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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1964
Page
4
The editorial argues the Pennsylvania Railroad should drop trains 580 and 681 as the line loses about 240000 annually. It notes hearings in Erie and Warren and ongoing ones in Ridgway, citing poor service and dated equipment as factors while acknowledging some defend the trains as needed. The piece predicts the PUC will decide.
A Paul Harvey broadcast criticizes Chicago crime and arson tied to syndicate influence. He cites Governor Kerner and Public Safety Director Ragen, notes unsolved cases, organized crime pressure on restaurants, and nationwide fraud fire risks, arguing political machines enable mob rule.
Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey sought to exit an ABC TV contract to pursue politics at the Democratic convention in Atlantic City. Nelson Powell and Harlem associate John Young clashed over Powell’s Harlem Club party funds. George Lincoln Rockwell warned of a Nazi show of force, while state police barred any Gun near the convention hall.
A prisoner from the county jail was sent to the State Tuberculosis Hospital in Pittsburgh after hospital staff found he carried tuberculosis during treatment for an alleged back wound. Two Buffalo men, Harding and Miller, were jailed for trespassing on railroad property and fined, then released with Harding sent for TB treatment.
Garland Volunteer Firemen host a gala days jamboree with George Adams Skinny Clark and Vinny Carr from Wheeling W Va. two 7 pm shows are planned with a backup indoor venue at the Garland Community house if weather fails a parade is set for 2 pm Saturday.
The governor's office will receive a new 21 by 60 foot off gold carpet donated by a Carlisle firm to replace the old rug in the reception room. The historic rug, weighing about 1200 pounds and described as one of the largest in the world, has served through many administrations and its fate is undecided.
Hal Boyle recalls Aug 25 1944 as a peak moment of joy for Paris liberators who found a city of light and wine then returned to a slow war grind. The piece notes absent figures like Ernie Pyle and other veteran writers while reflecting on war’s boredom and poetry.
A world rate pattern described as stable and fair suggests a firm stance against another great war. It argues submersion in war does not grant mastery of peace and calls for fumbling forward, learning from anguish, and increased tolerance among people.
A 16-year-old Pittsfield girl also died in a separate crash near Starbrick, while Douglas Howles, 1 year old, died at Warren General Hospital after a car carrying him as a passenger lost control and hit a utility pole. The incidents raise Warren County’s traffic toll to eight for the year, with teens among the operators involved.
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