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04 Aug 1964
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Corry Evening Journal in Corry, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1964
Page
1
Racial Riots Plague Jersey City Again
Racial violence erupts in Jersey City leaving two Black men shot and 16 injured as bands of youths hurled gasoline bombs bricks and bottles at police. Seven arrested on disorderly charges bringing total to 20 since Sunday. Mayor Whelan vows strong action and aids talks with civil rights leaders while police maintain order across the southern district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Nal
Thomas J. Whelan
Hudson River
New York
Jersey City Medical Center
Two Houses To Tie Into New Sewer
The north end sanitary sewer project proceeds with a 2700 dollar add on to connect two houses near North Center street and East Columbus avenue. John Gizzie of Meadville and the Pine Grove Cemetery Association own the properties, with Gizzie planning to tear down the vacant building later. Both homes will be removed from the storm sewer and connected to the new line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North End
North Center Street
Columbus Avenue
John Gizzie
Meadville
Pine Grove
Gizzle
Seek County Funds For 4 Projects Here
City Council asked Erie County to fund about 11 900 of the liquid fuels tax for four local projects. A prior plan earmarked 100 000 over four years. Corry’s council will seek funds too, arguing parity with Erie. City engineer David Johnson listed ten candidate items reduced to four, deemed nonurgent to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County
Erie
Corry
Cit Council
David Johnson
Rigamarole
Bridge collapse triggers costly damage and police report
Corry State Police listed total property damage of 54 136 due to a bridge collapse tied to a truck car crash last month. Bridge between Waterford and Mill Village set at 36 000 with replacement costs over 100 000. Police also report 117 traffic and nine criminal arrests. 26 injuries in 90 vehicle accidents. 14 740 patrol miles. 151 written warnings. 43 verbal warnings. 1 137 cars stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Waterford
Mill Village
George Martin
Martin
City May Be Stripped Of 100 Years Of Honor
City officials face questions at the council meeting about who will represent Corry in the canoe race on the Allegheny River at Oil City on August 8. Mayor Zazzneck dodges the assignment with laughter while references to honoring Corry and a local mayor’s invitation echo through the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Philip Zazzneck
Corry
Allegheny River
Oil City
Joseph Barr
Oi City
Rainfall Heavy Deluge with Light Local Damage Yesterday
Three inches of rain drenched the city from Saturday night to yesterday noon, causing minor flooding in a few basements and knocking down power lines. Continental Rubber Works operated disrupted for over six hours, while Erie reported the storm as the worst of the summer per the Weather Bureau. Utilities remained normal and the sky cleared with a return to typical summer weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kobut to lead Basilian order in Basilan switch
Very Rev. Nicholas M. Kobut departs Uniontown Pennsylvania to become head of the Order of St Basil the Great Basilian Fathers in Basilan United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Post Uniontown
Nicholas M. Kobut
Fayette County
Order of St Basil the Great
The
Basilan Fathers
Council Reopens Bids For Corry Municipal Golf Course
City council rejected all three bids for the Corry Municipal Golf Course and moved to re advertise for new bids likely to open August 17 or August 24. Low bidder Wurst Brothers offered $46,000 savings but failed to include a 10 percent bid bond, which they have since arranged. The golf commission awaits a feasibility study to finalize financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Counc
Corry Municipal
Wurst Brothers of
Golf Commission
$2,257 Bill For Legal Fee Questioned
City council approved $15,446 in bills last night. Safety director Ray Weber challenged a $2,257 legal fee for city solicitor Douglas Rozelle tied to this year’s bond issue. Rozelle cited Brown’s 1959 method using two percent of the bond total, leading to $2,257 for the current $140,000 issue despite some objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Weber
Douglas Rozelle
Weber
Roy Brown
Rozelle
Brown
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Journal
Ready To Start Welfare Work Projects In Carry
The Erie County welfare department plans four Community Work and Training Program projects for welfare recipients. Crews will clear Hare and Bear creeks and brush from White and Seneca streets. Work starts within a week at $1.50 per hour until welfare checks are reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy 15
Erie County Department of Welfare
Erie
Hare
Bear
White Street
Seneca Street
Senate Receives Bill to Create Johnstown Flood Memorial
The Senate has the House passed bill to establish a national memorial in Cambria County Pennsylvania honoring the Johnstown flood. The measure introduced by Rep John P Saylor Republican Pennsylvania also designates the Allegheny Portage Railroad in Cambria and Blair counties as a national historical site for its part in early westward movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cambria County
Johnstown
John P. Saylor
House
Cambria
Blair Counties
Four U S Warships Headed From Hong Kong Toward North Vietnam
The carrier Constellation and three other ships including Gridley Preston and Fechteler sailed from Hong Kong amid rising U S naval alert after the Maddox clash with North Vietnamese PT boats. Officials caution over whether the attack signals a broader strategy as Johnson orders to destroy attacking forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
U.S
Constellation
Gridley
Preston
Fechteler
Gulf of Tonkin
Navy
Stnday
Maddox
U.S.S. Ticonderoga
U.S. Defense
State Department
North
Viet Nam
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Hamel
Crash on Route 6 injures four near Corry in rainy conditions
Four people were injured in a two car crash on Route 6 three miles west of Corry at 7 am. James Guth 17 was hospitalized in Erie in critical condition with a head injury. Mrs. Charles Puckly 20 remained fair, Judy Guth 14 was in poor condition and Richard Griffith was satisfactory. The Puckly auto collided with a compact foreign car driven by Griffith after skidding on a wet curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
James Guth
Charles Puckly
R. D
Judy Guth
Richard Griffith
Walter Krupa
Corry -State
Puckly
Griffith
Guth
Krupa
New York City
Judy
New Jersey
Comedian Jack Kirkwood Dies in Las Vegas
Comedian Jack Kirkwood died Sunday in Las Vegas at age 54 after an apparent heart attack. Kirkwood had appeared on television with Jack Benny Bob Hope Al Jolson Red Skelton and Meredith Willson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Jack Kirkwood
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
al Jolson
Red Skelton
Meredith Wilson
Congress OKs Military Pay Raise and Civil Service Bump
Congress approved a 207 million military pay hike and a 6 million civil service and postal workers raise with President Johnson expected to sign. The measures raise armed forces pay retroactive to July 1 for all but Congress members and top officials, while lawmakers act on the civil pay bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
Ries
House Armed Services Committee
Corry Kin Victims Die In Two Car Crash
Two visiting cousins from North Carolina, Mrs. Cora M. Smith and Mrs. Lulu Upehureb, died in a head on collision at Buller. A teen driver Glenda Dunkle had minor injuries while two passengers James Wagner and Myra Ackerson, both 17, were killed. The cousins were relatives of Harry Lamona of Clinton Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buller
Cora M. Smith
Lulu Upehureb
North Carolina
Harry Lamona
Clinton Street
Spring Creek
Butler County
Smith
Glenda Dunkle
Miss Dunkle
James Wagner
Myra Ackerson
Prospect. Pa
$150 000 Suit Filed Against Vets Hospital
Buffalo lawyer Emily T. Olszowka administrator of the estate of Joseph J. Buryta filed a $150000 negligence suit in Federal Court alleging death at Buffalo Veterans Hospital on October 7 1963 following a nail insertion on August 18 1962 for an unjoined fracture. The report also notes rising auto accident deaths in early 1964 compared with 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Buffalo Veterans Hospital
Emily T. Olszowka
Tonawanda
Joseph J. Buryta
Buryta
City expands car impound rules to private property
City Council moves to enforce a new state law allowing impounding of cars abandoned on private property. The first case involved a Morton car stored at Wiggers Garage after six months on John Gizzie’s Meadville property, prompting action to acquire title if unclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggers
Lawrendée Morton
Phoenix Hotel
John Gizzie
Meadville
East Columbus Avenue
Morton
Gizzie
Wiggers’ Garage
Ivan Bennink
Racial rioting resurges in Jersey City prompt police injuries
National briefing reports racial clashes in Jersey City with missiles hurled at police, several officers wounded and two Negro youths shot as tensions flare amid ongoing civil unrest.
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Judith Hirsch
Robert
Riverdale
Hirseh
Beverly Fazio
Matawan
N. J
Charles
Council
Carry
N. Viet Nam
Department
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Capitol Hill
Rusk
Vets Hospital
Cavein Swallows
Blyvoorultzicht
Carleton
South Africa
Johannes Oos
Thuizen
News Digest
National
N.J
Surveyor
Everett M. Dirksen
Roger Hilsman
ABC
John Seals
Rhodesia
Lumpa
Secident
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