15 Feb 1965
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1965
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show discussions of town use taxes and a township board meeting. References include a secretary role, potential $20 25 figures, and a 1947 context with mentions of tax reevaluation and administrative actions.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly faces a shift of power from rural counties to populous areas due to reapportionment driven by the one man one vote rule. Both chambers move slowly toward new districts ahead of a September 1 deadline, with broader implications as 24 states confront court orders to redistrict.
Samuel Antrim administrator urged families to limit to one visitor at a time as heavy admissions strain care. The cap will stay in effect until the load eases, aiming to keep patient treatment orderly.
A 2000 fire at the Arthur Knapp residence on Sciota road endangered a seven month old infant. Knapp fought the blaze in the basement while his son-in-law Walter Darno rescued the child through a broken window as firefighters arrived. Damage totaled about 2000 with 1500 to the dwelling and 500 to contents. Fire crews from Corry and mutual aid units battled the flames for two hours.
Erie police investigate the death of 55 year old Myrtle N. Ball found beaten near St. Mark's Seminary. She died at St. Vincent's Hospital after an autopsy was ordered. DA and deputy chief will decide on possible murder charges. last seen with daughter Frances at 8 p.m. hours before.
Three men James Willis 22 John Pless 26 and Archie Willis 48 fought in a tavern and on the street. Police stopped the fight as patrol passed. They were arraigned before Alderman Norbert Bachemer and fined ten dollars three dollars costs and three dollars ninety five cents for a broken antenna.
Denmark announced in Copenhagen that Torben Avenne will become the new ambassador to the United States. The official designation was disclosed today as bilateral diplomacy advances.
A car crashed into a church crowd in Yeadon Pennsylvania killing Anthony Munro and Paul Santoro eight both parishioners outside St. Louis Human parish Church. Mrs Antoinette Mangione fifty one died from head injuries. Four others including McGinnity were injured. One man faced involuntary manslaughter charges.
In Pittsburgh and Hammond Indiana a USW leadership race prompts possible court action over voting irregularities. McDonald and Abel claim protests could overturn thousands of votes as the tally awaits final tabulation by the international tellers. Labor talks with the steel industry remain at standstill with a May strike deadline looming.
President Johnson told Congress that postwar American science has flourished and holds promise to solve age-old issues. He cited health, industry, space, and sea exploration as paths to new products, jobs, and progress toward peace and justice. The message accompanied the National Science Foundation annual report.
Premier Alexei Kosygin flew back to Moscow after an 11 day Asian tour during which he promised Soviet military aid to North Vietnam and met with Chinese leaders in Peking. He spoke of Communist unity but Moscow and Peking did not budge on key issues.
Reports from Saigon indicate fighting on scattered fronts with 27 enemy actions in the last day, most in the north. U S helicopter crewmen were injured in a crash, two Americans wounded in clashes, and Viet Cong attacks left government troops and districts facing casualties as Da Nang saw anti government demonstrations. A new Saigon leadership formation led by Dr Phan Huy Quat emerged with Lt General Nguyen Khanh assembling a 20 member advisory council.
Washington reports no hard evidence of a major military response by China or the Soviet Union a week after U S strikes on North Viet Nam. Demonstrators march at the American consulate in Montreal while officials weigh possible but uncertain Chinese or Soviet involvement and Kosygin returns from Viet Nam.
Nat King Cole, famed singer, dies in Santa Monica at age 45 after cancerous lung tumor surgery on January 25. He had been hospitalized December 9 for respiratory illness and canceled engagements to recover. He is survived by his widow Maria and two daughters.
The Senate met at 9 a.m. during the Lincoln Day recess and adjourned in 3% seconds, with Sen. Metcalf presiding. The brief session complied with the constitutional rule that neither house can adjourn for more than three days without the other’s consent.
An Erie Lackawanna freight derailment near Osgood Mercer County caused a 17 foot bridge span to collapse into the Shenango River. Twenty four cars derailed as trains were rerouted via Greenville while repairs, expected to take four to five weeks, were planned on the 1901 bridge built line.
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