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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1963
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment references an air related event or notice with unclear details and missing dates or names, offering only scattered terms and partial context from a historical newspaper page.
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Bearded Charlie Swink, 42, of Dawson R.A. 1, traveled by covered wagon with two horses Dan and Shorty from Uniontown to Harrisburg 215 miles for the state Farm Show. He cooked his own meals slept in the wagon and estimates the trip cost about 25 dollars. His son Charles Jr. and Waller Lance joined him, with others dropping off along the way.
The city council plans to compress three meetings into two next week. Monday will feature a 10 a.m. reorganizational session and an 8 p.m. regular meeting. A Wednesday 7:30 p.m. special parking meeting will receive an on street plan from Koontz Equipment Co. of Pittsburgh as the Parking Authority, mainly concerned with off street parking, attends. Mayor Philip Zaimneck says the goal is to adjourn the 10 a.m. meeting and open the regular session afterward to drop the evening session.
In Buffalo New York an unemployed steel worker Willie Lester, 29, fired on Patrolman George Howes as officers questioned him about a rifle carried in a residential east side neighborhood. Lester was shot and killed after a doorway exchange ended the confrontation.
A Corry area planning session with Pennsylvania State University Extension Service officials examined the need to create worthwhile career opportunities for the 60 percent of Corry Area High School graduates who do not pursue further education. County agents William Urash Leslie Firth Blaine Schlosser led the discussion at last night’s annual program meeting.
The Corry editorial calls for public engagement to drive a 1963 agenda including street and water infrastructure, school improvements, a new department store, dog enforcement, a full time city engineer, improved street parking, airport upgrades, housing under 15000 dollars, and stronger master plan oversight by the Planning Commission. It urges resident feedback to steer city development.
Harrisburg reports Governor Lawrence announces Pennsylvania will oppose the proposed merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads. A state committee found potential harm to the commonwealth, drawing mixed reactions from business groups and railroad officials.
The Kennedy administration plans a Congress request to raise active duty and reserve pay by about 4 4 percent with an estimated annual cost of 1.75 billion and about four million recipients. McNamara said the plan, approved by President Kennedy, would replace remote and isolated duty pay with a revised structure and adjust retirement pay to cost of living changes. Initial Capitol Hill reaction was cautious.
A tractor trailer loaded with machine equipment burned near Erie causing about 500000 in damage. Trucker David L. Gordon reported no smoke before stopping at a Route 1 restaurant. Fire investigated by local police cites faulty wiring as a possible cause.
In Leopoldville and Jadotville reports say President Tshombe seeks negotiations as U.N. combat forces press to eliminate remaining resistance. Thant insists talks must be on technical matters with no cease-fire on the Jadotville road, amid fear of scorched earth.
Reports from Tan Hiep South Viet Nam describe heavy fighting as U S Army units trap Communist guerrillas in the Mekong delta. Col John Paul Vann said the patrol did not fire. 17 prisoners captured and 3 Americans killed nearby.
President John F Kennedy and other leaders attend the funeral of Senator Robert Kerr in Oklahoma City at First Baptist Church. Kerr 66 died January 1 in a Washington hospital after a heart attack. The ceremony features Dr Hershel Hobbs officiating. Kerr was a Southern Baptist layman.
A California DMV clerk opened a package and found three license plates instead of two. One extra plate bore a six letter message reading YOU BUM, allegedly crafted by a convict at Folsom Prison.
A Fulton County judge considered whether two blocked streets between Negro and white neighborhoods in southwest Atlanta created a nuisance. The wood and steel barriers, erected Dec. 18 with mayor and aldermen approval, were intended to stop encroachment into a white district. Some described the barricades along Peyton and Harlan roads as a Berlin wall.
Two Corry druggists Narcy Yenchak and Romeo Marchitelli acquired the Barlow Block at South Center and Main, a large real estate deal. The one story brick building houses Sprovert’s Barber Shop, State Liquor Store, Corry Pharmacy and Kinley Dolan Insurance among others. Sale price was not disclosed but was reportedly around 31000, with Merle C. Dodd as the selling agent. The new owners have no immediate plans for changes.
Hollywood obituary notes actor Jack Carson died of cancer on Wednesday. Services will be held in Glendale tomorrow at Wee Biz a! The Heatherbroome Lawn Memorial Park and cremation with private interment follow. Pallbearers include actor Bynnis Morgan. Carson is survived by two children, John and Kathy, his mother Elsa, brother Bob, and other relatives.
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