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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1964
Page
4
The piece critiques how Democratic and Republican platforms share aims like freeing captive nations under Communism yet clash on nuclear-war pledges. It recalls Hungary 1956 to warn that platforms cannot be fully consistent with action and real-world limits. Platforms persist despite leaks and compromises to signal general stances.
Hal Boyle muses on life’s doldrums and suggests making a list of things one has never done. He notes surprising possibilities emerge to make life more interesting, from kissing a movie star to writing a letter to a congressman and beyond, urging that opportunities surround every life.
In July 1964 nonresidential building contracts rose 22 percent from a year earlier, lifting total construction commitments for the first seven months to a large year-over-year gain. Office building sagged, but school and hospital projects climbed sharply while street and highway work slipped. Mortgage costs eased as the home boom slowed and savings in institutions funded building activity.
Atlantic City dispatch reports confidential polls indicate Lyndon Johnson holds a strong lead over Barry Goldwater nationwide and in key states. Quayle surveys credit Johnson with up to 70 percent in Maine and 60 percent in Maryland and New York, while Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio show solid margins. The data suggest Johnson’s 56 to 59 percent range in several states, with undecideds shrinking, keep him ahead as Republicans seek to balance moderates and conservatives.
Rome glows with electric shafts of light as hotels, cafes, and streets hum with a carnival of sights. The city blends ancient relics with modern pulse from Castels to Via Veneto, Mussolini past to Vatican present, as Americans and locals share a late Roman evening.
Allied Third Army tanks rolled a mile and captured Meaux on the Marne River loop 23 miles east of Paris, advancing along a historic river as German resistance waned. Meaux recalls the 1914 German Paris assault. Also noted are local draft inductions for September 1 and community news on Corry youths, Lt. Ehlar Daye recuperating in England, local accident injuries, and a chamber of commerce election.
A spirited runaway horse owned by Polish residents on Spring Street bolted this afternoon, endangering bystanders and throwing a woman and two children from the carriage near the Franz home at Spring and Pleasant. In related news, interior work on the new Junior High School by E B Austin Company progresses toward a December 1 completion. two children, Winnifred Gauthher and another 7-year-old, were injured in a Wednesday automobile and street collision but sustained only minor hurts.
Warren County registrar Mrs Ardella Pearson announced field registration days for new voters and address changes. Locations include Southwest Township Building Goodwill Hill Sugar Grove Public Library September 1 Clarendon Borough Fire Department Building Tidioute Town Building September 2 Sheffield Township Building Columbus Township Fire Hall September 3 Russell Township Fire Hall Youngsville Borough Building September 4. Special hours at the county courthouse registration office: September 1 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. September 12 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. September 14 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
US fish and shellfish catch trails last year by about two percent driven by late data from the Fish and Wildlife Service. Early seven month figures show a total catch near 1.9769 billion pounds, reflecting a slower pace than the prior year.
The Corry Evening Journal notes its daily publication and Sundays, with staff roles including Publisher George A Sample General Manager William Eaton City Editor Allen Nebrouck and Pressroom Foreman GT Bergman. It lists advertising representatives and office addresses in New York Detroit Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, and states AP exclusive rights to local news reproduction.
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