28 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1964
Page
1
A mixed listing of farm machinery and supplies was announced for auction at a Randolph location. Items include tractors, trucks, plows, grain equipment, tanks, air compressor, conveyors, muddlers, and miscellaneous tools. The notice references multiple brands and model notes with quantities and descriptions.
Jack Ruby may avoid the electric chair if a jury finds him insane in a Texas sanity trial requested by his sister Eva Grant. Judge Joe B. Brown will empanel a jury at the first suitable date, after Ruby’s defense argued his condition worsened since his March conviction.
A one week old boy William Paul Taylor in Winnipeg General Hospital survived after four fetal transfusions and three after birth due to Rh blood type conflict between parents Melvin and Mrs. Taylor of Druid Saskatchewan. The procedure, believed first in Canada, involved injecting blood through the mother's abdomen into the baby. The Taylors have other children, with Mrs Taylor previously delivering healthy in 1958 and two later stillborn.
A local boy tried to sell a stolen black onyx ring to a jeweler and sparked a police roundup. Police traced the ring through a chain of youths, identifying eight boys aged 10 to 13, with links from Concord School to Corry Area High School and St. Edward's School. The investigation also uncovered yo yos and squirt guns taken from nearby shops. Parents of all involved boys are to report to Police Chief Harley Drake with their sons.
Morning totals show 316 voters at six polling places with Republicans 258 and Democrats 58. Tally by ward lists GOP leads in each district, with small Dem counts, and polls set to stay open until 9 p.m.
Speculation in Paris suggests France may adjust its UN funding stance after years of declining to pay its Congo region expenses. Officials weigh options with the United Nations as tensions over Congo relief and international obligations surface.
Rain dampened Pennsylvania voters across major cities including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Gov. Scranton urged write-in support with a favorite son ploy while Senator Barry Goldwater backers sought delegates. Turnout remained light despite some local races drawing interest in Uniontown and other communities.
The Willow Council PA Farmers Association opposes further federal land purchases for recreation and open space. They cite bills to acquire 600000 more acres, 2470 miles of parkway rights of way, and to double subsidies, arguing Uncle Sam already holds vast land totaling about 770.8 million acres plus 234 million acres of nonurban recreation areas. They warn of tax losses and widespread distribution across all states. This summary reflects the readable discussion and proposed legislation.
Teamsters President James R Hoffa agrees the union should halt funding his legal bills while a fuller legal review is conducted. General counsel Edward Williams warned payments may violate federal law, as Hoffa faces trial in Chicago on charges related to $20 million in pension reserves. Vice President Harold J Gibbons confirmed Hoffa acted after a request from VP John J O Rourke and noted the decision stands pending higher authority ruling.
For nine days theologians of Protestant Jewish and Catholic faiths vigil around the Lincoln Memorial to press for civil rights bill passage. A rival Nazi demonstration led by George Lincoln Rockwell briefly clashed nearby as police moved in.
The mobile chest X-ray unit announces a May schedule starting May 4 in Erie and including May 6 in Girard and Edinboro, May 7 in Corry, and May 18 in North East. People 1 year or older may be surveyed and will be notified of results in about four weeks. This will be the last visit until next fall.
Royal rumor claims 18 year old Prince Charles plans a guitar driven band at his fashionable Scottish school. Gossip columnist for the Daily Sketch notes he owns eight electric guitars and envisions organizing a band. The tale ties the heir to Queen Victoria era tradition with modern entertainment.
Sparta post office will limit Saturday window service to 8 am to 12 noon and will not accept money orders on Saturdays. Postmaster Mrs Jare McDonnell states the changes, ordered by the Postmaster General as part of the Johnson economy program, take effect May 4.
Corry voters faced a shifting voting site as machines were moved from Heberlein Motors to the J and G Hammonds Garage on West Irving Street for today’s primaries. Charles Graham said the March 13 announcement had placed polling at Heberlein’s, but last November the Stormes Garage was used. An investigation is underway to locate the source of the confusion.
The Corry YMCA board approved adding a health room with a sauna steam unit and related facilities in the basement at an estimated cost near 12000 dollars. A plan to sell 100 dollar charter memberships to about 120 people is under consideration to finance the project, following visits to similar facilities in Erie and Oil City. The health room will serve both men and women with separate schedules and features a work-out room, massage room, sauna, relaxation area, showers, toilets and a sun room with UV lamps.
A middle aged woman dressed as a nurse abducted a day old baby from Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. The suspect reportedly visited the mother in the maternity ward, lifted the infant during breastfeeding, and fled, prompting a citywide alert and room to room searches. Police and FBI observers were on scene as investigators pursue leads.
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