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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1964
Page
6
A collision at East and Main streets in Columbus at 9 15 last night caused about 200 damage to both vehicles but no injuries were reported. Ruth Smith 46 of Deland Florida and William Jankowski 42 of Columbus were the drivers involved.
In ark forest Alabama an officer identified a 14 year old boy as wearing a display model shoe reported stolen from a department store twelve days earlier. The youth wore the display model over his own shoe during the incident.
The hurricane eyes the Bahamas near Bimini as it nears Florida, with Cuba reporting heavy damage and evacuations. Winds peaked at 140 mph over Maui and weakened to 75 mph over Cuba. At least 14 killed in Guadeloupe and up to 50 in Haiti, with Cuba and Haiti evacuations and damaged sugar mills in Oriente Province.
A boy described receiving a peculiar object weighing about three pounds and measuring 20 inches, with a four inch thick sole, from another boy who supposedly gave it to him. The report notes the unusual dimensions and the transfer of the item between youths.
Reports from the National Farmers Organization boycott show wholesale and retail outlets in the Midwest and East raising prices as livestock withholdings persist. Beef cuts rise four to five cents per pound in parts of Ohio and Louisville, with a Baltimore packer predicting a 12 to 15 cent jump for housewives this weekend.
In Saigon a military junta under Khanh hovers amid fears of a Communist push. Maj. Gen Tong Van Minh, once a key leader, sits apart as 69 generals meet at the Saigon General Staff. Da Nang sees heavy gunfire and casualties amid anti government riots following Buddhist protests.
Dr. Coll Hoechst of Pittsburgh former president of the Pennsylvania State Modern Languages Association and the Pennsylvania State Adult Biolution Association has died. He passed away yesterday at age 7.
The report describes a dispute at a Mississippi party meeting where delegates protest a proposal to seat an outside group without delegate status. Regulars Wynn, Berger, and Halladay signed a loyalty pledge and left after a jail situation, while nine others arrived. Aaron Henry and Rev Edwin King were the only two entitled to seats under the convention. Jack Pittman announced Mississippi’s withdrawal, saying the delegation left them, not the party.
A delegate who would not reveal his name backs Goldwater while Gov. Paul Johnson says he will not support him. The Freedom Democrats argue the regulars aim to reconvene the state Democratic convention on September 9 to endorse Goldwater, accusing the Freedom group of lacking legal authority to represent the party.
A fragment from a report notes a person described as Yeester running toward his residence and dashing into a location near his home. The text is incomplete and lacks clear outcomes or identifiers.
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