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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1965
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text mentions a township, names such as Eric, several dates in 1926 1965 and 1965, references to a school, streets and governance. Content is garbled with partial names and phrases, offering little clear event detail or action.
Zalzneck withdraws from reelection race prompting two term councilman Ray Weber to seek the mayoralty. Weber and councilman Robert Grice face likely no GOP opposition in the primary as party leaders prepare early announcements. In Washington a $30,700 welfare grant funds a work training program for public assistance recipients.
Corry Journal editorials provoke a public official response and a coroner’s letter from Warren County. The piece revisits February 12 commentary and critiques the handling of a fatal accident scene. The editor cites sources claiming officials delayed arrival and handled the scene with insufficient urgency.
Monday is Washington's Birthday and will close many services. The Corry office of the Pennsylvania State Employment Service will be closed and resume Tuesday, manager William Michiel said. Post Office deliveries will be limited to specials, with forwarding mail dispatched and in town collections on holiday basis. window service ends. Reed, Lear and Co stock exchanges will close for the day, and the local firm will also shut down.
Atlanta high school senior Judy I had three cats x rayed to locate her boyfriend's fraternity pin believed swallowed by one named Sam. The pin, given by Georgia Tech graduate Dick Knight two months earlier, was removed from Sam after surgery Friday. Judy defends Sam calling him a good eater and not at fault.
Corry officials dispute a newspaper story claiming they opposed Peter Russo’s appointment to the Erie County Basketball Officials executive board. Frisina Vanssens and Frisina Jr deny voting against Russo, stating they supported his elevation. Russo blames the reporter, not his allies, for the tale. The Golf Commission meanwhile sought alternative funding sources after the county recreation committee could not assist the Corry golf project.
In Selma Alabama Negro leaders threaten to return to the streets if four demands are not met by Monday. They call for hiring more Black policemen, dialogue with white leaders, speeding voter registration, and improving street paving and facilities in Negro neighborhoods. The drive follows violent clashes and an attempted night march halted by Police Director Wilson Baker with help from Black ministers.
Cardinal Cushing, 69, prelate of the Boston archdiocese and a Catholic world figure, was scheduled to undergo surgery today at St Elizabeth's Hospital for an undisclosed ailment after being hospitalized Wednesday for examinations. He had been slated to attend a Vatican consistory next Monday and has battled several health issues including a kidney malignancy and chronic conditions.
Loyalist military leaders defeated a coup against Li Gen Nguyen Khanh and moved to remove him. At Bien Hoa Air Base 15 young generals met Premier Phan Huy Quat and effectively no confidenced Khanh. Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi emerged as a key power figure, with Air Force Chief Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky as a close second in influence.
The report states authorities aimed to end the Khanh regime by placing Khanh under house arrest, signaling a decisive political move. Officials described a crackdown stance while factions seek stabilization and potential transitions amid uncertain leadership.
Senators in Washington urged a stable civilian government in South Vietnam as a condition for any progress. Supporters of hard military action and withdrawal alike condemned the latest coup against Gen. Nguyen Khanh and pressed for decisive U.S. steps to restore a functioning regime.
The Jour nal reports Columbus dam work moves forward with drilling equipment on Schramling Road. Neilan Engineers from Somerset dispatched Diamond Drilling Co to lay out the site. Route 6 bypass work appears near, while state funds totaling over 400000 await repayment from fish license revenue. dam operation will primarily benefit fishermen.
Henry Ford II married Maria Cristina Vettore Austin in a private ceremony announced today by a Detroit law firm. The union links Ford family leadership to the automobile company legacy as details remain limited.
Bradford logged a world coldest -10 degrees overnight with Corry close behind at -6. Warren -5, DuBois -4, and Erie -6 also reported freezes amid no snowfall. Weather Bureau predicts increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions this afternoon and evening with tonight’s low in the low 20s. The sun rose at 7:10 a.m. and set at 5:59 p.m.
Daniel P. Oleksin, 44, a Wilkes Barre native, is named deputy director for media content at the U.S. Information Agency. He previously served as deputy distant director for Africa and will supervise publication, radio, motion picture, and exhibit programs.
A Grove City Bus Lines vehicle carrying nine people escaped injury when rear stopped for a passenger was struck by a southbound auto driven by Harry Green 22 of Culver Pa two miles north of Center ville on Route 8. Green suffered facial lacerations. bus driver Earl Kauffman 36 of Cooperstown Pa was unharmed. Police said icy road contributed to the crash. total damage about 1200 dollars with 900 attributed to the other vehicle.
Ranger 8 returns sparked cheers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory as its six cameras operated early to capture near double the shots of Ranger 7. The craft crashed at 4 57 am EST into the Sea of Tranquillity, a planned lunar landing site for astronauts years ahead.
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