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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1968
Page
4
Ficcardi's Tastee Freez and Tastee Kitchen remain open for takeout orders. Call 665-7891. Sin2 Tee Hotel Cory presents nightly specials including Thursday chicken and biscuit at 2130 Bundy.
CHARLOTTE NY A city bus driver locked all passengers inside the bus and drove to the Charlotte police station after a gang of youths robbed him of 50 dollars and his pistol. Four youths were arrested and the remaining passengers were returned to their seats.
Tarentum, Pa. AP reports a massive industrial sludge plume from Butler County's American International Refinery flooded the Allegheny River, killing over 4 million fish. Water plants were warned to stop drawing from the river as sludge drifted toward Tarentum and Lock 6, with foam on the surface and fish deaths widespread.
A list shows admitted individuals including Kevin Burch Corry RD, Kathleen Smeal Corry RD3, Robin Hulings Centerville, David Graves at West Washington Street, Oliver Whitney Clymer, Paul Chelton Corry RD1, and Mrs Ronald Hennigh with son Steven Wayne Spartansburg. Discharged include Mrs Roy Bewley and family with funeral notices for Robert F Whitling of Brandon Cemetery Cranberry and memorials for Blanche Bewley Spartansburg. Cream puff time at Connie's.
A Swedish Institute for Opinion Polls finds 28 percent would back Nixon for US president, with 24 percent backing Humphrey. The survey, conducted with European partners, shows Nixon leading in Sweden and Britain and West Germany, though Italy prefers Humphrey by 15 percent. The Netherlands tilts Humphrey by 24 percent, while France leans Humphrey by 1 percent.
A top mediator urged binding arbitration to settle the New York City teachers strike and restore classes for about one million pupils while ensuring polling places for next week's elections. The call came as talks among city and union leaders yielded no progress and the school system remained paralyzed after weeks of action.
Services for Garrett W. Bensink of Clymer were held at Spitzer Funeral Home at 3 p.m. officiated by Rev. Russell Esveld and Rev. Kelvin Kronemeyer with burial in Holland Cemetery. Bearers were Loren Upterman, David McClimans, Arthur Wallace, Donald Lockenhouse, Raymond Willey, and David Kolstee. Attendees came from Union City, Corry, Little Hope, North East, Erie, Sherman, Panama and Jamestown.
The Health Department could not confirm drinking water safety from the river but warned it would taste and smell bad. Shortas noted pollution likely contains sulphuric acid that could corrode water works machinery. A Health Department spokesman said no decision had been made on action against American International Refinery.
In Hochester Minnesota Robert A Arens 23 Austin kidney patient died in St Marys Hospital after disconnecting the dialysis machine used to cleanse his blood. He was a sheet metal worker married with two children and had a transplanted kidney from surgery last spring. He died Saturday in his hospital room following the act.
Philadelphia and across the city the district attorney’s office apologized for asking a judge to revoke bail for murder suspects with prior records. Judge McDevitt criticized the move as highly irresponsible after 8-year-old William Moore’s release on $2,500 bail in the fatal stabbing of Jesse Ligon. Dist. Atty. Sprague defended the bail setting as proper and based on the DAs office recommendation. Specter had signaled bail revocation or faster trials for murder suspects following a parolee’s killing of a patrolman.
Medford Daily Byvening Mercury endorsed both Hubert H. Humphrey and Richard M. Nixon in separate editorials after co publishers could not resolve differences. William R. Gilman praised Nixon for problem solving and positive thinking while Editor David Brickman urged voting for Humphrey to advance peace internal security and the American way. A separate report from Istanbul notes 20 killed and 15 seriously injured in a head on collision near Izmir when a packed bus hit a wheat truck.
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