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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1967
Page
1
A fragmentary notice indicates a public listing related to real estate or rental space at a location referenced by I74. Details are unclear but suggest a commercial property sale or lease governed by local standards. Parties, dates, and exact terms are not readable in the surviving text.
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers strike against Ford Motor Co has begun to ripple through the economy with layoffs at allied industries. About 160,000 Ford workers in 25 states walked off at midnight as the contract expired. Some suppliers report no immediate impact but fear prolonged action. Budd Co laid off 1,000 of 5,000 at a Philadelphia plant while Dana Corp reduced 600 jobs at frame plants near Detroit. Another 1,000 jobs were at risk at two Raybestos Manhattan plants.
Corry Area High School will offer adult education with an evening registration session on September 26 at 7 p m in the high school auditorium. Superintendent Ray Elsen cited industrial demand and personal growth as reasons, outlining courses such as typing, bookkeeping, English, public speaking, pottery making, shop math, machine shop, drafting, blueprint reading, and mathematics starting in early October. Minimum $10 fee, higher for additional courses.
An explosion at Michael colliery in EAST WEMYss on the Firth of Forth killed seven or eight miners, injured about 50, trapped nine, with three more missing. Fire followed the blast as police and rescue crews battled to reach workers. The pit, a top British producer, runs 3,500 tons daily with two deep shafts under the estuary. cause not yet known.
Hurricane Beulah slams Martinique with at least 13 dead as it powers toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Homes destroyed and floodwaters three feet deep. winds near 100 mph with the eye sending gale winds 125 miles outward. A hurricane watch is issued for Hispaniola as warnings to follow.
The Detroit News called Romney’s “blurt and retreat habit” on Vietnam and foreign policy a disqualification for the presidency and urged Rockefeller to enter the race. Romney dismissed it as amusing while aides warned the blast could jeopardize his 1988 GOP bid. Rockefeller said he will not run but could back Romney if needed.
Pasadena scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory work against the clock to stop a helium valve leak in Surveyor 5. Aimed to soft land on the moon 221 575 miles from Earth, the craft faces potential loss of its soil testing gear and camera if the leak continues, with an orbiting fallback plan considered.
Open housing demonstrators and out-of-state contingents gathered to march into Milwaukee’s South Side as National Guard troops prepared riot control drills. Leaders predicted more than 1,500 marchers while police and sheriff’s deputies prepared for weekend actions amid costly overtime.
Commonwealth Court barred United Dairy Farmers from selling milk labeled for pets at bargain prices. The ruling, issued by Judge William W. Lippert in Harrisburg, requires the store to sell milk at the state regulated price of $1.08 per gallon, ending the 9 cent pet food sale. Ernest Hayes of Dawson said a broader fight with the Beak Control Commission lies ahead as dairy farmers keep contesting the rules.
The David Migliaccio Fund begins its drive at a Corry Beavers versus Warren Dragons game. Volunteers should report to the area behind the press box two minutes before halftime for the kickoff of the bluekrelg drive.
The Journal urges swift donations to the David Migliaccio Fund for a kidney transplant. Checks and cash are arriving at the Citizens National Bank care of James Howard, with collection boxes in local stores and at Marine Bank. Donors can mail or deliver to Marine Bank. make checks payable to the fund and avoid sending to The Journal. Committee members Ned Johnston, Mrs. George Hagger, James Howard, and William Helmintoller oversee the drive.
A Middletown man who pleaded guilty at arraignment will face a non jury trial on October 3 for the shooting death of East Donegal Township police Chief Marvin R. Foltz during a Maytown branch bank robbery attempt. Clarence A. Hatfield, 36, pleaded guilty and the court will hear full testimony to determine guilt level and penalty. Hatfield’s cousin Rance Lee Via, 20, was convicted last June of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Leon Tales, 41, of New Cumberland, awaits trial.
U S bomber raids targeted a rail yard 20 miles from the Chinese border and artillery positions in the DMZ zone as fighters dodged heavy air defenses. Communists attacked Marine outposts at Con Thien wounding 40 and ground fighting continued in northern South Vietnam with five clashes reported in Quang Ngai Province.
The FCC refused to revisit its order requiring broadcasters to provide air time for antismoking messages as a counter to cigarette ads. The decision, unanimous, says the fairness doctrine covers cigarette smoking, while HEW officials note ongoing and rising costs for public health spots. In New York the American Cancer Society says broadcasters did not give them airtime last time.
Union City young men Clair Burton, 19, and Dennis Keener, 20, were arrested by state police and railroad police for stealing five gallons of gas, two walkie talkies, and a fire extinguisher from a railroad truck used by employee R. J. Benn between July 28 and August. They pled guilty at arraignment before Justice of the Peace Floyd Marsh. Burton posted $1,000 bond and was released. Keener remained in Erie County jail awaiting Monday hearing after opting for bond in lieu of $1,000. The loot was recovered.
Roanoke Rapids Fire Department responded to a woman's residence Thursday night with 19 regular and 20 volunteer firefighters totaling 99 personnel. Fire Chief James Baggett said the loss was a bag of potato chips worth 39 cents. In Bentleyville Pa a fatal crash on Pennsylvania 71 claimed the life of 19 year old David A. Dubart. Two companions were treated and released.
An AP wire report notes Father Jamet Perrone at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Los Angeles addressing his congregation about resettling minds and guiding parishioners through spiritual matters in a difficult period.
Police in Sharon Pennsylvania report a large mostly white unidentified flying object hovering for two nights after a sewer outage blacked out 6000 homes. The object appeared around 9 p.m. both nights, moved in erratic patterns, and fragments resembling molten metal reportedly fell to the ground. Firefighters and dozens of residents also saw it.
The Idaho Falls chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America planned a festival on September 23 and ordered posters from an Ohio printer. The misprinted posters advertised a show in Pennsylvania, leading to the miscue being noticed after they went up in three city locations.
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