gash above the right eye that required 31 stitches. He has resumed campaigning.
Albert Graimaldi 35 of Springfield Mass rested in a field after bow hunting. A rescue team and state police arrived, seeing an arrow stuck in his back though he had placed the arrow in ground for safety. An elderly couple witnessed the scene. Cyclist Killed in Pennsylvania Crash near Annandale leaves 17 year old Robert C. Henry of Branchton as victim.
Rockefeller praised the audience while Johnson spoke of veterans of political wars and joked about Indians surrounding him. Johnson teased Humphrey seeking an archbishop miracle, then commented on Nixon hoping for a resurrection as he faced political peril during the night.
Twenty four area youths from church groups plan a November 2 rally at Corry Area High School gym at 8 p.m. The program Action Unlimited is for grades seven through college and sponsored with Laymen's New Life Crusade. Jim Ray Smith, retired Dallas pro football player, will speak. Tickets cost 50 cents via the cooperating churches. A planning meeting is set for Sunday at Terry Tressler’s Columbus home.
The article notes Nixon in Kansas City Humphrey in St Louis and Wallace in Los Angeles stating the U S position on Vietnam remains unchanged. Humphrey warns the topic is very sensitive and that further comments would add to existing confusion. Washington reports diplomacy centers on assurances from Communists and advancing Paris peace talks to a second phase for war settlement talks.
A remark suggests a political figure is so assured that he plans to rename the capital Washington D.C. to Resurrecion City. The statement frames the idea as a bold, almost whimsical gesture reflecting his confidence.
Philadelphia leaders fault the Board of Education for racial tensions in city schools. Mayor Tate and City Council President D Ortona call for board leadership, meet Dilworth, and consider reshaping the board. A sit-in at Olney High and threats of board removals accompany ongoing protests as a Bok Vocational High student majority concerns persist. A car-jack crash in Bedminster Township claims Ross, 29.
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