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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1963
Page
1
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The General Assembly wrapped up action on 72 million dollars in state aided institution appropriations after late night sessions. Both chambers adjourned post midnight, Gov. Scranton expected to sign next week. Major recipients include Penn State 25.09 million, 191 hospitals 15.15 million, Pitt 6.9 million, Penn 6.6 million, Temple 6.5 million. The legislature returns January 6 for 1964 fiscal matters.
Blues singer Dinah Washington was found dead at age 37 in her Detroit home. Police said an overdose of sedatives is suspected though undetermined. Night club star and wife of football great Dick Lane, she had been preparing a family Christmas with her two sons and NFL Lions teammates. Lane was to miss Sunday's game due to her death.
Tonight marks the first night of the Christmas hours program with all city stores open until 9 p m. Merchants note five fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year and that the holiday is a week from this coming Wednesday.
Norwich motorist Anthony Plikus Jr., 23, collided with a runaway horse that bolted onto Route 19 a half mile north of Pollock's Bridge. Trooper Walter Krupa found the scene shortly before 10 am. Plikus escaped injury. the horse had minor cuts. vehicle damage totaled about $300.
An Associated Press survey shows U.S. school officials interpret the Supreme Court ruling as allowing Christmas in public schools while avoiding sectarian content. Practices vary from Nativity displays and carols to avoiding explicit religious connotations, with some districts adopting historical or holiday-focused programs.
Two local men faced fines in separate incidents that kept city police busy from midnight to 2 AM Delbert Ploss son John Ploss 25 was fined 50 and costs after disorderly conduct charges at arraignment Charles Huffman 34 received a 60 fine plus 2 costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disorderly conduct at Bill's Place both payments set for December 2 and 19 respectively
The bespectacled head of the Philadelphia Cosa Nostra, Bruno, was released on $75,000 bail in Boston after arrest on extortion charges. He returned to Philadelphia by chartered plane, facing a federal indictment accusing conspiracy to travel across state lines to extort and distribute proceeds.
Forecast urges winter weather preparation as snow flurries and low temperatures expected by December 22 across Corry area. Night lows range from two above zero to 11 or 12 above, with slippery highways and plowed rural roads.
A State Department official floated relaxing US policy toward the People’s Republic of China if Beijing moderates its stance toward the outside world. Roger Hilsman warned the Johnson administration will not tolerate military adventurism, while keeping open the possibility of change. The San Francisco Commonwealth Club address, reportedly White House approved, defended a long standing policy of isolation edged with room for adjustment if relations improve.
Civic groups push the familiar red kettle drive as five organizations have completed their shifts and 100 more are scheduled to help. Local youth groups from Corry Area High School and several clubs have manned kettles for Corry’s needy, with many additional groups listed to participate through year's end. Proceeds fund a merry Christmas for Corry’s less fortunate, but Capt. Holcon warns the outlook remains dim.
A Busy scene on Center street shows Salvation Army red kettles attracting crowds as Embert Earls of the Carry Kiwanis Club and Clila Eyeman, a high school exchange student, participate in the campaign to aid the city’s needy.
Hollywood AP reports three men identified in the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping case have been arrested and most of the $240000 ransom recovered. Frank Sinatra Sr praised the FBI operation as his son’s family absorbs relief after a 54 hour ordeal. Accused are Jol W. Trewin Barry W. Keenan and Joseph Clyde Amsler.
Greenville police officer Frederick R. Anderson age 37 and Charles W. Wolford age 75 were killed when a car driven by Joan Robbins 25 struck Wolford then Anderson after veering off a Mercer County highway. Robbins was hospitalized with injuries. Harold Law 60 witnessed the incident and escaped harm.
Members of the Corry Area School Authority will meet next Tuesday at noon to hear progress on Concord Elementary in Corry and the Dean School in Columbus. An outline on the Corry Area High School addition planting status will be presented. New members Maxwell Brown of Columbus and Jerome Davis of Corry will join at the meeting.
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