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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1966
Page
10
In southeast Washington a church explosion after services killed Madyline Hawkins, 60, and injured about a dozen, including three firefighters. Officials suspect a gas furnace in the basement caused the blast at the Mount Joy Baptist Church, damaging the choir room kitchen and organ room.
Seattle architects have finished plans for a 12 million dollar Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor Island. The design features a concrete dome with a central opening over a round marble altar and a bronze eternal flame at the end of a 50 foot vista toward Manila, 28 miles away. Dedication is set for April 10 1967. The project is by Naramore Bain Brady and Johnason.
McKeesport Pennsylvania police report three men took 7300 dollars in cash from Sidney Bahm after robbing him at gunpoint of 300 dollars at a Chester West Virginia residence. Bahm, linked to the Red Dog Inn near Chester, said the theft included a wallet watch and a ring before the suspects fled in his automobile. The Walizuras, a couple in the house, were unhurt. Bahm’s car was later found abandoned nearby.
New York AP reports Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s wife is named one of the four best hat wearers of the year. The Golden Hat Award recognizes Mrs Humphrey and entertainers Polly Bergen Lena Horne and Barbra Streisand for standout millinery style.
The Agency for International Development plans to raise its South Viet Nam staff from 700 to over 1,000. Recruiting teams will visit Boston next month to seek candidates including nurses, secretaries, public health technicians, economists, auditors and linguists. Previous drives in Chicago and Los Angeles last fall were successful.
Washington AP reports President Johnson weighing expansion of the Great Society to underdeveloped nations with food and educational aid as an international peace effort. Aide discussions indicate possible legislation to fund early stage efforts with modest initial costs.
A compilation of grocery stores and small businesses names appears including Shamburg Jonsen Felver Nichols Crescut Al's Dairy Bar Dodd Ficcardi Strutziman Palmer Union City Stranahan Sparta Bemis Cutting Corry Journal.
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