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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1963
Page
2
A mixed local notice page lists admitted and discharged residents with partial addresses in Union City and surrounding areas. It notes an example Line-O-Ad rate of 23 cents per line and promotes Brigham Hardware and a band at the VFW with time details.
Jerome Blaine, 45, of Penn Leather Co. returned home to his wife and 10 children after vanishing from Troy, Pennsylvania. Loren Leonard, 38, Troy Equipment Co. manager, had been missing a day earlier and told his wife he would return from Coral Gables, Florida to earn travel funds. Police say the disappearances are not believed connected.
Government reports 300 killed in Tastweek quake at Al Marj and Bes, with 75 injured. A statement thanks the British Army and U S Air Force for swift aid. Idaho House backs Senate proposal to cap national debt at 350 billion with annual 3 billion payments.
Millcreek Township residents and veteran campaigners for Leacher George L. Pease Jr. plan a shift to politics as attorney Robert B. McCullough and James MacIsaac Jr. file nominating petitions for Millcreek School Board seats. The case heads to Pittsburgh the week of March.
The Pennsylvania Senate considers bills to loosen truck weight limits and issue restricted licenses for violators. A House measure boosts faculty pay across 14 state colleges by 900 to 3000 dollars with merit raises and updated qualifications. Philadelphia school taxing power may move to city council, with nonresident tax bans. Allegheny Transit would extend the Port Authority and fund a unified mass transit system. McCullough and Mac Isaac compete in a partisan election context.
Multiple obituaries and services listed. Mrs Mary Letty Roberts dies. services Thursday at Bracken Funeral Home with graveside at Pine Grove Cemetery. Others include Mrs John Buetikhofer, Clean C Shreve, Edward P Babcock, and Mrs Michael Malone with dates, prayer services, and cemeteries. Burial details at Pine Grove, Mt Pleasant, St Thomas, and other local cemeteries. Call times and visitation windows: Bracken, Hays, and local churches with specific hours.
Senator John Ware announced a proposed 30 Mile Hike Club but invitations drew swift rejections. He noted the hike was to start February 29 and that interested participants should meet at 6 am. Ware listed odd sponsor names and playful seriousness over the unused calendar plan.
London AP reports Russian scientists revived two prehistoric four-toed tritons found in frozen Siberia after about 5 000 years. The creatures awoke, moved, ate berries and insects, and died after three weeks. a second triton revived and lived through summer.
Erie County Judge Evans orders the district attorney to show cause why a new trial should not be granted to convicted murderer Steve Pavkovich. Pavkovich, 38, was found guilty of first degree murder for shooting John Cochran, 34, during a barroom dispute. Pavkovich’s lawyers seek a new trial, and the judge grants a rule to show cause and suspends Pavkovich’s sentence until ruling.
State lawmakers proposed a 75000 appropriation for Eries sesquicentennial, backing the plan with county and city funding and public subscriptions. The push cites Gettysburg as a comparison while noting Eries 120 day event, 44 million tourist business last year, and proposed museum renovations.
Geneva sources say delegates foresee a five inspection compromise on a test ban at the disarmament conference. The plan faces long odds and hinges on Berlin and Cuba bargaining between the United States and Soviet Union. Humphrey notes US Senate unlikely to ratify three inspections.
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