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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1968
Page
1
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Washington AP Fortas chances for confirmation as chief justice faced new setbacks as Johnson shifted toward a Tuesday Senate showdown. Dirksen reversed, saying he would not vote to end a filibuster and was undecided on backing Fortas. ABA president Gossett said not all facts were before the committee, and Jenner might reconsider. Mansfield called Dirksen's switch pivotal, with cloture votes set for Tuesday afternoon after a lengthy filibuster.
After a chamber meeting on housing needs the Industrial Division will host John Blackson president of John Blackson and Associates of New Castle as the featured speaker at a Friday noon session in the Hotel Corry. About 20 industry and city officials will attend and hear options including hiring a fulltime staff member to handle federal paperwork for new housing development.
County wide appraisal of 90 000 properties valued at 100 percent fair market value aims for equity. Appraisals reflect individual opinions of value for tax base. Taxes hinge on fixed millage and variable assessment to determine levy and equity.
City police cited Ernest A. Simmonsen of 58 Liberty Street at 1 45 a m on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He refused an alcohol test. a new state law at midnight will allow a test to be administered over the subject’s objection and the refusal used as evidence in court. Simmonsen may become the last to refuse and avoid test consequences.
A Bear Lake soldier, Pfc Adolph Hamm Jr, has been declared missing in action in South Vietnam. The Defense Department telegram to his parents says he was last seen in a night defense position near Chu Chi with the 25th Division, in Vietnam four months. His family will be updated as reports arrive. Hamm had been in the army since last January.
Former U N ambassador George W Ball blasted Richard Nixon as Tricky Dick and labeled his running mate a fourth-rate hack politician. Republicans called Ball a Humphrey hatchet man as he resigned to join Hubert Humphrey's campaign. The war of words spread from the Senate to the UN and campaign trails. Ball condemned Nixon as cynical irresponsible and possibly unprincipled.
U S B52s dropped nearly four million pounds of bombs Friday and today on enemy positions mostly in the Cambodian frontier area near Tay Ninh and Tay Ninh Province. Ground fighting eased though forces shelled Thuong Duc near Da Nang. two Viet Nam defenders were killed and 11 wounded. Allied forces uncovered war supplies including 54 tons of rice 400 mortar shells and 20 cases of explosives. In central highlands a Duc Lap clash left seven Americans dead and nine wounded while Marines near the demilitarized zone suffered six wounded and 12 enemy killed. South Vietnam announced a nine week draft of senior high school and university professors to disrupt education while training in local militia. An Air Force jet and an Army plane were shot down but crews survived.
In Memphis court, Arthur Hanes Sr. says he may withdraw from defending James Hart Ray amid serious disagreements over defense strategy. A committee recommended contempt citations for Hanes, a private investigator, and two reporters for prejudicial coverage connected to the Ray trial. The hearing was continued to Monday as Ray faces an anticipated November 12 trial for King’s assassination.
The Corry YMCA announced it hired a new executive secretary to assume active direction around January 1. Stephen E. Welch, formerly program director at Schenectady Y, was chosen from 12 applicants with unanimous board approval. Welch, 28, married with two children, helped start a Teen Center in Burnt Hills and led Camp Scoville efforts, including a $750000 building plan. He will move to Corry after winding up in Schenectady. operations continue under current supervision until then. Driver Killed.
California ice plant shipments airlifted to Col. Furinsky at Quang Tri base in Vietnam to combat windblown sand and soil erosion. Furinsky cited its benefit for Marines and requested four boxes from donors in California. Kayser-Roth merger into Penn Central announced with Green Shoe Manufacturing acquisition planned.
Nigerian forces push a month-long final assault in the civil war while Biafran troops counterattack on multiple fronts and seize a town between Uyo and Umuahia. Reports say heavy raids by Nigerian air power and continued fighting near Ikot Ekpene Obilagu and the Aba Qwerri corridor with casualties mounting.
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