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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1963
Page
6
The $3.6 million Erie City Hall plan could drop about $300,000 after a federal grant approval for a downtown renewal program. Land acquisition and demolition costs may be covered by the Erie Redevelopment Authority for partial federal reimbursement as part of the broader downtown project.
Edward T. Hook of Manor becomes the state American Legion adjutant, succeeding Daniel W. Shale of Lancaster who retires. Hook is a past commander and assumes duties today, signaling a leadership transition in the organization.
Saigon reports Adm. Harry 0 Fell arrived for talks on war outcomes. U S and Vietnamese leaders fear recent Communist gains may push more air strikes, spy deliveries of economic aid, and intensified attacks. Viet Nam air force targets a Viet Cong medical center near the Cambodian border, 600 miles NW, destroyed per reports. Fell will meet Gen. Paul D. Harkins and Vietnamese defense minister Nguyen Dinh Thuan.
A two story brick structure housing a drug store on the first floor and offices above burned in Grove City Mercer County. The blaze started around midnight, was controlled, and rekindled about three hours later destroying the building. Cause and damage estimates were not immediately learned.
Funeral services for D. W. Kincaid were held at Bracken Funeral Home at 11:30 a m with Rev. Richard A. Bodey of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers included Harry Hotchkiss Kenneth Morris Russell Briggs Joseph Juhefleisch George Orcutt and Roger Brown. Attendees from away included Tris Kincaid of Baltimore and Gates family members from Union City Arbuckle and Corry area friends.
Jack E. Jordan 26 executive assistant to state health secretary Charles L. Wilbur died from chest and head injuries after a head on crash on the Harrisburg Expressway. Lester L. Wise 37 of Camp Hill was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with cuts and bruises.
New York AP A three member board of jurists probes New Yorks newspaper blackout. Union leader Bertram A Powers of Local 6 will boycott the board unless his locals meet to approve participation. Medina says Powers made a serious mistake, board seeks Powers view but proceeds with other witnesses.Guild reports strike fund exhausted. 1 million reserve spent.
Stockholders overwhelmingly approved the merger of Titusville Trust Company with Warren Bank and Trust Company at the 35th annual meeting. If Warren stockholders approve in January and regulators bless it, the combined bank will be The Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Company with assets of 45 million dollars. Principal office in Titusville and branches in Warren Pleasantville North Warren and Sugar Grove.
Penelope the cockatiel at the University of Michigan Medical School lives uncaged in a biochemistry lab. Surrounded by poisonous chemicals, she refuses to eat or drink until a human preparator tests first. The scene sits amid broader labor tensions in Cleveland with a 41 day strike by guild and Teamsters members over union security and working conditions.
Nat Hiken refused to cast Al Lewis as a cop then relented after strong fan reaction. Lewis rises to near-equal star status in the Car 54 series second season alongside Joe E. Ross and Fred Gwynne. Lewis, a late-blooming actor, trained in theater and cherishes fan mail from women praising his charm. Also: CBS Reports Tonight headlines The Van at the Top of the World about Sino-Indian conflict.
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