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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1963
Page
6
Walter Ross streets department superintendent notes several curbside debris cases behind cleaning crews risking sewer blockages. Residents face trouble with a document and protests arise over street projects while officials enforce ordinances. The May day meeting and community events are also mentioned.
Clarksdale Mississippi a Molotov cocktail was thrown into a home where Rep Charles Diggs D Mich was staying none injured Diggs was on a fact finding mission into racial issues Police said the blast damaged a picture window and draperies fire crews and officers responded Diggs declined comment and arrived three days ago to study Negro vote registration near Greenwood
A garbled Los Angeles transit item questions a nighttime bus collision involving R. T. Witte and Gene T. Bass. Witte reportedly escaped physical injury but suffered psychological distress. Met Transit Authority officials are mentioned amid confusion about the incident and vehicle involved.
Christians from almost 100 sects tour Jerusalem on Good Friday amid candle lit vigils and torch lit processions. They trace Jesus steps from Mount of Olives to the Garden of Gethsemane and the cenacle, crossing the no man’s land barbed wire frontier as Israeli troops patrol the divided city. Over 10,000 visited the Old City as prayers rose from holy sites.
Gene Geiger a former free spending operator of night clubs in hotels across New York Chicago and Hollywood died penniless in Miami on Wednesday. He had built an entertainment empire before years of decline left him without means. His career featured high profile venues and luxury shows that shaped midcentury nightlife.
Washington notes a world of stalled moves and rising tensions as NATO eyes a shared nuclear force while Laos Korea and Vietnam show fragility. Diem’s regime fears U S support, Mao and Khrushchev clash calmly, and Egypt Syria Iraq push toward a United Arab Republic amid regional tremors.
The Rev Billy Graham says health problems are solved after two months in Hawaii and Minneapolis treatment for lung and gastrointestinal infections. He mentions a deep infection as the root cause and states he remains on a strict diet while recovering.
Flames ripped through the four story Hanover Shoe building in Philadelphia’s downtown business district shortly after 3 a.m. They burned for over two hours before 10 firefighters with 22 apparatus brought the blaze under control.
Inside the Union City plant, remodeled facilities opened January 15 featuring pranylating, drying and shipping upgrades. New Ferti-Flow system replaces powdered mixing gear, two independent packers create three shipping units, cutting production time from months to about one week. High analysis fertilizer enables lower plant food costs and reduced labor and storage charges.
The piece surveys uncertainty after Kennedy contemplates cutting foreign aid by 420 million and faces a Wheeling Steel price rise. It notes Liberal and presidential politics in Canada and the timing of labor and inflation risks, with Rockefeller courting cuts while Diefenbaker delays.
A group of senators toured WWII fronts but faced opposition from Sen. Strom Thurmond who urged using secret data to push Nike Zeus parts. The effort failed as Armed Services Chair Sen. Richard B. Russell backed Defense Chief Robert McNamara’s stance to delay production until Nike X testing improves.
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