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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1967
Page
1
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Shots fired from a passing truck wounded a picket during a seven state steel trucker strike. Dale M. Younkin, 87, of Somerset, Pa., hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The walkout, led by independent owner drivers allied with the Teamsters, spread from Gary Ind to Pittsburgh Chicago Detroit Buffalo Wheeling and parts of Ohio. Negotiations stalled as drivers demand higher hauling percentages and better fringe benefits.
The House, by one vote, tentatively approves a 40 million increase in funds for state health programs and rat extermination. If sustained, the measure would add 20 million this year and 20 million next year, aiming mainly at rat control amid broader health funding.
Beulah slammed the Texas coast bringing 160 mph winds and a calm eye that moved inland toward Corpus Christi. Reports say 30,000 Texans sought shelter and evacuated, with towns like Valle Hermoso Mexico nearly wiped out and no immediate deaths. Tornadoes were feared within 80 miles of the coastline as Beulah weakened inland.
Patrolman Richard Galaska chased James Whitted after stopping him for malfunctioning lights. Whitted crashed into a bridge railing and was captured, while James Huffman a 40 year old Eastlake Pennsylvania Railroad conductor died at St Luke's Hospital about four hours after the shooting. Huffman worked in the Kinsman yards when shot, and the officer said he did not know he had struck Huffman until neighbors informed him.
A federal judge in New York ruled the Pan American clerks strike illegal while a Honolulu judge ordered strikers back to work. Flights ran on schedule as unions in other regions varied in response. Police investigated two burglaries at the Polish Club and First Baptist Church with thefts, entry methods, and a possible stolen car trail noted. Brig. Gen. Raymond J. Stecker, a World War II fighter leader and West Point football star, died aged 57.
Marine defenses at Con Thien and Gio Linh endure relentless bombardment. B52s and eight-engine B28s drop hundreds of thousands of pounds of explosives while Marine jets fly missions in support. Over 100 Marines wounded, one killed as artillery from Soviet and local positions hits entrenched posts. Aircraft losses limited by weather and carrier inability to launch.
A jury acquitted Charles LaRocca, co-owner of the Hotel Corry, of involuntary manslaughter in the October 16 crash that killed Richard Lewkowicz of Erie on Route 89 in Greenfield Township. The 12 jurors deliberated about an hour after judge James B. Dwyer’s instructions. Trial began Friday and recessed over the weekend.
Eight members of the Jess Huff Jr. family and neighbors ride together most evenings on the Corry Spring Creek road, enjoying health and neighborly sightseers. The group includes the McCray family and children aged 7 to 14, with plans to expand as more bicycles join.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A candidate for sheriff runs on abolishing the office. David Johnson 41 field representative for the Bay Area Urban League says he would be the last sheriff of San Francisco and would hand county jails over to the state Department of Corrections.
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved Slaughnhaupt Realty Co. of Niles Ohio to rezone land at East Columbus Avenue and Sciota Street for a shopping mall. It is the second approval in under two weeks, with Dor ris Realty Co. of Erie also cleared for a Route 6 bypass plot. Both now await final clearance as the race to sign lessors tightens.
Leonard Woodcock, vice president of the United Auto Workers, accuses General Motors of maximizing output while Ford remains idle due to the strike. GM denies the charge as Ford workers begin receiving strike benefits from the union fund, which totals about 67 million dollars and is expected to drain around 4 million weekly.
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