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17 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1964
Page
1
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A Soviet musical troupe on a Japan tour defected and sought U S asylum, an embassy source said had not been granted. Japanese police reported the group sought asylum after the plane incident.
Russia pledges aid area health officer Balks at ouster. James Harvey, Meadville district health officer, acknowledges pressure to retire early amid claims by Erie County officials of efforts to boost fish kill reports. He plans to resist and cites progress on water and sewage projects in the region.
Senate leaders weigh Goldwater trajectory as Javits calls for performance. Mrs Johnson campaigns nationwide while the nominee fights through delays. Dixmoor riot injures about 50 with 25 arrests. Nevada fires scorch 175000 acres of grazing land. Greensburg in Louisiana schedules first classroom integration amid weekend crosses. Khanh to form war cabinet as South Vietnam moves toward dictatorship. Makarios faces Soviet offer as Cypriots press for Moscow aid.
Pitts burgh authorities and hospital staff investigate the identity of a six day old baby boy found in a Park Avenue area car. The infant was in good condition and wrapped in a blanket with a note asking to take the baby to a hospital. Charles R. Merriweather of New Kensington reportedly parked the car in Pittsburgh's Homewood district and transported the child to police and then the hospital.
Philip city AP report says 17 year old Curtis Lee Davis, son of Rev Cleveland R Davis, Baptist minister, was charged after a fight on a street corner. Davis and four others were arrested in an alleged attack on Curtis Lee who suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach and remained in serious condition.
Four large northeastern Nevada range fires scorched about 170000 acres of grassland and sagebrush with 51000 acres still out of control in Boulder Creek area northwest of Elko. About 900 firefighters on scene and 150 awaiting dispatch plus 400 Indian fighters from New Mexico joined 500 locals. A Boise pilot died returning with a firefighter group and two Elko ranchers were severely burned.
Tomorrow marks kindergarten registration at Corry Area High School Room 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Superintendent Thomas Shupe says children must be 4 years 7 months by September 1 and arrive with parent birth certificates and immunization records. Morning slots go to A through M, afternoon to others starting at 1:00 p.m., with age-based class assignments and a no-withdrawal rule once enrolled unless health or other reasons justify it.
The Erie Chamber of Commerce and state federal welfare agencies say surplus dried milk found in a pig barn at Erie County Hospital is a routine part of a long standing distribution system. Hospital administrator Arthur Brueckman called the situation a storage problem with spoiled items redirected from various sources for animal use. County Commissioner William Hill led an investigation, but the matter is viewed as a tempest in a teapot by local officials.
Washington leaders seek a solution to the district reapportionment deadlock that blocks key legislation and jeopardizes adjournment before the Democratic convention. Senate moves aim to delay court orders and allow time for a constitutional amendment, with Dirksen insisting on a vote while Douglas and others resist. House friction over stripping court jurisdiction adds to the stalemate as Congress confronts a busy final stretch.
George Allman of Olean, an Erie Lackawanna Railway employee, died after a crane boom swung into westbound tracks during maintenance. A surrounding crew halted the train but the boom moved, struck Allman, knocking him into a ditch. He died at Olean General Hospital. Also noted: the death of William Hammatt Davis, former War Labor Relations Board chair.
In Dixmoor Illinois about 1000 rioters, mostly Black, fought police for hours as 200 shotgun armed officers restored order. More than 50 injured, including whites and children, with 39 hospital cases. Police used tear gas and dogs. one infant among the injured. Police chief Ogilvie ordered heavy patrols after earlier incidents and looting at a liquor store. Continued on Page Two.
The New York weekend saw noisy demonstrations over the Viet Nam war and racial issues with arrests and violence including a Times Square clash. In Louisiana Greensburg, three Negro 12th graders enroll at an all white high school under a federal desegregation order marking the state’s early school integration beyond colleges.
An Alpine bus carrying French youths from a shepherds festival plunged 230 feet into a ravine near Seez. Seventeen died and sixteen were seriously injured in Bourg St. Maurice as the driver claimed a car forced him off the road. Most victims were from Arras and the Youth and Joy group. Maestro Italo Podesta, 79, famed conductor, died in Parma after a month's illness.
CHICAGO AP. Teamsters President James R. Hoffa was given four concurrent five year prison terms for fraud in drawing from the union pension fund. He also faces a $10,000 fine. Before sentencing Judge Richard B. Austin asked Hoffa for a statement. Hoffa replied that the record speaks for itself.
J. Lorenz, 22, of Pittsburgh waives extradition after arrest in a Cleveland post office. He is charged with murder in the beating death of 86 year old Edward Campbell in a Pittsburgh rooming house on August 12. Cleveland police alerted Pittsburgh police, who requested postal authorities watch for Lorenz.
Malaysia reports a small force of 30 to 40 Indonesians landed on Malaya’s southern Johore coast with a few Malaysians. 13 Indonesians were captured after a clash. one Malaysian trooper was wounded. Razak calls it aggression and says Malaysia will inform the UN Security Council.
Police said Donald Smith 26 of Rochester jumped from the 90 foot Roches ter Monaca Bridge on a dare with two companions. His body was found two miles downstream by a tug crew. Cause of death listed as drowning. Three others reportedly followed but escaped uninjured.
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