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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1963
Page
1
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Syncom, a new space communications station, launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Douglas Delta rocket. It entered a highly elliptical orbit and proceeded toward an eventual circular orbit as NASA confirmed two key early phases. full evaluation awaits planned maneuvers over about two weeks.
The Corry Public Library Board approved steps for improvements after Ruth Myers reported 234 new cards issued since December, bringing memberships to 1 246. Interlibrary loan requests numbered 82, pulling books from Erie and Penn State University, part of a state program to raise library quality. An inventory revealed hundreds of lost volumes now being found and catalogued, and the board agreed to hire high school students as pages for part-time help.
The Santa Cerro freighter docked at Port Everglades after delivering 287 men 304 women and 180 children from Cuba. The ship carried about 2 million dollars worth of drugs and medical supplies to Cuatro as part of a larger exodus permitted by Fidel Castro.
Raymond Pink a 31 year old well digger was buried up to his shoulders for about fourteen hours after sand collapsed in a northern Wisconsin well near Lake Tomahawk. He was rescued at 6 40 am and taken to Lakeland Memorial Hospital Woodruff in fair condition. Doctors said his heart and lungs were fine though kept for checks and X rays. Pink praised rescuers and said he felt fine and could walk.
United Nations observers expect U S congressmen to oppose a UN Special Fund decision to fund a five year agricultural research station in Cuba with 1 157 600. US officials protest the move while Soviet or non American technicians are said to carry out the project and be paid in non dollar currencies. The United States has contributed 99 million of the 247 million spent by the fund over four years and faces congressional scrutiny amid Cuba tensions.
A two story frame building in Suburban Hampton was damaged by an early morning fire estimated at $20,000 by a company official. Police said a motorist on Route saw smoke and alerted officers who raised the alarm.
Erie and Warren county farm families repaid $525,750 in principal and interest on USDA Farmers Home Administration loans in 1962. Nationwide FHA lending reached $754 million, up 17 percent from 1961 and 24 percent from 1960. Loans supported rural housing development and land use changes, with programs for elderly housing and loans to those over 62.
More than 200 United Nations diplomats including U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson attended a memorial Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral yesterday for Sylvanna Olympia, president of Yoga. The African Spader was assassinated on January 12 on the steps of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.
In Los Angeles AP dispatch Senator Goldwater criticizes the Kennedy administration for being tied to Khrushchev’s Cuba pact. Secretary Rusk warns removal of Soviet missiles must consider nuclear dangers, while a quiet search by police followed an anonymous bomb threat at the Hollywood Palladium. About 50 pickets urge tougher Cuba policy as the Lincoln Day dinner proceeds.
Hamm on Quits As Manager At Firestone Store on Mas WY. HAMMAN, savAler of Barney's Pitestone Store here, for the past six years and an em ploye of the outlet for the past nine, has resigned effective to morrow. The local man, active in civic age political affairs, was a candidate for mayor in 1961 and came within 23 votes of winning that post. He said he will not move from Corry and will announce a new business affiliation within the coming week.
A troubled man from Phoenix drove his car onto the steps of the Justice Department in Washington and threatened to blow up the building while demanding to see FBI Director Hoover. Police, bomb squad, and tear gas forced his evacuation after two hours. no bomb was found and he was taken to a hospital for observation.
Eve Adams, director of the Philadelphia Mint, presides as half dollars pass through her hands during the annual coin inspection. A court vision setting unfolds with coins under scrutiny, while observers watch intently from the side.
Mary McCastle miles from Washington to prove fitness along with 12 other congressional secretaries. They walked up to 27 miles in a day, earning 2 dollars per mile and planning long baths at home. One injury occurred when Jackie McDonald cut her foot on broken glass but continued walking.
Five Chautauqua County teachers from Fredonia will hike fifty miles starting Saturday morning. They start in Fredonia and are driven to near Erie to begin, then walk back toward town. Participants include Arthur Asquith Vincent Decota Gene Masters David Dunning and Gene Gallelli.
Three Pittsburgh insurance men in Slippery Rock, Butler County, started a cross county trek early today aiming to cover about 50 miles to Pittsburgh. William Melvin, Frank Kelly, and Robert Shiring left shortly before 2 o clock, passed through Butler, and moved onto Route 1. Despite light snow slowing them, they hoped to finish the remaining 30 miles by early evening.
The 24 foot American tanker Marine Sulphur Queen disappeared February 3 with a crew of 39. The Coast Guard called off active search though vessels patrol for the missing ship. A 100 mile Atlantic Gulf of Mexico search by 63 aircraft failed to locate any trace. The ship, bound for Norfolk, Virginia, was expected February 7.
Harrisburg AP report states Scranton supports legislation to legalize bingo for charitable uses with safeguards against rookery and over commercialization. He notes legal hurdles under current law and cites potential earmark of 10 percent of proceeds to state education.
The Colosseum in Rome shut its upper tier today to protect visitors as severe winter battered European ruins. Archaeologists cited risks to tourists and nearby sites including the Palatine Palaces Baths of Caracalla and Ostia. Ostia ruins also closed to visitors due to storm damage.
President Kennedy proposes a sweeping youth package including a National Service Corps, a Youth Conservation Corps, a domestic peace corps expansion, and home town youth corps. He cites rising birth rates and juvenile crime, detailing pay scales and service terms for the proposed programs.
Venezuelan authorities report a freighter seized by a communist faction. U S Navy aircraft circled the ship about 200 miles south of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. The government called the act piracy and sought international help. Cuban involvement suspected.
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