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17 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1962
Page
1
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Harrisburg AP report outlines a federal plan to reorganize the U S Army Reserve and National Guard with involvement from David L. Lawrence of Pennsylvania and Michael DiSalle of Ohio. Maj Gen J Calvin Frank asserts the 79th Division was cut in part due to DiSalle influence, while Pennsylvania leaders steer military matters to State Adjutant General Malcolm Hay.
President Kennedy greeted 48 Penn State football players coaches and staff at the White House then spoke outside his office. He recalled shared football roots with coach Engle and noted past Harlow connections from Western Maryland Harvard and Kennedy’s earlier football career.
State Police said Mary Heare, 25, was shot in her Fayetteville home by a rifle. Her daughter Dianne, 13, found the body in a bedroom. Victor Heare, 37, the husband who was at the home, was arrested shortly after the discovery.
Washington AP reports the American Communist party trial is headed to a jury after closing statements. Judge Alexander Holtzoff indicated the jury would decide if the party fulfilled the law by registering as a Soviet agent. Only one witness, Will Lissner of the New York Times, testified for the government.
A hearing was held at 7 pm on two assault and battery charges filed within 24 hours by a local woman against her estranged husband, Franklin Delano Babcock. He had earlier punched, glassed, and assaulted his wife at 109 Fifth Avenue, Phoenix Hotel, prompting warrants. he was later released to await the hearing. The city reports two additional warrants on the same charges, and notes Babcock has 14 prior arrests for drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and related offenses, mostly with his wife.
A father rushing his sick child to a Titusville physician lost control on an icy Spartansboro Titusville road and crashed into a utility pole. The car skidded into a ditch and rested in a field two miles north of Titusville. The child was later diagnosed with strep throat. both father and infant were unharmed. Police had no report on the accident.
A new U S satellite Explorer XVI lifted from Wallops Island Va reaches an orbit from 466 to 733 miles. Its telemetry and experiments operate satisfactorily as it aims to study meteoroids and protect space assets. Mariner 2 continues its Venus flyby and reports as it heads toward the sun after a 109 day journey.
In Geneva AP reports Italy rejects the Soviet call for abolition of all foreign bases as a first step in disarmament. Italian delegate Cavalletti backs gradual base reductions within a Western plan while noting no major shift in the East West balance. Poland’s Lachs urged discussion of neutralization and demilitarization of central Europe.
Charles Baker, 53, a Neshaminy Junior High social studies instructor for 20 years, stabbed himself to death in his New Town home, reportedly despondent over class discipline. His wife Thelma Baker found the body. a note was left, Deputy Coroner John Black said.
President Kennedy pits his bid against Nelson Rockefeller in New York as a chief 1964 contest. Economically they clash on unemployment and personal income yet share some views on national issues. Both men frame New York as a pivotal battleground with debates continuing in political circles.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan flies to the Bahamas to meet President Kennedy and reassess East West relations amid U S calls for a multinational nuclear deterrent and controversy over the Skybolt missile. Asia tensions and disarmament options feature in talks with U S officials.
Two bank robbers escaped Alcatraz by sawing through a kitchen window and were recaptured after harsh conditions in the bay. John Paul Scott reached the shore but appeared dead from hypothermia. Carl Dee Parker swam about 100 yards to a rock then waited until spotted. Parker and Scott were returned to the island. authorities link the two to a second Alcatraz breakout that year.
The State Game Commission expects a deer harvest of 25 000 to 30 000 does in Pennsylvania as the one-day hunt closes at 1 pm today. Last year's day yielded 16 208 due to an ice storm. Weather affected turnout across north central northwest and southwest regions, but the buck season closed with winds and overall harvest likely near last year’s 27 000.
Richard H. Pouirmann, year old, fell through thin ice on Conestown Creek near Route 23 in Lancaster and was swept under. Two companions, James McGarrity 11 and Patrick 10, also fell in during a rescue attempt. James was saved by a bystander, Patrick by others, as searchers ended work at dark.
President Kennedy discusses his first two years in the White House in an hour long interview titled After Two Years A Conversation with the President. The program airs on CBS ABC and NBC at 6 30 pm BST and 4 80 pm. He returns to the White House after a weekend in New York and meets with the National Security Council executive committee and Secretary of State Dean Rusk who reports on NATO talks in Paris. Rusk says the US must push NATO allies to contribute more conventional forces to Europe defense. Kennedy also met with Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara to review NATO plans and Skybolt missile issues.
The Associated Press reports generally dry and seasonable weather across most of the nation with wet spots in the West and Northeast. Light snow affects mountains while some regions see below freezing readings and a few record highs in the Great Plains and Southeast reaching the 70s in Florida.
The Digest will award $10,000 to Mrs. Alice Majchrowicz whose tips helped locate Bobby Randell Wilcoxson. The reward follows leads from Albert F. Nussbaum’s mother in law that aided authorities in Wilcoxson’s capture and his captive, and notes the magazine’s daily promise to pay for information guiding arrests.
Look magazine reports Gov. Ross Barnett and U S Attorney General Robert Kennedy discussed a plan to admit James Meredith to the University of Mississippi. The scheme involved armed marshals at the gate and a staged standoff before Meredith could register, aiming to avoid bloodshed during the 1962 riot.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meyers of Charlotte adopt nine siblings aged 2 to 13 after learning of their parents’ death and custody by Catholic Charities. The Meyers, already with two adopted children and two of their own, seek a larger family and plan to raise all 13 together in their home.
The Florida fruit embargo by the Morkin Circus Commission blocks fresh citrus shipments for 10 days to avert damaged fruit from last week’s record cold. The first ban runs until 6 p.m. December 27, after which a 14 day ban on frost-damaged fruit begins through 6 p.m. January 10, with state inspected fruit allowed to pass during the second embargo.
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