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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1964
Page
4
Our Opinion urges readers to look beyond today as Meadville blends leadership from City Cowell with downtown rejuvenation efforts. The piece warns similar challenges face the local business district and underscores broader urban renewal themes.
Meadville City Council approved hiring Bache & Co New York as financial advisers to study downtown parking expansion feasibility and financing as well as contracting an outsider engineering firm for traffic improvements. The panel also seeks a full time coordinator to oversee city planning and traffic control while pursuing a preliminary loan for 80 elderly public housing units.
A historical sketch traces perfume from Bronze Age religious incense to Roman and Egyptian uses. It highlights Edouard Cournand, price trends, bottle craftsmanship, and notable moments from Cleopatra to Napoleon shaping fragrance culture.
A wartime briefing says manpower for the armed services should come from family men and others with a special medical commission report to the White House. The article notes Japanese shipping setbacks in the South Pacific and U S Navy claims of enemy losses in the Truk raid. A collision on Mott Street is reported, with details to Crosby and Tidsole. Also mentions Pittsburgh baseball school and Kennedy scholarship offers from the University of Pittsburgh.
Hal Boyle reports Debbie Reynolds, her Hollywood shift to mature comedy, Las Vegas contract, and renewed happiness in marriage to Harry Karl. The piece recalls her bumpy path from Miss Burbank to star, noting resilience, faith, and a philosophy of love guiding her career and personal life.
Readable fragments mention Corry Journal and local items with names like Dolly and West South Street. Partial text lists various people and ad references, suggesting a community page with notices, events, and advertisements.
A brief note reflects on how speech endures beside printed text, likening spoken language to air that accompanies written words. It emphasizes the enduring presence of the printed word in daily life and memory.
In a sweeping narcotics case, two diplomats were arrested for smuggling heroin into the United States. Guatemala's Mauricio Rosal and Mexico's Salvador Pardo-Bolland allegedly used false identities and carried multi million dollar heroin consignments from France via New York and Belgium. Investigations tie other ambassadors to a Corsican ring led by Gilbert Coscia with links to the Sicilian Mafia.
The State Liquor Control Board will hold a hearing to decide if private interests may open a restaurant and tavern overlooking the Kinzua Dam and Reservoir. Hearing not set before April 2 with dates to be determined, tied to a $225,000 project by John and Katherine Conia.
Ben E. Nordemann of Continental Grain says U S insistence on six percent of wheat shipped in American ships could halt sales to Russia. He cites freight differentials of eight to nine dollars per ton as a costly U S condition. Nordemann spoke at a Colorado wheat growers meeting with Gen Curtis LeMay present.
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