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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1963
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR outlines an auction of urban real estate including a 3 bed 2 bath residence with second unit and garage. Mentions pricing, living spaces, storm damage remarks, and multiple consignors. Details are unclear but indicates legality and pre verification steps.
Ottawa report says Prime Minister John Diefenbaker faces a likely no confidence challenge as Canada confronts a nuclear warhead dispute with the United States. Defense Minister Harkness resigns, and opposition parties push motions threatening to topple the government. A dissolution of Parliament could follow within about 60 days.
Harrisburg representative Ford B. O'Dell of Erie County introduced a bill in the House to require four way intersections to be marked as more than two way stops. He cited motorists’ frustration when four way signs cause all traffic to stop unexpectedly.
Mary Nelson paid $800 for a car battery charge. The mechanic left the engine running and the car rolled into drive, lurching across the street and slamming into a house, police said. The incident occurred after the battery service in Las Vegas.
City Council approved buying gravel from C Grady Austin backed Corry Concrete and Gravel Co after a campaign cost saving of about 60 percent versus slag. Bid comparison showed Buffalo Slag at 3.75 and Van Marter at 4.15 per ton. council decided to test gravel under a local purchase plan.
Bread prices surged with independ ent grocers moving to two cent increases. Most shops now offer bread at 27 to 32 cents, while a baking company reportedly prepared a two for 39 cent loaf. Big supermarkets had not yet issued new pricing.
The Corry City Council moves to request about half the over 1000000 project cost from federal funds for a sewer system expansion including White Johnson Ohio Wayne and West Columbus streets. Bradford Township later received a 930000 grant for sanitary sewers, with work slated to start within 70 days and hiring local labor. The plan contemplates assessments on property owners through sewer rentals to cover the remainder.
President Kennedy urged a new nationwide plan to free hundreds of mental patients from hospitals and curb mental retardation. He proposed four bills from July 1 1964, including community mental health centers with partial construction and staff cost support, plus expanded prenatal and child health care and research.
The last of five men who escaped from Trumbull County Jail on January 11 was taken into custody at his wife's home in Niles. Edward Vesey, 24, surrendered to a large deputy detail without incident despite possessing a 22 caliber pistol, while his wife Nellie Faye Vesey hid nearby in an upstairs bedroom.
Secretary of defense Robert McNamara tells The Associated Press there are no surface missiles in Cuba that threaten the United States. He notes confusion over missile types and declines to comment on Soviet troop levels or their stay. He cites five missile categories present in Cuba, including air defense and surface-to-sea weapons, as part of ongoing controversy.
Johnson was named Erie County judge to fill the vacancy on Orpharis Court created by Judge Samuel Rober. The governor’s choice, backed by GOP chairman Nei Coughlin, must be confirmed by the State Senate. The appointment stirs GOP strategists as Dwyer Galba and Dailey contest the race amid party division and organizational efforts.
Washington reported that patrol planes and Navy surveillance avoid undetected vessel entries to Cuba since the blockade ended. Navy and Coast Guard assets monitor routes and ports while officials withhold exact counts and origins of ships tied to the recent Soviet arrivals.
A federal court jury awarded $5000 to the estate of an unborn baby in a crash case near the Donegal interchange on July 5, 1960. The verdict also granted $27000 to Mrs. Gullberg, her husband, and their three other children, with Judge Mellvaine upholding the claim for the unborn child. defendant named Frank J. Rizzo of Kenilworth.
The Philadelphia Crime Commission reports vice crimes in the city rose nearly 13 percent last year compared with 1961, signaling worsening conditions in Philadelphia.
YMCA campaign seeks 550 new and renewed members with 15 volunteer teams advancing the effort. Douglas Roditsy and Paul Omer met with city leaders to outline kick off plans and a large display chart by William Jones shows progress toward the goal. Orientation and Q A materials were prepared for captains and workers with the next meeting at 7 p m.
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