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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1968
Page
1
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Corry State Police investigated weekend crashes near Wattsburg Titusville and Centerville. Biletnikoff 29 of Wattsburg failed to yield at an intersection colliding with Glendon Lesner 18 of Erie. total damage $250. Howald Roessner 23 of Titusville lost control on Route 27 causing $1,200 damage. Edgar Canady 28 of Erie tried to pass two cars on Route 8 and collided with Ronald Baker 49 of Madison Ohio. no injuries, Cann’s car $500 damage, Baker’s $1,000.
Washington reports that with nearly 10 million more residents added in 1967 the total U S fluoridated water users reach about 82 million. Dr Viron L Diefenbach notes fluoridation can cut dental decay in children by up to two thirds and may become universal. 7.9 million people in 4 827 communities receive water with one part fluoride per million. An additional 10 million drink water with natural fluoride levels believed to inhibit decay.
In Moscow the Tass news agency said unmanned Soyuz 2 landed today after three days in space. Cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy remains in orbit in Soyuz 3 after two days of tandem flight. Tass reported the two ships did not link up and noted Soyuz 2 completed its descent and landed by parachute. Beregovoy’s 33rd orbit continued with all systems normal as scientists discuss docking tech for future space platforms.
Four weekend crashes caused total damage of 1365 dollars though no injuries were reported by city police. At Mead avenue and Serrin Auto Paris front, Sidney Lewis 27 and James Clark 75 collided causing 400 and 300 dollars in damage respectively. A late Saturday crash at East Columbus avenue and Wayne street totaled 500 dollars and one driver fled the scene, officers said.
A 19-year-old Corry man and two 19-year-old women were admitted in serious condition after a one car crash near Bemus Point at 1 15 am. Carl Hillatrom 41 East Smith Street Jamestown treated for severe cuts and a head injury Dorothy Skinner head cuts possible arm fracture Ann Cusimano possible leg fracture Lt John R Bentley Hal l Chautauqua County sheriff's office said Skinner car veered off Route 17 and hit a tree All three listed in satisfactory condition this afternoon Blide Bridges 54 of Philadelphia killed in a crash in which driver Loretta Clayton 32 also of Philadelphia injured
President Johnson launches a busy campaign to elect Hubert Humphrey with Edmund Muskie. He vows to do everything possible to back the Dem ticket, stumps in New York West Virginia and Kentucky, taunts Nixon, and calls for a straight Democratic vote.
South Vietnamese infantry smashed a North Vietnamese Dong Nai Regiment unit near Saigon, killing 2 and capturing 13, with 21 weapons seized and two stockpiles found. Six VN soldiers died and 20 were wounded as U.S. and allied forces reported heavy actions around the capital, while stockpiled munitions and weapons continued to surface in the conflict. US commanders hailed a major battlefield haul and noted more than 250 North Vietnamese weapons captured in the DMZ region.
Nixon appears on television amid campaign turmoil to defend running mate Spiro Agnew against conflict of interest accusations. He labels a Times editorial as gutter politics and hints White House aides seek a Vietnam bombing halt to aid Humphrey. Nixon plans Albany and Pittsburgh rallies as Agnew campaigns in San Francisco.
Police held large London antiwar demonstrations within safety lines and repelled a small attack on the U S Embassy without nightsticks. The John F Kennedy Memorial at Runnymede suffered the only serious damage from an explosion Saturday night splitting the seven ton stone slab in two.
A 10 year old Bear Lake boy escaped serious injury when three shotgun pellets struck his left arm while a rabbit hunt. The shooter, Thomas Kuss, said he fired at a rabbit after kicking one up. No charges will be filed. The boy was treated and released.
Wallace trails in polls by about 15 percent as he heads into the last week of campaigning. He will tour border states and major eastern and midwestern cities including Hannibal Missouri Beaufort Texas Detroit Philadelphia and Chicago with running mate Curtis LeMay. A TV panel appearance is planned before Wallace returns to Montgomery for election night.
A 22 rifle gunshot struck a Cleveland woman visiting the Spartansburg area last night around 11 near Erie. She was treated at Tuunville hospital and then transferred to St Vincent for surgery and remains in guarded condition in the ICU as state police investigate.
A survey of teen shoplifting shows motivations range from dares to pranks and peer trends rather than economic need. Teens increasingly target high value items and form shoplifting clubs, risking lifelong criminal records as law enforcement warns against the lasting consequences.
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