11 Feb 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1964
Page
1
Fragmentary notice lists items for auction including rugs bowls dishes jars and bracelets. Mention of cabinet ages and antique items such as brass plates and tables appears among other unspecified goods. Several alphanumeric codes and disjoint phrases clutter the text, indicating a damaged OCR.
Two civic leaders testified in Dallas that Jack Ruby could not get a fair trial there for the Oswald murder. Stanley Marcus and Clayton Fowler argued the city harbors bias, as Ruby’s trial nears, with defense seeking a venue move.
A new snowstorm swept Pennsylvania delivering heavy accumulations from 2 to 7 inches, mainly in western mountain regions and southeastern counties including Philadelphia suburbs. Schools in Philadelphia shut as streets froze. plows and salt crews worked to keep main roads passable. Strong winds created drifts, while depths varied across counties from Bethlehem to Reading and Chambersburg.
Corry Area High School guidance counsellors describe the role of guidance programs for 707, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. They emphasize helping students choose among 40,000 occupations, early sixth grade orientation, and tours of the high school to familiarize seventh graders with guidance services and procedures.
Architects Hunter Campbell and Hea off fail to meet schedule pushing Corry Area Joint School Committee to delay the northwest wing and gym addition. Work will extend into next school year with disruptions to staff and students. A summer gym annex and new recreation facilities are added, including a separate two‑car garage and concession stand.
A Delta Airlines jet carrying 58 people touched down at Jackson International Airport in Mississippi. A company spokesman offered an explanation described as a letter to judgment, noting possible issues but giving few specifics.
Gov. Scranton urged Pennsylvania lawmakers to mount a three step program to tackle unemployment. He called for unemployment compensation reforms to strengthen the fund raise employer contributions and close benefit loopholes to attract new industry. He proposed boosting maximum weekly benefits toward 60 percent of wages and seeking state level manpower retraining funded after 1985. He noted a need to correct the Blind Veterans Pension Act to cover service connected blindness and pressed for humane elder care reform. The address opened a special legislative session covering unemployment compensation Project 70 implementation eminent domain and veteran and elder care improvements.
The Corry Area Joint School Committee learned a speech correctionist now conducts all day Saturday sessions with 24 youngsters enrolled. A full-time setup is projected, after an enrollment drive drew 30 parents.
CINCINNATI AP One day Negro boycott of Cincinnati public schools protested alleged de facto segregation and began peacefully. Police reports and scattered schools indicated limited success as extra officers guarded sites while civil rights leaders urged nonviolence.
President Johnsons main elderly care proposal under Social Security sits stalled in the House Ways and Means Committee as members debate its fate. A broader hospital aid measure also moves, with hearings planned and a June 30 expiration pushing fast action. The president favors a King Anderon style insurance model, while compromise may be needed to unlock passage.
About 200 demonstrators from the Committee for Freedom Now gathered in Chester to plan a citywide school boycott. A car sped into the crowd, injuring at least two and knocking several to the ground before police lost the vehicle in traffic as schools remained closed due to snow.
In Cambridge Maryland during a snowstorm, 981 of 2,450 students at four major Negro schools were absent, a 40 percent rate, as Dorchester County officials reported attendance near normal despite a boycott aimed at accelerating integration.
At Notasulga High School no white or black students attended as the boycott spread to Shorter High School where no white pupils appeared at 8 am. Six Negroes previously admitted under federal order returned to classes. State troopers guarded both campuses while a private academy opened to boycott participants and Negroes sought a court order to block state aid tuition grants.
About 40 production workers at Aero-Flow Dynamics Inc. on West Main were sent home after a transformer fire cut electrical power yesterday at about 11 am. Fire units responded to a call near the plant. the blaze affected circuit breakers and heating units, but was extinguished by plant personnel. Electric crews repaired the transformer and workers returned to assignments later in the day.
New York physicians warn that several million men over 35 harbor silent coronary artery disease, risking heart attacks. They urge annual checkups with X rays and exercise ECGs, noting rest ECGs often miss issues, and advise lifestyle changes to reduce risk. Also, Berlin rocket expert Eugen Saenger died of a heart attack during a lecture.
New York cigarette sales dropped by nearly 10 million packages last month, reducing state revenue by about 500000 dollars. Ohio reports similar declines in cigarette tax receipts, blamed in part on a federal health warning branding smoking as dangerous.
Corry Memorial Hospital officials told the City Planning and Zoning Commission that expansion may be needed to add a nursing home, likely driven by state pressure or economic need. The master plan foresees growth to 12,000 population by 1980, with 16 unit expansion. Hospital administrator Edgar Alexander cited a downward trend due to shorter stays and lower birth rates.
Washington AP Bobby G. Baker longtime Senate aide and former secretary to the Democratic majority resigned October 7 amid Senate investigations. Once easy to reach, Baker travels frequently under assumed names, remains in good spirits and busy as questions remain about possible conflicts of interest and financial dealings.
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