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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1968
Page
1
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Thomas Bauer 17 died in Carry Memorial Hospital at 4 55 am after his car struck a concrete bridge north of Spartansburg around 1 am. He suffered severe head injuries a broken arm and multiple lacerations. Troopers Harold Eberhardt and Marvin Johnston said Bauer was speeding northbound on Spartansburg Corry road lost control hit the abutment and was thrown from the car.
The Corry Chamber Industrial Division will meet Friday to discuss engaging John Blackson and Associates to prepare an $800 federal funds application. The firm offers to organize the housing project group and guide the FHA Section 221(d)(8) loan process under the Appalachian seed program.
AP reports new enemy shelling hits the U.S. 3rd Marine Division base at Dong Ha and nearby village as the cease-fire near the North Vietnam coast ends. Three American Marines and three South Vietnamese civilians die, with 15 U.S. personnel and nine civilians wounded. The Dong Ha attack follows shelling of Long Binh and Dong Tam bases, amid U.S. and North Vietnamese negotiations and planned raids.
The high profile bill aims to ban interstate mail order sales of all guns and ammunition, but fails to secure universal registration and licensing. It supersedes the Kennedy era act and carries penalties up to five years or a $5,000 fine. Page Seven continues details and exceptions for licensed dealers and collectors.
Police report a car rear section found 12 feet from a bridge in a shallow stream while the engine lay completely detached. Bauer was hospitalized at Corry by Hays Ambulance of Spartansburg as families of seventh graders prepare for a Thursday evening parent teacher conference to discuss school issues.
Apollo 7 astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham were found floating upside down in the Atlantic after a 20 minute scare, then hoisted aboard the USS Essex 330 miles south southeast of Bermuda. They landed safely aboard the carrier and were greeted by cheers, with President Johnson and NASA officials praising the mission as a near perfect step toward a possible around the moon flight.
City Council approved a 270000 bond issue for a broad set of improvements with 198000 city commitment and 72000 for chlorination facilities at the sewage treatment plant. The Municipal Authority will reimburse the city, keeping repayment within the bond plan as projects proceed under the 1969 budget discussions.
City officials entered council chambers with eyes smarting as smoke from burning leaves hung over the city. The state again urged Cor ry to pass an anti burning ordinance, while the council weighed their options amid the smoky air.
In Pittsburgh Dorothy F Passanante returns home with her newborn son William as the Pentagon confirms her husband Pfe William J Passanante 20 was killed by enemy fire in Vietnam. The couple married last January two weeks before his induction.
The Pennsylvania Utilities Commission ruled Corry need not share the cost of moving Penn Central Railroad signals on North Center Street for street widening. The decision, announced by City Engineer David Johnson, also requires project completion by June 30, 1970, a deadline Johnson noted may be met sooner by the State Highway Department and railroad.
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