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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1964
Page
1
The readable fragments reference a quake in the west and related local items. Mentions include streets, dates such as 10 17 21, and entities like ICE and city officials. Details are incomplete, but the piece appears to cover public notices and reactions to seismic activity in a western area.
President Johnson and Mexico's Adolfo Lopez Mateos met over breakfast to finalize a joint communique ahead of two days of talks. They planned a Lopez Mateos news conference and an afternoon Mexican entertainment fiesta in Los Angeles. Topics included the Alliance for Progress international trade disarmament and saltwater use in the Mexicali Valley.
Washington AP reports Senate investigators are probing a potentially pivotal development in the Bobby Baker case. L P McLendon, special counsel for the Rules Committee, declined to give details but said a report on this phase could affect when hearings end. The committee, with a busy week ahead, plans further public sessions including Baker as chief witness Tuesday and his secretary Carol Tyler on Wednesday. The panel released Friday testimony from Fred B Black Jr of North American Aviation, who said he borrowed 175000 dollars in 1962 to buy 6400 shares in a Tulsa bank, with Kerr approving half the stock for Baker. Kerr, once dubbed the uncrowned king of the Senate, died Jan 1, 1963.
About 200 attendees marked The Overcomers club anniversary at the VEW Club. Fifty three members joined officials, displaying handcrafts, songs, and art from Wright School and local groups as observers witnessed a sense of considerable achievement. A separate note details a “Pin Pal” program aiding pins for 88 members, aided by Junior Girl Scout and Brownie troops.
Young men may view the local Guard unit in action tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 4 30 p.m. The First Battle Group 112th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Division will train publicly, inviting the general public and interested men due for service to learn about careers, duties, and advancement through specialist schools. The National Guard offers at home service with added income and promotion paths through further training.
Twenty eight persons died in the Philippine Airlines DC3 crash on Mindanao yesterday, with one man surviving. An investigation team returned to Manila and reported the twin engine plane struck a group of trees, plunging into a valley and bursting into flames.
Eleven family members die in a morning blaze that destroyed a rented frame house near Cheraw South Carolina. Moses James and Marty Aghes James, both 36, and their nine children, ages one to fifteen, all of whom were Black, perished in the fire. The tragedy occurred in a rural area as investigators began noting the cause could be accidental.
Dallas AP report says Jack J. Ruby faces murder with malice charges for Oswald killing. A false bomb threat halted court, delaying the selection of a second juror Allen W. McCoy, 29, an industrial engineer, while juror Causey, 35, an electronics analyst, and others are scrutinized. The defense seeks temporary insanity with testimony on brain injuries and mental disturbances amid death-penalty considerations. McCoy indicated openness to capital punishment but acknowledged the gravity of taking a life. The session resumes after the Oak Cliff court scare and searches.
Three men linked to a $13.5 million heroin smuggling ring were arrested in New York and Montreal after a three year joint inquiry by US and international agencies. Salvador Pardo-Bolland the Mexican ambassador to Bolivia Carlos Arizti of Uruguay and Reng Bruchon a French national faced U.S. court arraignments in Weinfeld's court. The seizure totaled 134 pounds of heroin with two pounds found in New York and over 130 pounds in Montreal. Authorities said the haul is the second largest heroin shipment to date into the United States and Canada with underworld value noted at $13.5 million. Kennedy credited Mexico and allied agencies for cooperation in the international narcotics crackdown.
Union City Area High School faced a bomb scare hoax that cost the district about 4500 in staff salaries and other losses. Fire and police spent hours at the scene after a call reported a bomb, later traced to a pay station. About 1200 students were dismissed, with 900 lockers and multiple rooms searched.
Claude Chayet the new French charge d affaires to Pe king entered Red China today from Hong Kong. He travels by train to Canton and then by plane to Peking, where he will arrive Sunday to assume his post.
Harrisburg AP A group of businessmen aims to raise up to 300000 for an advertising campaign backing Gov Scranton's unemployment compensation revisions. Half the target is already raised with over 150000 spent on newspapers and radio. Beamish of Jennings Machine Co chairs Jobs for Pennsylvanians Committee, funded by employers at least 1 per employee. Labor opposition promises a wide fight. potential lobbyist registration discussed.
Corry State Police say James Darts, 24, escaped injury when his car ran off Route 6 west of Russell and hit a snow bank and tree after apparently dozing at 11 30 a m yesterday. Damage to the auto was listed at 300. In a separate Beaverdam area accident on a rural dirt road, George W Sam mons, 38, backing from a private drive on Fenno road near Beaverdam, was struck in the rear by a driver named Raymond McCray, 43, of Union City. no injuries and about 550 total damage.
An architect’s rendering shows potential redevelopment between the rebroad tracks and Washington Street. The plan, discussed at a Municipal Building meeting, seeks federal aid via communities already receiving federal help for urban renewal, citing Erie and Meadville as models with approved projects and funding.
Cmdr Edward C. Kinley of Columbus and Rev John V. Edwards of Erie received the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge. Kinley, commander at the U S Naval Training Center Erie, earned the award for an essay on conduct and honesty, plus a $100 prize. Edwards, pastor of Sarah Hearn Memorial Presbyterian, won for The Sought and Ours.
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