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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
4
A Miami Herald opinion notes Dioeee has returned after a 19 day raft voyage from Peru to Western Samoa covering 8000 miles. The piece argues such feats illustrate extended youthfulness and rising numbers of people past 70 enjoying health and vitality, calling the raft voyage Age Unlimited.
The travel industry plans a big national campaign to entice Americans to explore more destinations and spend on transport, lodging, food, and activities. A report notes 46 percent of people stay within 200 miles of home, suggesting a large potential market for cross‑state trips and regional discovery while broadening awareness of national scenery and history.
In the Moscow front, massed Russian heavy artillery and mobile guns hit a gigantic German tank offensive described as one of the war's heaviest armored assaults. Washington warned of anticipated heavy American casualties in the next 90 days, with total U.S. war losses expected to triple and surpass 500,000. Local draft registrants from Union City area prepare for service while Corry plants gear up for holiday shifts and community notices report school and social events as Christmas approaches.
Richard M. Waltimyer, 20, of Carlisle, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition after his car collided with a west bound Pennsylvania Railroad freight engine at a crossing near Mechanicsburg. State Police at Carlisle reported the incident.
The narrator recalls a dining car breakfast with Herbert Lehman and his wife, noting Lehman’s recognition of a former office boy. He reflects on Lehman Brothers at 16 William Street, describing reception, personnel, and partners, while sketching their roles and personalities in a bygone era.
The narrator recalls his father a police lieutenant and Herbert Lehman advising him to learn a trade. Lehman Brothers rises in prestige as the scene shifts from a private office to a new Chicago-bound chapter. A veteran bureaucratic tone frames ambition, schooling, and missed banking careers.
Richard Dick Guy a Pittsburgh sports figure dies in Pasgavatl Hospital at age 4 after long illness. He edited sports pages for the Pittsburgh Leader and Pittsburgh Gavotte Times and lived in Wilkinsburg leaving a widow and two sons. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
The Johnson administration released Bobby Baker's income tax records to Senate investigators. The returns, showing joint filing with his wife and modest business income, are cited as not supporting the sensational profits claimed in previous reports. The piece also links John Birch Society figures to leveraging Kennedy's death for far-right recruitment and influence.
John McCormack praised Fon Cameron for stopping the Nixon amendment to the Foreign Aid bill. Mention of Earl Warren Jr. and California politics includes Pat Brown and Bob Kennedy. Lodge resists campaigning before winding down Vietnam duties, Johnson family church ties described, with Mrs Johnson staying in touch with Jackie Kennedy.
Rev Ivan G Honsberger of Evanjelipel United Brethren Church presents a meditation on Luke 1 26 38 the virgin birth and the six prophecies of Jesus name greatness divine origin the throne of David kingdom eternal. The piece ties Christmas to public life and politics with a line about Jackie Blair House and White House redecoration.
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