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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1969
Page
1
Saigon and Hanoi plan a three day truce starting Monday to mourn Ho Chi Minh while U S and South Vietnamese forces contend with heavy attacks. The cease-fire follows the Viet Cong announcement and includes a state funeral for Ho in Hanoi on Wednesday.
Labor friction mars three big projects the Firestone plant on Shady Avenue and two shopping plazas on West Smith Street and Route 6 bypass Worth and Hatch Streets. Ironworkers at Firestone clash with dust from concrete trucks, later stoning occurred though no injuries. Union blocklayers balk at non union hires at West Smith Plaza, while bypass plaza reports trades shortages.
Police report at South Center and Main describes a 23 year old Florida man partially dressed in a phone booth. He said his wife punished him with a hairbrush during a domestic dispute and he refused to strike back. He awaited a call from his father in Florida.
VFW Post 264 Corry members will process Vietnam bonus forms for eligible local men and widows of men killed in Vietnam tomorrow. Sam Baressi leads the session with help from a battery of typists at the VFW Club on West Washington Street. Vets must bring copies of their DD-214 forms, not the originals, as they will not be returned. Processing begins at 1 p.m. and continues until all cases are handled.
The Defense Department notified Mrs. Rachel Thielges of Jamestown that Sgt. Charles Thielges died of wounds near Saigon on August 2. He was struck by fragments from an incendiary shell and died in Kishine Hospital, Japan. A son, Charles 27, was born August 24 in Jamestown WCA Hospital by cesarean to the widow. The couple had lived in Columbus. he had served three years and reenlisted for another hitch, stationed with the Fourth Battalion of the 11th Infantry Brigade at Sey Thielges See Quarters on the army post to which he would have been sent upon his return.
Senate Finance Democrats led by Sen. Fred R. Harris challenge Nixon administration plans to curb relief for low and middle income families in the tax reform bill. Treasury Secretary Kennedy defended a plan aiming at 92 million in annual relief for the lowest income brackets versus 2.7 billion in the House bill, while stressing overall benefit and removal of about 5 million from the rolls.
SCRANTON, Pa. AP. Erie Lackawanna Railroad seeks to end passenger trains 5 and 6 from Hoboken to Chicago. Mayor Walsh and four others testified before an Interstate Commerce Commission examiner citing harm to travel to northeastern Pennsylvania and tourism, especially Pocono Mountain resorts, if service is halted. Additional hearings planned in Binghamton and other cities.
President Nixon tests New Federalism by ordering a 75 percent cut in all new federal construction and urges state and local governments to match the cut. He restricts federal grants for construction unless states respond promptly, excluding highways, hospitals, and some public housing from immediate cuts. Budget figures show wages rising and housing starts dropping. overall, federal outlays will fall about $300 million in the next 10 months.
Jamestown New York teachers voted to stay home today then agreed at 4 15 this morning to return to the classroom while negotiations with the school board continue. The 450 member Jamestown Teachers Association cited 24 remaining economic and non economic issues including salaries extra pay for activities sabbatical leaves and fringe benefits. In Limestone Maine a B52 bomber crash killed four of seven crewmen with three missing as rescue teams reached the wreckage and worked through thick woods.
Leonard Agnello swerved to avoid a passing truck and crashed into a creek near Routes 19 and 97 at 5:55 a.m. He was taken to St Vincent Hospital in Erie with a severe headache. Trooper Dennis McGee said no charges are filed. Estimated car damage at 500 dollars.
Two automobile crashes in the city yesterday left two people treated for minor injuries and total damage around $2,000. Stephen Grden, 18, of R D 4 Corry, and Helen Davison, 61, of 836 East Main, collided on West Smith near Marion after Grden could not stop as Davison waited to turn. Grden’s brakes reportedly failed as he approached, with $300 damage to each car. Davison was released after treatment for neck pain. A second crash at West Smith and Mead Avenue involved a small foreign car, about $1,000 damage, with no serious injuries. Police said Glenni C. Bailey, 67, of ?
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