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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1965
Page
1
Local vendors announce the reopening of Reid Street Market after renovations. Officials say improved stalls and wider aisles will welcome shoppers again starting this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony and several in store promotions.
Auction set for 78 PM in Corry New York with city intention to proceed. The notice lists auction details and participants amid district hearings and property descriptions.
Washington AP The House opens debate on a 8 billion plan to give older Americans hospital care low cost medical insurance and larger Social Security checks. The measure would affect about 20 million people and raise taxes for many workers and employers. Johnson supports the package which includes hospitalization proposals. The first vote is not expected before Thursday.
In Columbus last night a 45 member Citizens Committee endorsed two options to restore bookmobile service opposed by the Dalton Library Board. They would delegate to the April Warren County Library Board meeting or wait for the Columbus Library Association vote in November.
Senate considers President Johnson's plan to provide 13 billion dollars in federal aid to elementary and secondary schools. The bill faces floor amendments and hopes for passage by Friday as it has enjoyed broad support in the Senate Education and Labor Committee and from Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Early Bird communications satellite advances toward a 22 300 mile high stationary orbit above the Atlantic to serve as a global switchboard for the first commercial space age utility. Development by Comsat aims to begin a transatlantic telephone network in 1967 with nine days of orbital maneuvers and jet firings to reach a geostationary path.
In a three day clash south of Saigon, U S and South Vietnamese forces reported 276 Viet Cong killed or captured, with 16 government troops and 6 Americans dead. The battle, part of a broader effort around Vinh Loc, ended as air and ground units pressed Viet Cong positions. A separate report notes 309 Viet Cong killed or captured in another Mekong delta action.
City officials review a fact sheet on renewal progress prepared by city engineer David Johnson as plans move forward. Steps completed include a comprehensive master plan, a zoning ordinance, and near completion of subdivision regulations with a public hearing scheduled for April 19.
President Johnson will outline the peace track of U S policy in Vietnam in a televised address from Johns Hopkins University at 9 p m EST. The speech aims to reassure allies, respond to critics, and outline negotiation guidelines amid renewed bombing and rising global concern.
District Attorney Ed Carney told the Corry Ministerial Association that an aroused public is the most effective weapon to remove pornographic books and magazines from sale. He reviewed laws making it hard to judge materials obscene and said local ministers plan to present the issue to the public.
The YMCA Board of Directors signaled support for an outdoor municipal pool after a meeting with two City Recreation Committee representatives. Cragg and Bennett reported the Y may back construction on property behind the Y, though the club weighs a capital fund drive for a gymnasium to avoid conflicting fund-raising efforts.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy has created a trust fund for Sherpa climbing guides’ children in Nepal. The fund, believed to exceed 7500 dollars, was funded from his Life magazine article fee for his ascent of Mt. Kennedy, 13900 feet, named for his late brother.
Four Soviet MiG 19 fighters flew near 1000 feet over Berlin during West German parliamentary session. Jets buzzed tempers along air corridors. police found no hits. East Germany briefly closed the 110 mile autobahn between Berlin and West Germany for a three hour period.
The State Fish Commission billed Union City official Donald Rooney $5710 for a French Creek fish kill. Rooney, manager of the Grange League Federation fertilizer plant, is under a case abeyance as the attorney general’s office decides whether to continue prosecution for discharging industrial waste. The defense seeks to quash the indictment amid procedural claims as the case stalls awaiting state action.
London reports show Britons rushing to beat new taxes on cigarettes and liquor. People lined up at cigarette shops and bars as prices rose, with cigarettes up 76 cents per pack and liquor prices up 56 cents. Beer in pubs fell by a penny. Road taxes for private cars rose seven dollars annually to 49 dollars, and business car tax deductions were tightened.
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