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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1969
Page
1
A left turning truck driver slams to a stop at a barricade while a school crossing guard signals a bus to enter Route 6 from the track area. In the photo a bus waits on Route 6 for traffic to clear before heading into the Dodd development area.
Columbus Township supervisors closed Spencer Road from Route 6 north to Alpha Road after word the Public Utilities Commission in Harrisburg would order traffic lights and gates at the Scotts Crossing site. The closure follows past fatalities at the crossing and involves township, highway department, and potential cost allocations.
A trucking firm suspends operations after a fatal gunfight during a union dispute at Republic Steel. Teamsters organizer John J. Gorsline, 25, was killed as seven Stony's Trucking Co. trucks entered the plant. The company will stay closed until the power struggle between Teamsters and the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers is resolved.
Two people died in separate farm accidents within ten miles in rural Crawford County yesterday. An 8 year old, Daniel L. Taylor, died when a portable grain elevator crushed him as it overturned during a mud situation. The other victim, 28 year old Mrs. Frank Urbanick, died when a tractor toppled onto her while her husband pulled it free from mud. Both deaths were ruled accidental by County Coroner Dr. Wilbur C. Thomas. A Punxsutawney man, Bathiste E. Maruca, drowned at Adrian Pond near Adrian, Pennsylvania, and three East Germans aged 19 and 20 escaped to West Berlin by swimming, suffering exposure after reaching the hospital.
AFL-CIO General Council meets in Washington to back a 13-union strike against General Electric as violence erupts on five picket lines. GE reports 280 plants open while 132,000 of 147,000 GE workers are on strike. GE offers 20 cents first year to curb inflation fears, with wage reopeners later, amid government hesitation to intervene.
South Vietnam pardoned Buddhist critic Thich Thien Minh and released 88 Viet Cong prisoners on National Day. Most freed were women from Qui Nhon and Bien Hoa camps. cash, clothing, and supplies were given. The action followed years of releases, sometimes for holidays or reciprocation. A U S military report noted 207 enemy killed and one American helicopter crewman killed near Saigon.
Washington AP The Senate Finance Committee considers raising the personal exemption from 600 to 1000 dollars to provide greater relief, offsetting costs and overlapping with House reform. Senator Gore argues the present 600-dollar exemption is inadequate amid rising living costs despite Nixon opposition. The panel advances tax relief measures and tightens limits on pension contributions and foundation stock rules.
At the American University of Beirut about 200 government supporters stormed the arts and sciences building occupied by leftist guerrilla elements. Both sides suffered injuries as rioters smashed windows and posters while riot police kept exits secured. Che Guevara imagery was torn down. In Israel, a rightward swing in elections bolstered hawks and challenged PM Golda Meir’s Labor coalition.
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