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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1966
Page
1
Pasadena AP reports all power exhausted in Surveyor 2’s battery. Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials say radar landing systems could not be operated and the tumbling craft will likely crash into the moon tonight. One of three rocket motors failed, triggering uncontrollable rotation.
Pennsylvania State Employment Service reports 20 292 handicapped workers placed state year ending June 30 1988. Corry office placed 25 in 1966. Officials urge employers to list openings and improve accessibility with ramps and rails. Free training and living transportation allowances available for eligible unemployed workers.
GM followed Ford and Chrysler by increasing 1967 auto prices with an average rise of 56 dollars for standard and new equipment. Top increases reached 89 dollars on 17 models while GM emphasized added safety items as standard. The firm denied pricing to recover wage costs or material increases and noted 1967 marks the ninth straight year of pricing at 1999 model levels adjusted for equipment.
Headquarters for the 1008 United Fund of the Corry Area campaign are set up in the Corry National Bank building at 51 North Center Street. Richard Fuller, general campaign chairman, says the office will open Monday and function as an information center and pledge hub staffed by Mrs. Jane McKnight and volunteers. Normal hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily, with possible extensions. hours posted at the HQ. phone 669 5263.
Mean It This Time Suits Sheriff Sales Begun For Back Taxes Owners of 15 local properties face suits or sheriff sales by the Corry School Board for back taxes while 35 others receive letters advising them of pending action. The $5 letters went out yesterday after a Finance Committee meeting and Board action. Attorney Frank McKnight and tax collector R Elwin Fuller organized steps to collect overdue money, with four properties checked for county ownership and others traced through mortgage holders.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk plans to sound out Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko tonight at the Waldorf Tower suite for signs of any change in Kremlin policy on Viet Nam. Analysts note Moscow may feel freer to engage the West after China’s purge. The talks mark the first high level exchange since last year’s meeting amid secrecy.
Two local gas stations reported break ins late Tuesday or early Wednesday with similar entry methods. Willis Stroup’s 235 East Main Street station lost 96 quarts of motor oil, while Ron’s Texaco on North Center Street saw a rear window forced entry and $36 in cash plus $3 to $4 in change taken. Both intruders exited via the same window used for entry. Police continue investigating both robberies.
Mrs Jacqueline Bemis of R D 3 Corry administrator of her late brother James A Ross filed a suit in Erie County court seeking 20000 damages from Douglas Mather driver of a car. The 16 year old defendant struck Ross on east Columbus avenue November 6 1965 as he rode home from work on a rainy evening. Ross had been riding a bicycle when struck. Bemis was appointed administrator on July 15 by Roger Fischer Erie County register for wills.
An explosion believed to be set off by a device built from a military antitank rocket damaged the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa. No injuries were reported as windows and sidewalks were damaged and smoke rose over a quiet East End neighborhood. Cornerstone ceremony marks $7.6 million Johnstown Pitt campus.
U S jet pilots downed two Communist MIGs over North Viet Nam in the biggest air combat day of the war, with eight dogfights reported in MIG Alley northeast of Saigon. Ground fire claimed two American planes, raising North Viet Nam losses for U S forces. In South Viet Nam, Gia Binh village fell after five days of fighting as Marines reported heavy North Vietnamese casualties and uncovered a major supply center. U S casualty totals rose with actions last week, while enemy dead and captures shifted in various counts across the conflict.
Kenilworth authorities say a promising fingerprint on a glass fragment from a French door is the best lead in the Valerie Percy murder investigation. Coast Guard divers and magnet-equipped gear searched Lake Michigan near the estate seeking a possible weapon, as Chicago police lab and state investigators await fingerprint and palmprint results within days.
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