25 Feb 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1964
Page
1
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Dallas AP reports the fourth juror for the Jack Ruby murder trial was Luther Dickerson 97 a chemical firm vice president who testified he did not see the original or any rebroadcast of the Oswald killing. Defense questions on polygraph familiarity triggered objections as the judge sustained them. Dickerson married with two sons said he was away when Oswald was killed and had not discussed the shooting with anyone. The defense plans further hearings as they pursue potential ineligibility of viewers of the televised killing.
In Los Angeles a rock singer testified he learned of the Frank Sinatra kidnapping plot about two months before the abduction. He later recanted, admitting he had told stories but still acknowledged some involvement and repayment of funds. The defendant and two others face charges over the Lake Tahoe abduction and $240,000 ransom.
James Floyd Sipes 23 arraigned before Justice of the Peace Walter Domke in Center villeon burglary theft of a power chain saw from Merwin Pro cess farm. He waived preliminary hearing and was sent to Crawford County jail Meadville awaiting next term after his brothers Wayne and Eric Conner earlier pled guilty in the same case. In a separate raid in Pa headed NABBED FOR LOTTERY, police arrested a 27 year old woman and her 22 year old half sister on charges of running a $1500 weekly numbers business. Mrs Miccicke released on $1000 bail. sister sent to authorities.
Sparta and LeBoeuf school boards meet to sign an appeal asking the State Council of Basic Education to overturn the Erie County plan that places Sparta in the Corry Jointure. The action could lead to a March hearing and possible state Supreme Court involvement. Attorney F Joseph Thomas leads the effort, with Crawford County plan rejection also to be appealed. Fort LeBoeuf vows to contest the plan to the state supreme court if needed.
Jamestown youth Bruce VanGuilder, 19, was jailed 30 days to one year in Crawford County jail and fined 100 dollars plus costs for leaving the scene of an accident. The charge, filed by state police from the Corry substation, stemmed from a December 5, 1969 crash one mile north of Titusville on Route 8. Judge P. Richard Thomas imposed the sentence after VanGuilder pleaded guilty.
In Trenton New Jersey burglars snatched thousands in cash and merchandise from Hurley Tobin department store. Officials found the scene when they arrived for work discovering the vandalized area and missing assets. A note reading Thank you Smile was left at the scene according to investigators.
Former president Herbert Hoover, 8 years past his term, is described by a spokesman as having a serious health setback. He lies in a Waldorf Astoria room with anemia from intestinal bleeding and a recent respiratory infection complicating his condition.
City council set a $315000 bond plan for a five year upgrade of seven facilities. Major item is a $120000 north end sanitary sewer project with storm sewer from West Washington to Bear Creek, with other allocations for paving, street and fire equipment, and an airport expansion.
General Wallace M. Greene, new Marine commandant, voiced optimism about U S efforts in South Viet Nam. He praised military plans as sound and noted ample supplies and capable Vietnamese and American troops. Greene warned the conflict would be a long campaign, not an overnight win.
A four engine jetliner carrying 56 people from Mexico City to New York disappeared minutes after takeoff from New Orleans and crashed in Lake Pontchartrain. Debris and possible body parts recovered. no survivors expected. Eastern Air Lines reported 49 aboard with 32 through passengers and 17 boarding in New Orleans. Flight 304 left New Orleans at 2 01 am CST, last contact minutes later. Weather was clear with light rain and calm winds. The crash marks the first major airliner loss on a scheduled New Orleans takeoff.
A Cambridge Springs resident, Russell George Looney, 27, was sentenced by Judge P Rich ard Thomas to 12 to 18 months in Crawford County jail but suspended. Costs of 28 dollars must be paid before release. Picketing resumes at Gaston Presbyterian Church as negotiations on local school class actions fail. United Church of Christ ministers accuse Gaston authorities of facilitating racial segregation. Bobby Baker defies questions before Senate investigators, sparking a heated exchange over subpoenas and televised coverage.
An Ecuadorian sailor received a hand transplant from a deceased donor on February 13 in Guayaquil. Surgeons from Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston reported immediate finger movement and hand mobility and may transfer the patient to Boston for further care. The operation, led by Dr Roberto Gilbert, marks a possible first such transplant from a dead person.
The Want ons Hospital Nursing School, believed to be the nation’s oldest, closed yesterday in Philadelphia. Five juniors transfer to Germantown How pe hospital, seven seniors to Frankford Hospital, nine other student nurses undecided about their futures.
In Erie the jury found John H. Willman guilty of first degree murder in the 1960 death of Mrs. Laura Mutch. He received a life sentence after District Attorney Howard H. Carney urged mercy. Defense argued low memory and IQ questioned, while confessions were disputed.
Grace Metalious, author of Peyton Place, died at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston at age 38. The controversial novelist rose to fame for her scandalous portrayal of a New England town, with a life marked by two marriages and a highly publicized marriage history.
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