14 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1964
Page
1
A local sale listing from Wanita announces an auction of cows and farm implements. Items include milking equipment, feed, hay baling gear, a vacuum system, harrows, rollers, and miscellaneous tools. The ad lists contact numbers and the organizing trust, with dates slated for late September through November.
The City Council 5-0 approved funding and a final contract for a new municipal golf course, with a $132000 financing plan, a guaranty resolution, and authority to borrow up to $120000 plus a $12000 sinking fund. Architect Edmund Ault will design the layout, aiming to seed by September 15 and open for play in 1965.
The Corry School Board plans a two mill increase to 19 mills, boosting the 1964 65 budget to 951,729 with state aid rising to 418,879. Revenue gains include higher per teaching unit subsidies from 6,500 to 6,800 and 19,329 extra from that change, largely for teacher raises.
Corry City Council and the school board voted to exempt Samuel J. Baressi of 43 West Park Place from city and school property taxes for 1962 and 1963. The decision followed debates over whether a disability pension should count as income and was tied to a promise that no precedent would be set. Baressi’s attorney, State Senator William Lesler, stated he would not seek future exon eration as long as income stayed adequate.
Sidney Poitier becomes the first Black actor to win the Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field at the 36th Academy Awards in Santa Monica. Patricia Neal takes Best Actress for Hud. Tom Jones wins Best Picture as Melvyn Douglas and Hugh Griffith win acting honors.
A dawn aerial search by Civil Air Patrol from DuBois Washington County Airport sought Leroy MacArthur a 42 year old manager who disappeared yesterday after taking off from Clyde Field Clinton Maryland in a single engine four place Navion The CAP planes scoured rain battered air routes along the planned path with six more aircraft to join later today
General Curtis LeMay told a congressional group that the Soviet Union has narrowed the U S advantage in missiles and the United States should pursue a 100 megaton nuclear device. He cautioned against sole reliance on missiles and warned of reduced defense flexibility. The remarks occur amid McNamara Goldwater tensions on missile reliability.
The Corry Area Joint School Committee unanimously approves Spring Creek Township School District to join the Jointure for elementary and secondary levels. Spring Creek had secondary status since 1952 and now seeks elementary inclusion. Erie County Board is asked to forward the change for state approval. Jointure administration will oversee the elementary school.
Diana Kay, ex secretary and author of a book on handling bosses, offers tips on warding off advances from amorous bosses. She notes many secretaries face such situations and shares practical advice for staying professional at work.
Members of the Corry Area Joint School Committee tentatively approve a 1964 65 budget of 1 257 144 an increase of 191 282 over the prior year. Final approval rests with the 32 member Corry Area Joint School Board on May 18.
Corry, New York David Blake, 59, was arrested near Sherman and fined 500 for leaving the scene of an accident that damaged a truck trailer on Route 5 near Brocton. James Wilson, 44, of North Tonawanda, avoided Blake’s oncoming car, jackknifed his semi, causing the $25,000 damage while Blake’s car suffered only minor scrapes. The driver pleaded guilty before Justice William Harris. Governor Scranton to undergo annual physical at medical center in Harrisburg.
Maxwell D. Taylor says troops should not be used as the direct means to suppress guerrillas in South Vietnam. He told Rep. Ford under questioning at a Feb 17 House subcommittee session. McNamara warned Congress had cut military aid from 1.4 to 1 billion dollars last year and that 1 billion more is not sufficient.
Maj. Gen. Melvin J. Maas, 65, a retired Marine Corps pilot and Republican U S representative from Minnesota from 1929 to 1945 with one term absent, died yesterday. He became blind in 1951 from wounds received in Okinawa during World War II.
Hamburg based DPA apologized for an erroneous report claiming Soviet Premier Khrushchev had died. Tass confirmed Khrushchev was alive and in talks with Gomulka and Cyrankiewicz. Staff suspensions followed as the agency investigated how the garbled Tass story circulated worldwide.
Corry's budget for instruction jumps to 728 758 from 597 145 due to seven new teachers at 41 000 each plus 42 000 in salary increases and local 100 per teacher boosts. Other costs include homebound instruction sabbatical leaves driver training and coaching contracts. A two mill tax increase was approved to cover the surge.
Reported comments from a U S official accuse Indonesia of involvement in an international blackmail campaign tied to a Malaysian led effort. The remarks were delivered during a luncheon speech outlining alleged pressures and influence operations affecting regional security.
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