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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1963
Page
1
Prints In Train Robbery Suspects Target Hidden Prints
London police and Scotland Yard experts study 15 sets of fingerprints found at Leatherslade Farm, the gang’s Oakley hideout, hoping to identify more of the seven million pound gang. Investigators sift clues including a Monopoly set, a London house where 12 men met, five men wanted for questioning, five-pound notes linked to St. Helier, a suitcase with cash in Surrey, and a second-hand Austin Healey with a dapper man and marked woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scolland Yard
Leatherslade Farm
Oakley
Pole
London
St. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
Government troops push exile invaders from Mont Organise
In Haiti, reinforced government troops press a push into the northeast mountains near Mont Organise on the Dominican border. Rebels led by Gen. Cantave say they shattered a government force and downed a Mustang, while airlifted reinforcements reached Port au Prince. Unconfirmed reports say a government recon plane did not return from Mont Organise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Mont Organise
Santo Domingo
Leon Cantares
Mont
Cantave
Francois Duvaller
Weekend Auto Crashes Hurt Three in Corry Area
Three people were injured in five weekend highway accidents around Corry. Willard B. Thomas, 33, and Miss Willie Mae Glover, 23, both of Erie, were hurt when their vehicle skidded off Route 89 north of Wattsburg, rolled, and collided with an embankment at about 2 p.m. Saturday. Thomas suffered fractures and Glover head lacerations and bruises. A second crash occurred near Spartansburg at 5 p.m. when Dora S. Hayes of Charleston, West Virginia, failed to negotiate a curve and ran off the road into a telephone line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Erie
Willard B. Thomas
Willie Mae Glover
Wattsburg
Walter Krupa
Thomas
Route 8
Joseph DeMichael
New Kensington
DeMichael
Krupa
Charleston
W. Va
Buddhists Step Up Campaign Against Viet Nam Government
In Saigon and Hue Buddhist interns and students intensified protests against President Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. A monk threatened self immolation while four monks and a nun had already died by their own actions to demand religious equality and reforms. About 7,000 demonstrators gathered at Saigon's main pagoda, supported by fasting monks and anti government banners as police watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
Hue
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hevy
Catholic Leaders Urge Participation in Washington March
Philadelphia AP report notes Rev. Gerard Slovan, president of the National Catholic Liturgical Conference, calls its 5,000 members to actively participate in the August 28 civil rights march in Washington. He urges active witness as Christians, suggesting spiritual participation via Mass and prayer if direct public action is not possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Catholic Liturgical Conference
Washington
Gerard Slovan
Catholic University of American Washington
Brothers In Christ
Steven
Negroes March In Detroit Rally Led By Medgar Evers
In two Detroit suburbs two peaceful marches by African Americans drew discouraging turnout as Medgar Evers criticized Northern and Southern whites. He urged unity, voting rights action, and stressed personal responsibility while mockingly denouncing charity from the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Charles Evers
Mississippi
Leailer Medgar Evers
Uncle Toms
Evers
Deep South
Faubus Urges Caution For Dixie Leaders At Conference
Gov. Orval Faubus of Arkansas urged the Southern Governors Conference to avoid controversial issues that could hurt its usefulness. Speaking at White Sulphur Springs Faubus warned against turning the meeting into a forum for civil rights debates or press drama as Gov. George Wallace seeks censure of civil rights and federal policy proposals. Faubus noted he might join the resolutions committee and stressed avoiding floor turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Orvall
Faubus
Arkansas
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Resolutions Committee
Residents Flee As Train Derails With Gas in Eureka
Eureka Missouri dispatch reports over 400 residents evacuated the business district Sunday night when a 20 car Missouri Pacific freight derailed nearby. One car leaked liquefied gas. Crews cleared wreckage and sealed the leak. Residents returned once the area was deemed safe. The derailment was caused by overheated axle grease melting and causing wheels to jump the tracks along the main street near 25 silos southwest of St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Highway Patrol
Louis
Three Men Alive In Mine Rescue Efforts Hasten
Three coal miners trapped after a shaft collapse near Sheppton, Pennsylvania, were in contact with rescuers as teams worked to bore a pilot hole and reach them. Officials described the process and timelines, with conditions reported as stable but tense, as families and onlookers watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellin
Dialer
Silenen
Ditzler
Throne
Bova
Ila
Anna
Joe
Dave
Henry Throne
Lovla Bove
Bove
Sheppton
Schuylkill County
Hazleton
Pulladelphia
Aera
Charmbury
Abe
Gordon Smith
State Secretary of Mines
Feilin
Didn’t Believe He Was Dead Stepson Says
Joseph Kline recounts how his stepfather David Pellin of Sheppton was one of three miners found alive after a week underground. The rescue drama culminates with Pellin’s voice at 11:45, sparking tears and relief as families rushed from the mine. The hazy scene outside the shaft showed a cave in and exposed coal ribs, the mine resembling a vast field before Pellin’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baster
Joseph Kine
Sheppton
David Pellin
Joseph Kline
Associated Press
Hazleton Pu
Sidewalk Sale Huge Success In Downtown Merchants’ Event
Sidewalk Bazaar drew thousands to the downtown shopping district for a three day sale ending Saturday. Rain spared enthusiasm as Popeye the cartoon star drew crowds with 1400 free rings and 400 autographed pictures. Drawings awarded gift certificates went to Della Bernard Rob ert Nagel Carolyn Thomas and Kay Hecker with amounts listed. In Milan Italy Bishop Giacomo Roviggi, 64, an Italian-born leader of the Catholic Church, died of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popeye
Eift
Della Bernard
East South Street
Kay Hecker
East Irving Street
Robert Nagel
Wayne Rec
Carolyn Thomas
Corry
All I Did Was Pray Pray
Anna Felin Hazleton Pa recounts fear and faith as three miners trapped for days near a 400 foot slope are found alive. She recalls praying through the long ordeal and the moment her husband David and their family learned he was alive. Neighbors flooded in with joy as the family faced the surprise revival. Continued on Page Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltor
Anna Peilin
Shepptai
David
Anna Feliin Hazleton
Joseph
Pop
Trever
Corryite Gets 1-2 Year Term In Prison
David Buell 21 of 324 Sixth Street was sentenced by Judge Burton Taub to one to two years in Western Penitentiary for two burglary counts tied to July 11 and 12 thefts at the K. & Durham gasoline station and GLF mill on Pennsylvania Avenue. Dennis Proper 18 of 336 Essex Street received six years probation. Police arrested them within 24 hours as suspects after the break ins netted $16 in groceries and cash. a wrist watch found at Buell’s home had been pawned to pay for purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Buell
Sixth Street
Burton Taub
Pittsburgh
Dennis Proper
Essex Sgreeh
K. 8
Durham
GLF
Pennsylvania Avenue
Buell
Cite Youth In Local Smashup
Dennis Carroll aged 19 of 32 East Main Street was cited at 11 o clock for careless driving after his sedan crashed into a parked station wagon owned by Robert McCray on West South Street. Police say McCray vehicle damage stands at 75 dollars and Carroll’s car at 250 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Carroll
East Main Street
Robert McCray
R. D. J. Corry
West South Street
Carroll
McCray
Negro History Moment as Meredith Grants Miss Diploma
James Meredith, a Black man, becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi in its 115 year history. The ceremony, guarded by 14 marshals, unfolds without violence, contrasting last year's deadly turmoil as about 2,500 whites and 40 Meredith supporters watch quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Misa
James Howard Meredith
Univerity of Mississippi
Meredith
Ole Milas
Davis Willams
Moses Meredith
Clay Target Tourney Opens in Vandalla Ohio
The 64th grand American Trapshoot began in Vandalla with marksmen from across the country competing in a 200- clay 11-yard event as the week-long competition opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalla
Ohio
House Debates Foreign Aid Bill on Budget Limit
AP reports the House will open its annual foreign aid debate with Indonesia issues and a projected India steel mill drawing attention. In the Senate a clash over the national debt limit looms as a floor vote nears on extending the current $309 trillion temporary ceiling to November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Indonesia
India
Senate
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