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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1964
Page
2
Ad and community notices list Valentine event details at VEW on February 15 with Vagabonds. shop closures for Friday through Wednesday. Names and addresses of residents, admissions and discharges at local facilities are recorded alongside family notices of births and deaths including Melody Wright and Tracy Jones.
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies ordered a public investigation into the sinking of Australia’s Voyager after a collision with the Melbourne off Jervis Bay. 85 missing, 257 rescued from 342 aboard the 3500 ton destroyer. Melbourne reported undamaged and continued to Sydney. The Voyager’s bow sank quickly, its stern afloat for hours. skipper Capt. Duncan Stevens listed among the missing.
State Sen. Albert R. Pechan renews his campaign to strengthen laws against minor cigarette sales after a federal report links smoking to lung cancer. He calls for investigations by the Joint State Government Commission and a rules committee referral as lawmakers prepare for the 1964 Legislature.
Erie County court heard a petition by attorney S Thad Flews Kwiat on behalf of Ronald Crumpter owner of Lake Erie Sales seeking return of seized items including punch boards numeral wheels roulette wheels chuck a luck cages and hip sheets. The owner contends the devices were not gambling devices but items held for sale to volunteer fire companies fairs festivals and other charitable uses.
James Albert Bert Leighton known for Frankie and Johnny died of cancer in San Francisco. He belonged to the American Society of Composers Authors and Users. The piece notes his ties to Casey and Steamboat Bill and mentions a Pennsylvania government consolidation study led by Senate Minority Leader Charles R. Weiner. The proposal was sent to the Rules Committee for study.
Washington AP report cites Robert F. Kennedy foreword to Profiles in Courage noting JFK feared nuclear war that could kill innocent children with no part in the crisis. RFK recalls his brother’s calm amid danger, honoring courage and public duty as he chronicled wartime and presidency. The foreword appears in Look magazine and a Harper & Row edition release.
The passage notes that only those who knew him well could sense his inner pain, as his face appeared slightly paler, with deeper lines and sharper words. Those less familiar noticed nothing, underscoring a private struggle masked by outward calm.
A big winter storm moved from Missouri and Kentucky northeastward, dumping heavy snow across the mid Atlantic and into New England. Seven inches fell in southern Missouri and over six in northern Kentucky, with similar totals in Huntington West Virginia. Warnings for heavy snow and hazardous travel remained from Maryland to extreme northeastern New York and southwest into West Virginia as the storm tapered toward northern New England. House for Bear in Classifieds.
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