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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1967
Page
1
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A 17 year old Erie girl was killed when her car ran out of control on Route 6 between Corry and Union City and struck a utility pole. Her mother and two sisters along with a friend were injured and treated at Union City Memorial Hospital. Patricia D. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Harry Musser. The mother Doris 40 sisters Nancy 9 Barbara 14 and friend Katherine Henneberry 16 were listed in satisfactory condition. Troopers Daley and Basile investigated the westbound crash occurring eight miles west of Corry as the car failed to negotiate a left curve. The car veered off the berm then back across the road.
Ruth Lyons and her son Robert Lyons were in a two car crash three miles south of Erie on Route 97 Saturday morning. Ruth Lyons sustained a bruised right knee and a sprained right wrist after the collision with Donna Mare Whipple. Lyons was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital and released. Police reported Whipple’s car entered Route 89 from a side road, with damages estimated at 800 dollars to Whipple’s vehicle and 350 dollars to Lyons’.
City Council meets in special session at 7 p.m. to hear a second appeal to build a 90,000 square foot shopping plaza on Route 6 east of the Corry Motor Lodge. Slangenhaupt Real Estate of Niles Ohio and William Dorris of Erie seek approval though areas are not zoned for commercial use.
AP reports no serious talks planned as 160000 UAW workers strike Ford enters day five. ISST rallies seek to lure skilled craftsmen from UAW while Ford cites 1968 model rollout to delay talks. UAW officials doubt quick settlement. ISST has tried NLRB elections without success.
Hurricane Beulah pummeled the Barahona Peninsula with winds near 125 mph, leaving 16 dead in the eastern Caribbean and 1,000 homeless in Barahona. The storm neared Haiti and the Dominican Republic, skirting Santo Domingo as it eyed eastern Cuba and Haiti on its inland path across Hispaniola.
Chester Pennsylvania failed rat tail bounty ends with 12 tails for 69 000 residents. Mayor James H Gorbey offered 10 cents per tail hoping to kill 10 000 rats for 1000 dollars. A 12 year old boy brought eight tails on day one. only one other person contributed four tails by mail. Assistant Harold A MacNeilly presided as the mayor left for Poland. A few residents suggested odd methods while others offered mock consolation, highlighting the oddity of the scheme.
The General Telephone Co offers 200 per Wattsburg share to acquire all or most of Wattsburg Telephone Corp stock. Wattsburg directors unanimously back presenting the proposal to stockholders at a special meeting on September 21. Davis C. Peck announces the plan and notes Wattsburg employees will stay with GenTel as extended area service and toll free links expand to Erie and neighboring exchanges.
Corry area residents felt the cold last night with a recorded low of 36 degrees by official observer Mrs. Richard Mountain. Reports of ice on car windshields were heard from outside the city. Kane registered 30 degrees, claiming the Icebox of Pennsylvania title, while Erie dipped to 42, a local record since 1879 when 43 froze on the same date.
James Montgomery, 50, of Philadelphia, charged with homicide in the gun death of Lawrence Butler, 35, outside a tavern yesterday. Police say the fatal bullet may have targeted Butler's brother William, 22, who had argued with Montgomery earlier.
U S Navy carrier aircraft struck Cam Pha in North Vietnam severing its coal export facilities as Marines fight 3,000 North Vietnamese near Con Thien. Reports say 141 enemy soldiers killed with 2 Marines dead and 185 wounded. Air raids toppled cranes and wrecked docks while heavy batteries and 140 mm rockets pounded positions around Hai An and district outposts. Police chief Robert Preston dies of heart attack in Kansas City motel during Oakland convention.
South Vietnam's President-elect Nguyen Van Thieu calls for U.S. troops to shoulder most heavy fighting in Vietnam while South Vietnamese forces focus on pacification of rural areas. He proposes Hanoi peace talks and a possible pause in bombing if Hanoi agrees. Thieu spoke on Meet the Press recorded in Saigon.
The Wayne Township Board of Adjustment reversed its prior decision and ruled Dale Bunnell must meet the township 15 foot property setback. About 25 residents urged a second look as Verna Foster’s abutting stake notice prompted the appeal. The August meeting at East End Hall drew residents favoring strict zoning adherence.
Saturany led a dedication ceremony for the Spartansburg Post Office with rain forcing the event indoors to the Grange Hall. The congressman spoke as the main speaker, highlighting federal support.
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