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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1965
Page
3
Erie State Senator William G. Lesler introduced legislation to allow school board candidates to cross-file for major party nominations in primaries, aiming to depoliticize director elections. The article notes other local political moves, weather outlook, fines collected in Titusville, and delays to Alliance College science building groundbreaking.
Bear Lake Mrs Clyde Hotchkiss are vacationing in Florida for a few weeks. Mrs Donald Beckwith is a patient at Corry Memorial Hospital. A reception was held in the fire hall for Mr and Mrs Gene Conklin last Saturday. Mrs Conklin is the former Linda Newhouse. Friends from Celoron Westfield Corry and Warren attended the affair. Merle Crosby is a patient at the General Hospital in Jamestown. Mrs Isabell Nickerson of Ashville called on Mrs Maude Cornish recently.
A group of Pennsylvania State University students began a 72 hour fast and sit in to press for a negotiated peace settlement in Vietnam. The demonstration started in the Student Union snack bar with six participants at the outset.
East German President Walter Ulbricht arrived in Alexandria aboard the Voelker Treundschaft for a week long visit. He was greeted by Vice President Hassan Ibrahim as Cairo prepared a formal welcome with a 21 gun salute and a series of conferences, banquets, and trips to major sites.
Bonn warned it would curb its multmil lion-dollar Egypt program while Nasser accused West Germany of secretly arming Israel. West Germany halted shipments and proposed $16 million in place of undelivered arms, a move Egypt called hostile. Western diplomats feared Ulbricht's visit could split the Arab world.
New York The National Institute of Arts and Letters named Walter Lippmann, 75, winner of a gold medal for essays and criticism. The same announcement gave Andrew Wyeth, 48, the gold medal for painting.
Hollywood reports list Julie Andrews leading Best Actress nominees for My Fair Lady with 13 nods. Audrey Hepburn, praised for My Fair Lady, is omitted drawing talk of injustice from industry insiders. Other Best Actress nominees include Kim Stanley Debbie Reynolds Anne Bancroft and Shelley Winters. Best Actor nominees feature Peter O'Toole Richard Burton and Rex Harrison. The ceremony occurs April 5 at the auditorium with Andrews favored for Doolittle.
Slater Waugh Jr. 38 was crushed to death when his tractor trailer began to drift down a hill in Whitehall Borough near Pittsburgh. The AP report notes the emergency response and investigation into the incident.
Corry Chapter Red Cross held last evening session with 15 members in attendance. A trophy will go to the firm with the highest percentage of diners, Rogers Structural Steel named winner. Association of Chapters of Northwestern Pennsylvania met in Titusville on February 4.
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