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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
6
A borough Manager appointment moved forward with first reading of an ordinance creating the post. Council postponed final action to December 20 to gauge public reaction, voting nearly unanimously with one dissenter over zoning officer duties.
The House Elementary Education Committee eyed adding a poverty factor to the state school subsidy bill. An amendment would pay districts $100 per pupil from families under $2,000 yearly, potentially adding about $23.6 million to the bill’s $70 to $100 million price tag.
Moscow reports a 5 percent rise in defense spending as Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov cites international danger. The latest figure reaches 13.4 billion rubles, about 14.8 billion dollars at official rates, in a budget that many Western experts argue undercounts true military outlays.
Two Southern Pacific freight trains collided head on in fog near Highway 33, sending engines and cars off a trestle into a creek. A number of cattle were killed as both trains fell. the crash occurred a half mile east of a central California town.
The Defense Department orders inactivation of the 171st Air Transport Group at Greater Pittsburgh Airport and the 32nd Rifle Company at Altoona, plus Tacony Warehouse closure in Philadelphia. It consolidates Bethlehem with Allentown, Kingston with Scranton, and York with Harrisburg and Lancaster, with several new centers planned and substantial annual savings cited.
Erie County planning director Capotis will outline urban renewal procedures at a noon session in the Corner Room. Chaired by Allan Kuhn, invited guests include Chamber committees city officials and planning bodies. The meeting signals a detailed look at renewal plans for the year.
AP recalls the 1941 Pearl Harbor morning as Capt. Sidney Sherwin, then an ensign aboard the Oklahoma, shares memories of the shock and aftermath. He describes the low flying planes, the chaos at Ford Island, and the moment the Oklahoma listed and sank with crews lost amid a vast toll.
Fire department plans to sell the old Mack truck to Stanford Hose Co and keep the proceeds to repay a loan. The city previously received trucks from the hose company, which in turn had supplied a ladder truck, with a similar disposition used in the past. At Fire Station No. 2, Brant proposed rent for the first floor apartment, seeking $75 monthly with utilities included, or $75 without. Council unanimously approved the rent with utilities.
About 100 students staged an anti American protest in the Emaleyen state area as a congressional delegation led by Rep Clement J Zablocki D Wis visited The demonstrators shouted slogans and held placards accusing the United States Zablocki said local authorities could have prevented the incident if they wished
The city may seek 70 state funds with federal matching support for land acquisition. If approved, the city would cover development costs while the federal funds offset land purchase. Five other transfers are planned, including moves to Scranton, Harrisburg, and Lancaster.
Brant offers the apartment to Collier at 75 dollars the rent with a fallback to other firemen if turned down. Weber preferred alternate use or vacancy. Council votes split with Brant planning work downstairs to create a living area for on duty firemen.
Harrisburg reports the Bell Telephone Co. proposed that sponsored telephone messages be identified. The plan, filed with the Public Utility Commission, would take effect February 4 if approved.
Edinboro State College approves a new electronics building attached to Cooper Science Hall with a central courtyard. The $1 million structure features two 120-seat lecture halls, a planetarium for celestial study, an electronic computer center, and rooms for geology, geography, astronomy, meteorology, and earth sciences. Completion is slated for July 1967.
Queen Mother Elizabeth aged 65 is under a doctor's care in London for laryngitis. A royal spokesman said the illness is mild with a fever after recovering from four bouts of influenza just a week earlier.
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