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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1965
Page
3
After weeks of delays the Navy announced Sealab 2 would be lowered to 210 feet offshore from San Diego County. Ten divers including astronaut M Scott Carpenter will descend to begin up to 30 day stays to study human function under six times surface pressure.
Defense questions lack of evidence that Cage struck a man and accuses Police Chief Behan of bias as Cage pleads no defense. Judge Rossiter orders a mixed verdict character investigation. results not disclosed. Cage owes court costs from a prior case. The incident occurred at a factory when Cage attempted to see his child. Porter allegedly barred entry while others support conflicting accounts.
Washington AP reports a Senate Commerce Committee probe into the feud between AAU and NCAA nears a verdict stage. AAU top officials await the witness stand as the NCAA is set to testify, with no peace plan in sight to end the career threats and U S track fortunes.
London AP reports 31 year old Christopher Lloyd says smaller garden spiders taste better than larger bathtub varieties. He described crushing them for flavor and performing a televised spider eating stunt that drew hundreds of protest calls after BBC breakfast and TV segments.
Five women from MecKees Rocks were charged with vote fraud and conspiracy over tampering with ballots in the May 18 primary. They allegedly invalidated 88 ballots by marking checks. The group includes Mildred Coperich Mary Kolaska Florence Roman Sell Herniak and Catherine Cizmarik. The case arises from a borough council candidate who lost by 19 votes.
San Francisco officials report a cable car has been fitted with a windshield wiper as a safety device. They are considering equipping all cars, marking the first major innovation since cable cars began.
The Rev. Donald A. Thompson, nearly 300 pounds, survived 12 buckshot wounds from a night ambush in Jackson. Police, FBI, and state investigators pursue leads while Thompson remains in serious condition at Baptist Hospital. Thompson, 59, leads Jackson's integrated First Unitarian Church and serves as secretary for the Mississippi Council on Human Relations and NAACP member.
The measure allocates 89 million dollars to begin President Johnson's Southeast Asia development program. It funds military aid and economic assistance including loans and grants, and clears the path for an appropriations bill to supply actual money for authorized programs.
Civil rights officials met with the Pittsburgh school board to demand an end to overcrowded schools in Homewood and an equal distribution of students citywide. About 150 demonstrators picketed the Board of Education offices in Oakland as officials acknowledged crowding and called for a massive citywide school building program.
Manila AP reports 45 feared drowned in a ferry capsizing near Catbalogan Samar Island. About 150 aboard. reports later put dead and missing around 65. Incident occurred Monday afternoon 400 yards from shore. Philippine constabulary headquarters received the details.
Mayor Joseph M. Barr commended Pittsburgh police for handling civil rights demonstrations with a balance of individual and societal rights. He spoke before the 50th anniversary convention of the Fraternal Order of Police.
President Johnson is expected to hold a news conference tomorrow. Press secretary Bill Moyers said the event is likely and will be open to radio and television broadcasts, though no time has been set.
Sgt. J C Camacho, 28, the first American to escape Viet Cong captivity, denounces peace marches protesting U S involvement in Vietnam. He says protests hurt troop morale, cites his captivity experience and treatment, and notes the President has more important matters.
Astronauts received a well done after a 40 000 mile chase of a satellite that did not exist. Later officials said docking would have relied on crew judgment rather than computers if the target had been real. A prior Gemini 6 attempt ended due to a power failure. The crew ate well, showed no ill effects, and stayed in good shape during the long, global mission.
Night flight surgeon De. Duane Catterson explains the mission aims to test human endurance in space, focusing on long journeys and space environment adaptation during the eight day Gemini 5 flight.
During the early flight hours the crew skipped meals and discarded portions, now they finish what they have left. The space meals are described as dehydrated, kite sized portions.
Harrisburg AP The Public Utility Commission approved Warren City Lines to replace token fares with straight 20 and 25 cent cash fares in Warren starting September 5. School fare rises from 12 to 15 cents. Tokens drop being accepted on certain routes with five cents for suburban rides. Estimated $560 extra annual revenue expected to offset higher operating costs.
Greensburg Pa. State police report Carl Kubas fifteen, of Hannastown Westmoreland County, suffocated last evening while exploring an old coal mine near Hannastown. He appears to have been overcome by black damp gas and died at the scene.
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