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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1971
Page
10
The Corry Choral Society will hold a 9 p.m. rehearsal tonight at St Pauls Litheran Church with new members welcome. Local life reports include a Centerville youth in satisfactory condition after a manure spreader incident near home.
James D. Evers born May 10 1920 Owensberg Ind and wife Marie died in a Sunday night light plane crash near Buffalo N Y. Evers served in US Air Force 1942 1945 and held engineering posts at Hamilton Standard Aero Flow Dynamics and General Electric. Survived by mother Lydia, daughter Janis Dodd, two sons, two sisters, a brother, and Mrs Evers’ relatives. Funeral services at Columbus Community Church Thursday 11 a.m. with Rev Burr Lounsbury and Rev Walter Thomas. burial Westlawn Cemetery. Burial at Westlawn Cemetery in Columbus.
The article notes weather conditions may have caused a pilot named Evers to veer northward. Frank Luci¢, Corry airport operator and former instructor, suggests Evers might have suspected low fuel and steered toward Buffalo from Dunkirk to refuel. A full obituary appears on page 10 of today’s Journal.
The visit of Kosygin with Trudeau prompted planned Jewish and East European demonstrations over emigration policies at the National Arts Center and around Parliament. A Hungarian refugee seized Kosygin’s coat, prompting tighter security as Trudeau expressed embarrassment rather than anger. Rabbi Meir Kahane, linked to the Jewish Defense League, was among those affected by the crackdown as Air Canada reported developments.
Washington AP President Nixon proposes an employer funded health insurance system as the opening item in congressional hearings on national health protection. The plan requires employers to cover 65 percent of premiums rising to 75 percent, with government aid for the poor and unemployed.
Richmond AP report says the world premier of Sidney Poitier’s Buck and the Preacher lacked the film due to delays. Poitier, coproducer and trustee of Virginia Union University, will instead present The Organization, a sequel to In the Heat of the Night, to raise funds for the union chapel restoration damaged by a fire.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. James Evers lie at Bracken Funeral Home with visiting hours Wednesday. Services set for Thursday at Columbus Community Church at 11 a.m. Burial in Westlawn Cemetery. Clayton E. Miller’s body rests at H. Richard Hays Funeral Home Spartansburg with calls Tuesday and services Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Spartansburg.
Charleston officials move to revoke Perry's Nursing Home license after maggots were found under a cast on an 86 year old Mingo County woman's leg. Health director Dr. N H Dyer approved action. Kanawha County director Dr. Page Seekford cites poor sanitation and welfare care concerns. Woman's name withheld, patient had been at the home for weeks before hospitalization.
Pittsburgh controlled the game against the Orioles in Baltimore and sparked a jubilant celebration that spilled into unruly crowds. Hospital spokesmen said 126 minor injuries and one serious case required hospitalization from downtown festivities. Police reported 98 arrests as cheering crowds roamed the streets.
Washington reports faint signs of a turnaround but the 1971 economy remains slack. Federal Reserve data show industrial output up 0.5 percent in September after two declines, while housing starts fall from August’s peak. Consumer goods and business equipment rose. defense output dropped. steel output recovers but remains weak.
Jill Young, a senior from University City Missouri, was elected 1971 University of Missouri Homecoming queen becoming the first Black honoree in school history. She will be crowned October 30 during halftime of the Missouri Kansas State football game.
The American College of Surgeons invites about 85,000 surgeons to complete a 750 item self assessment to gauge ongoing education. Participation is voluntary, anonymous, and non graded, with results used for computer analysis and individual improvement. The program requires 10 to 20 hours and will compare results across specialties.
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