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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1964
Page
4
The Oil City man faced involuntary manslaughter charges after a fatal car crash. A first trial failed to reach a verdict, a second found him not guilty, yet jurors imposed court costs. The piece questions fairness, arguing innocent defendants should not bear trial costs and calling for consistent justice.
A reflective column in The Hialeah Home News questions why adolescence feels all consuming at seventeen a time of seeming omniscience and certainty. The piece mulls over youth’s bravado and the urge to solve every problem before adulthood.
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as a form of afterlife on earth, recalling midcentury American foibles and social norms. He notes past fads and moral questions, from livery stables and small-town purchases to the rise of Hollywood cowboys, ministers’ wives, and political radicals.
Everett voters saw G E Carlson, candidate for safety commissioner, at the city dump on a sunny Sunday. He opposed compulsory garbage collection as citizens gathered for a pre spring cleanup and chatted with the candidate amid a relaxed, roadside scene.
Paul Harvey critiques the backlash against funeral directors sparked by The American Way of Death. He notes sensational coverage and TV misrepresentation, while defending ethical undertakers as a reputable, charitable profession unjustly smeared by critics. He urges balanced critique and constructive reform.
News from London and the Pacific fronts notes German attempts to break the Rome beachhead and American advances in central Italy. Kwajalein and Marshalls invasion progress is reported with low American losses. The city’s Fourth War Loan auction at the Rex Theater shows upward movement, while crime, injuries, sports staff changes, and local accidents color a broad weekly summary.
New York AP reports economists from Chase Manhattan Bank and other lenders foresee a 1964 expansion driven by auto and home sectors but likely cooler than 1968. They predict slower credit expansion, a tax cut impact, potential price rises, and cautious monetary policy to avoid inflation and unstable growth.
Audit of Concord Township notes repairs and maintenance costs including tools machinery roads and reads. Mentions cash in bank state and township funds as of January 7 1964 totaling 15 776 997 and signatures Avellars Viola Morris Ruth Florence Burlingame.
Drew Pearson reports at a Queen of Greece luncheon in Washington a restaurant owner from Corpus Christi, John Gavatos, moved to the head table and was gently allowed to greet the Queen as Johnson protected her seat. The piece also notes Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen using military jets for a return trip, and discusses Cyprus Turkey tensions and a downed U S jet trainer over East Germany with Air Force responses.
A new property owner is not obligated to keep a contractor advertising sign on their land. If the owner agrees, the sign may stay only if a deed restriction or contract grants the contractor a set period to retain it. The sign should be removed and kept intact until the contractor can reclaim it, then destruction after a reasonable period is practical.
Frank Martz 48 of Wilkes-Barre identified as the helicopter pilot killed near Lyons after his craft struck a high tension line during approach to Best Penn Manufacturing plant. He operated Martz Trailways and led local transit and trucking firms in Wilkes-Barre.
Advertisement rates and delivery terms for a Pennsylvania publication outline mail matter classification carrier charges and display deadline details. It lists annual and yearly mail rates, in advance options, and per copy prices with emphasis on advertising rate availability and 9 am display deadline prior to publication.
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