16 Feb 1965
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1965
Page
1
Fragmented ad lists a one bedroom and living spaces including a dining area and fire place. It mentions a Circle 5 telephone exchange, contact numbers, and a reference to an annex and basement. The text is garbled but indicates residential unit details and contact info.
Erie County is set to receive 444 miles of new or rebuilt roads under a $10 billion program outlined by Gov. William Scranton to area lawmakers in Harrisburg. The project covers seven counties and includes 117 miles of interstate, 761 miles of primary highways, and 892 miles of secondary roads, totaling 1,770 miles at a cost of $3.743 billion. The plan aims to accelerate construction over ten years, cutting projected completion from 57 years.
City Council last night approved a light agenda in under ninety minutes. Residents Joseph Amoroso and Keith Rieck urged Cornell to lift the ban on all night parking in the 100 block of East Pleasant Street, noting no driveways and recent street widening. The city engineer said next block widening may bring two way traffic next summer, extending the east sideone way stretch.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a 1965 capital program exceeding 44 million dollars as part of a 200 million plan. Chairman Stuart T. Saunders details include 30 000 tons of new heavy duty rail on main lines and 40 000 tons of re processed rail on secondary tracks, plus 2.4 million for new track laying and maintenance equipment. Chief Engineer Chester J. Henry notes plans to enlarge seven freight yards, rebuild bridges, improve tunnel clearance, lay track spurs to industrial sites, modernize car repair at eight yards, and upgrade mall handling at major city terminals.
Bangkok report says North Vietnam will stop accepting North Vietnamese refugees in Thailand due to food shortages. Thailand's Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman announced efforts to persuade South Vietnam to repatriate remaining refugees who fled North Vietnam during the Indochina War.
Sparta resident Daniel Longstreth, 34, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to ravish in Crawford County. He will be sentenced March 1. A charge of corrupting the morals of a minor was not pressed. Longstreth was arrested November 17 after attempting to rape a 1 year old and allegedly made similar attempts over six years. Police noted the case followed a complaint by the child’s mother and warrants issued via Justice Helen Bates of Spartansburg.
The Internal Revenue Service denied all claims by Governor William W. Scranton that his mother’s estate owed more than $660,000 in federal taxes. The IRS reply in U S Tax Court rejected Scranton’s errors and his request for a refund of over $265,000 as executor.
Damaged items from the high school fire last November will be auctioned Saturday at the school starting at 10 a.m. Auctioneers Charles Cummings and Fred Jensen will handle a variety of items including desks, sewing machines, kitchen units, cabinets, and tables. Buyers may inspect the stock at 9 a.m. Some equipment is severely damaged by fire, others only smoky. Purchasers must remove goods within 24 hours. At Pittsburgh’s Strip District, Klein & Caplan Produce Co. suffered a three alarm fire with $50,000 damage. no injuries reported.
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania Traffic Safety plans to study how New York State’s lower drinking age could affect Pennsylvania teen drivers. Gov Scranton ordered the probe after meetings with Ned J. Parsekian, highlighting 24 NY-linked traffic fatalities from 1982 to 1984 and urging New York to raise its minimum age.
CAMP KENNEDY Fila AP A Saturn 1 rocket launched a space bird satellite to study meteoroid impacts. The mission unfolded wide wings, camera on the second stage provided deployment pictures, and tracking stations reported successful orbit insertion. The project aims to record impact data to assess debris risks for future manned spaceflight.
FBI agents seized four people in New York City on charges of conspiring to blow up the Washington Monument the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell. The defendants include three Black men and a Canadian-born white woman. They face up to ten years in prison and fines up to one hundred thousand dollars if convicted.
U S authorities expect South Vietnam to intensify its campaign against Viet Cong in the Mekong delta region south of Saigon. The move follows talks between McGeorge Bundy and Vietnamese officials and accompanies recent reprisal raids against North Vietnam. South Korean forces prepare to reinforce South Viet Nam with engineers and support units as international efforts seek broader backing.
About 5,000 Indonesian high school pupils including President Sukarno's daughter Rachmawati staged an anti American demonstration in Jakarta after a rally at the Communist Front hall. They burned personifications of Americans and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdul Rahman. The embassy area remained heavily guarded.
A collision in Uptown Pittsburgh involving an auto a streetcar and a trolley car wounded four people. Sisters Francesca and Lucia Marie both 29 and the car driver were hospitalized at Mercy Hospital. The driver was kept for X rays and no trolley rider was hurt.
William A. Michael of the Corry PSPES announces two new training courses under the Manpower Development and Training Act. One in Allentown for tool designers and a second in Altoona for engineering assistants, each lasting one year. Eligibility requires unemployment, head of household, high school grad with math physics and tech training, machine operation familiarity, and willingness to train in Altoona and Allentown. Contact the local North Center Street office promptly.
Washington AP findings show Treasury official Robert A. Wallace reports that a crash minting program and seven day operations averted a coin crisis last fall. Fed data indicate penny supply is under control but coins other than pennies remain tight.
State Department spokesman said the United States believes Communist China is preparing for another nuclear test. Press officer Robert J. McCloskey noted the second explosion would likely use information from the first test and would have no greater military significance.
Dense fog shrouded the Istanbul Ankara highway near Walkishehir Province as two passenger buses collided, killing nine people and injuring 55 others. Emergency crews Wade rescue efforts, while investigators seek cause in the early hours of the incident.
Cochairmen John Rossbacher and Robert Bracken head an 800 member drive. Workers display prize display while drive workers win play money for no memberships. The play money will be used at the victory dinner auction to cap the campaign.
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