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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1967
Page
4
The Elmview Dairy Store will be closed all day Wednesday due to the death of Mrs. Carleton Curtis. A rustic restaurant advertises a new-old country store offering eat and browse along Route 6 east of Corry.
In Washington, a deadlock blocks the 1967 foreign aid authorization bill as Senate conferees resist proposed cuts on U.S. military sales and grants to underdeveloped nations. The House, backed by the administration, seeks compromise. A Monday conference session ended after an hour with no acceptable agreement. Chairman J. W. Fulbright signaled a preference to forego aid legislation this year rather than accept ongoing, divergent provisions.
Emergency contact numbers for Corry Memorial Hospital and local ambulance services are listed, followed by admissions and discharges of residents from Corry and nearby towns. The text also notes military aid discussions with Fulbright and Senate conferees arguing arms sales sustain underdeveloped nations by funding unnecessary equipment.
A cool front spawned tornadoes from Louisiana to Florida injuring 40 in Pensacola. One or more tornados hit an elementary school party injuring none inside. Mobile saw seven inches of rain with storms causing store damage and windows to break. Alabama coast beach houses were damaged. In other news, Pennsylvania led the nation in highway contracts in August with $64.9 million.
Girl Scouts and Brownies led the week’s first library visit promoting the Take Off With Books observance. Mrs. Thompson asks parents and children to visit the library as the program launches.
In London the Queen spoke from the Throne to the House of Lords announcing Labour plans to reduce Lords powers and end hereditary membership. The speech, authored by Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government, signaled constitutional changes to modernize the upper chamber and leave details on election or appointment to future consultations.
In Philadelphia Fern Rock a car plowed into Nero's Book Shop, killing 18 year old Louisa Policelli, a Germantown Hospital student nurse, and injuring six others. Witnesses and a 60 year old man collapsed and died of a heart attack. Driver Ruth Gross, 39, of Wyncote, was uninjured. cashier Rose Kleinberg pinned by the counter. Also reports burglaries and cattle rustling in Tabiona, Utah.
Rates listed for second class mail in Corry Pennsylvania at 1900 and 1300 dollars per year in advance within restricted territory. Carrier price ten cents per copy and sixty cents per week. Advertising rates available on request. Display ads due ready by 9 am prior publication date.
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