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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1963
Page
4
An editorial argues the press overemphasizes boxing deaths while ignoring highway carnage. It urges sustained campaigns for road-safety reforms, noting 1962 highway deaths surpassed boxing fatalities by far and that drivers face lethal risks from reckless behavior.
A 1943 report notes Finland unlikely to alter policy, widening chances of diplomatic break with the United States. Easter services draw large crowds in Corry despite showers, while tires and baseballs enter public focus amid wartime shortages and policy shifts. New shipments and local obituaries punctuate the day’s diverse notices.
A fragmented obituaries notice from April 3 1923 mentions Tarii Sta. Details are unreadable due to OCR errors but records an obituary item with likely local names and dates.
Reporter Jim Bishop recalls two letters received this morning about films, one inviting Mrs Bishop to a London premiere after 55 Days at Peking and another from Franco's secretary offering the Madrid premiere of The Valley of the Fallen. He laments his childhood six cent cinema outings at the Monticello Theatre, contrasts past thrills with present letters, and reflects on family memory and the changing film world.
New York AP notes a rebound in factory equipment demand after years of slack. March orders reached 73.95 million dollars, up from February and higher than a year ago, with cutting tools at 48.3 million dollars the best since 1959. Foreign orders aid overall growth as firms计划 to expand and modernize. Government and consumer spending are also expected to rise.
In Cartersville Georgia a jury declined to indict Taylorsville School principal LeRoy Ferguson over a February paddling of a third grader. The boy Steve Taylor was disciplined for moving between seats and shoving peers on a school bus. The principal, Paragason aged 53, remains in his post.
The state labor department reported weekly unemployment figures showing total continued claims for the prior week at 22,501, down from 27,470 last week. Initial claims rose to 17,500, reflecting a 17.6 percent increase from the same period in 1982.
The GAO reports the Army spent about 300000 extra on repairs after parking 900 two ton trucks outdoors at Chambersburg Pa for three years from 1959 to 1962. The trucks could have been stored indoors at Mechanicsburg naval depot 50 miles away. The GAO urged posts with storage problems to seek Pentagon guidance for available indoor space.
In Venezuela and Colombia pro Castro guerrilla forces harass democratic regimes while being supplied from Havana. Castro irregulars have raided Panama, Guatemala, and Nicaragua and threaten Haiti and Santo Domingo. U.S. policy toward Cuban exile raids puzzling, with naval actions aimed at breaking resistance of the free Cubans but no blockade. The piece argues Soviets could not easily suppress uprisings, citing Cuba, Laos, and Hungary as examples of determined raiders overcoming regular forces.
Hal Boyle muses on aging and purpose with humor about gardens youth and daily life. He jokes about retirement perks and social norms, offers light quips on optimism and human quirks, and ponders whether an apple tree would best symbolize a single planet’s beauty.
The Pennsylvania Dog Law of 1921 requires any dog six months or older to be licensed by the county treasurer where kept and to wear the issued collar and tag. Local boroughs and cities may regulate dog running at large by ordinance. licensing is state law, but localities set additional rules.
A late season frost on Colorado s Western Slope wiped out most fruit crops causing losses over 6 million dollars. State agriculture commissioner Paul W Swisher said over 1 100 families rely on peach cherry and apricot income as damage from winter and a late frost last Thursday finished the crop. Robert T Shoemaker of Lancaster was named director of the state Travel Development Bureau by Commerce Secretary John K Tahor yesterday.
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