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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
7
A partial, jumbled OCR fragment mentions a young boy, neighbors, a water event, an ice cream vendor, and a hospital. It references a death toll around 100 and a year-like number 956, with phrases about a Christmas or New Year period and a midnight moment. The text is too garbled to determine specifics.
More than a0 boys will participate in the individual championship swimming meet tonight at the YMCA starting at 7 30. Events span four divisions cadet 10 and under prep 12 and under junior 14 and under and senior 16 and over with 27 events and 43 heats. Corry Area High School teams dominate the senior bracket as officials from the YMCA Aquatic Club supervise the meet. Trophies funded by the Ster Ung Milk Swim Fund will honor top finishers with no admission fee and programs available for a small donation to the team fund.
Bill Hammond and Bob Hand led the Men's A League at VFW with scores of 621 and 610 while Audrey Rouse topped the Women of the Moose at Avalon Center with 533. Other notable showings included Roxann Bradford 502 and high games by Joe Baressi 219 and Ross Bailey 231. Joe Bedenk quits University Park after 32 years as Penn State baseball coach effective January 1, with Chuck Medlar named his successor.
Australia clinched its 11th Davis Cup victory in 13 years by defeating Mexico 7-5 6-2 6-4 in doubles. Rod Laver and Roy Emerson powered the final to seal the title as Australia led 3-0 after opening singles and set up a formality on Friday.
Erie Tech cruised to a 67-30 win over McDowell, building a 43-24 halftime lead before outscoring them 24-6 in the third. Bob Biletskott led with 16 points, Carl Johnson added 14, and Wilard Kitinard scored 20 as Tech moved to 6-0 on the season.
Associated Press reports a holiday basketball upset wave as Southern California Stanford and Bowling Green lose in first rounds. Colorado State U defeats USC 72-54, Northwestern beats Stanford 62-61 on a late tip, and St. Joseph's trips Bowling Green 57-51.
Pittsburgh Canevin High and Bethel Park won opening night games in the Elks Lodge basketball tournament at Meadville. Canevin defeated Erie Academy 69 to 50 while Bethel Park beat Meadville 86 to 55. Title tilt set for 9:00 with Meadville and Academy meeting in consolation at 7:30.
Dick Hooks Harvey captains the Harlem Diplomats at Corry Area High School gym in a Beaver Club extravaganza. The world famous team, 173-4 last year, faces Reed's Salers of Sherman, N Y, while localIndustry fives from Corry James town and Raymonds meet in a rival factory showdown. City foul shooting final rounds cap the program with trophies for top and runner up. tickets are $1.50 in advance and $1.25 at the door.
New York Giants aim for a balanced attack against Green Bay to help Y A Tittle in the NFL title game at West Point. Coach Allie Sherman cites Rams and Lions ground gains as benchmarks while avoiding quotes that could rile Vince Lombardi in sub zero conditions.
Joel Wells is retired and Webster anchors the backfield with Kyle Rote as backfield coach at flanker back. Phil King, sidelined by injuries since being Giants No.1 pick in 1958, takes over left halfback duties. King has 46 carries for 460 yards, trailing Webster’s 743 yards on 207 carries, with passing still leading the attack as Tittle sets a league record with 33 TD passes and 3,224 yards on 200 completions of 375 attempts.
Eric Bowler, 21, rolled a 300 in the Suburban League at Suburban Lanes capping a 702 series. Barron also struck a 300 in his third line with 198 and 304, his first 700. Jerry Schneider had a 20 series at Greengarden Lanes for No. 1 spot.
New Castle remained undefeated with a 60 to 58 win over Erle Strong Vincent last night. Bob Williams delivered a clutch screen shot with 13 seconds remaining to lift the Hurricanes to victory.
Oklahoma coach Monte Deere missed practice with flu as the Sooners prep for the Orange Bowl against Alabama in Miami. Wilkinson expects Deere to play, while Florida and Penn State face Florida in the Gator Bowl and Shrine and North South games loom in San Francisco and Montgomery.
West Texas State and Ohio University each hold 9-2 records for the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas. Southern California faces Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Texas A&M meets LSU in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Mississippi plays Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. Penn State shows up for the Gator Bowl in St Augustine after travel delays. Rip Engle conducts a high school style workout in Annapolis, Maryland after a late arrival.
Wilt Chamberlain delivered one of his finest defensive efforts, scoring 43 points and grabbing 32 rebounds for the Whiners as Boston Celtics beat the Geitics despite his stellar showing. Russell limited Chamberlain in a high profile battle in the NBA clash.
Florida Gators likely to win the Gator Bowl after a grueling travel ordeal for Penn State. The Nittany Lions endured a 30 hour trip from Olmstead Air Force Base to St Augustine via Pittsburgh and Orlando, with fog and snow delaying and rerouting the flight. Coach Rip Engle pressed the team with a night practice before final prep in Gainesville as Ray Graves’ Florida squad readies for the game.
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