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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1965
Page
1
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West German Chancellor Erhard and President Johnson begin talks aimed at expanding Germany’s control over nuclear defenses. The plan centers on an Atlantic Nuclear Force using Polaris submarines jointly owned by the US Britain West Germany Italy and the Netherlands to deter Soviet missiles.
Irwin area family of eight becomes homeless for the second year after a fire destroyed an eight-room frame house once used as a mine office in Herminie R D 2. State Police investigate the blaze as a second home loss for the same family.
In Harrisburg Democrats push a rapid calendar as Gov. Scranton hints at a possible adjournment before the 1966 session. House Majority Leader Joshua Eilberg says the House may work through Christmas Eve to avoid a delayed start. The Senate has not fixed reconvening time, with constitutional limits on adjournment under debate.
Fire station number two on East Washington street offers a $75 month apartment with utilities for rent. City officials doubt much public interest due to nightly alarm noise and activity, preferring to keep the space for fire crew and their families.
A high damage two car crash seven miles south of Union City left no injuries. Drivers Catherine J. Tracy 17 of Centerville and Richard C. Smith 21 of Corry were identified by State Police. Tracy’s northbound car skidded into Smith’s oncoming vehicle on a curved rural road. Total damage to both cars estimated at 2500 dollars.
A 17 year old woman identified as Charlotte Forrest drenched her clothes with gasoline and set herself afire in a Venice service station restroom and died instantly. A note in her charred purse requested that her body be given to science. Attendant David Watson said he sold the gas can and thought she was a stranded motorist.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle secured re election with 55.18 percent as Francois Mitterrand vows to push for decisive November legislative elections. Turnout neared 84 percent with De Gaulle set to start Jan. 8 and face stalled European Common Market talks.
Washington AP reports NASA associate administrator George E. Mueller predicts Americans could land on the moon before 1969 if all goes well. He voiced the forecast in a U S News & World Report interview.
Frank Borman and James Lovell undergo three days of medical tests in Cape Kennedy after their two week space mission. Reports cite confinement and dreams as main complaints while the crew praises the Titan 2 booster and Gemini craft. They described rendezvous with Gemini 7 as easier than expected and noted the capsule appeared brighter than Sirius during approach.
The Johnson administration confronts a storm over its release of correspondence on a conditional peace offer from North Viet Nam. Officials debate whether Hanoi truly proposed talks and how disclosure affects the chance for negotiations, with critics accusing Rusk of sabotaging diplomacy.
An alert snow plow operator James Nichols of East Main Street drove his stranded vehicle off Mead Avenue into a ditch and alerted Eye Tower operator Jack Zerres to a southbound freight. The message reached the train just in time and both men prevented a collision by flagging the train. Nichols rushed to the Eye Tower and Zerres emphasized getting to the tower first before attempting to clear tracks.
In Santo Domingo and Santiago, clashes between army troops and former rebels erupt after tentative peace efforts falter. At least 13 people are believed dead in two shootings, including a six hour battle near a hotel outside Santiago. US paratroopers are deployed to reinforce garrisons as tensions rise and civilians fear hidden weapons.
West Berlin police reported two East German border guards fled to the west last night and surrendered themselves, handing over their submachine gun to authorities.
Police responded to a break in at 140 Mott Street, Corry, where Allen Nelson reported no items missing. Officers found the only disturbance was the washing machine used to launder clothes, leaving investigators seeking a clearminded lead in the case.
Rawalpindi police report that about 3,000 fishermen are missing and feared drowned after a cyclone struck southern East Pakistan last Wednesday. Only a small fraction of the 3,500 fishermen at sea survived, with thousands more drowned ashore per the Manoharkali fishermen cooperative society.
Viet Cong operatives range from youthful saboteurs in Saigon to countryside battalions, threatening a psychological surge and possible mass terror around the capital. Officials note coup rumors and intelligence jockeying amid a Metropole Hotel bombing anniversary and a dusk-to-dawn curfew for U.S. servicemen.
In Annapolis Maryland a Korean boy Jong Sung age an unspecified year will have a brighter Christmas due to 114 adopted fathers at the U S Naval Academy. Midshipmen under the Foster Parents program provide gifts including a sewing machine to help his mother support the family.
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