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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1964
Page
1
Fragmented notice lists property and broker references with partial addresses and numbers. Mentions a 314 area code, rent and insurance terms, and a broker identified as Nell. Overall, the readable text resembles a classified/property ad mix with incomplete contact data.
A severe snowstorm across the eastern United States killed at least 71 people and created drifts up to 20 feet. Flights halted at Kennedy Airport with 3,000 travelers stranded. New York City and Philadelphia school districts shut down as the storm moved into the Midwest leaving thousands snowbound.
The Corry area school panel approved adding two full time teachers and hiring one part time speech correctionist for Saturdays. English teaching post at the high school will replace a sabbatical substitute. Gary Savers hired over objections to fill fifth grade. Williams sentenced to 3 to 12 years for fatal shooting in York County.
Snow blocked a driveway prompting a Pittsburgh man to call police who found the obstruction was caused by snow. A Harrisburg meeting with weather speaker was canceled. A suspended intoxication case ended when the man chose to stay home after seeing the snow.
The Corry School Board named the new six room elementary replacing Concord School as Concord Elementary School. They approved a bronze plaque to bear the name and noted cost adjustments for chalk boards and oak trim, plus a $190 chemical water feeder to prevent pipe clogging at the high school.
Two area youths are in good condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a two car crash near Clymer. Rodney Watrous 19 of Corry and David Wiggers 19 of Clymer were treated for knee and hip injuries and were transported by the Clymer Fire Department ambulance. Witters said snow mounds blocked his view as the Watrous car struck Wiggers vehicle broadside near a driveway one mile from Clymer.
An Air Force B 52 bomber carrying a nuclear payload crashed on a snowy Appalachian slope near Cumberland Maryland. Maj Thomas E McCormick parachuted to safety and two crews remained unaccounted for overnight as searchers and military officials investigated.
Panamanian officials demand a pledge to review the Panama Signal treaty as a condition for resuming relations, but the United States rejects the demand. The OAS peace committee meets to aid talks while Panama weighs taking over affairs in Washington. The White House says U S must run the canal efficiently and secure, with direct talks contingent on restored order.
The Corry School Board and the State Veterans Commission clash over whether tax free veterans benefits count as income for exoneration requests. The attorney general concurs with the veterans group, complicating an appeal by Samuel J. Baressi, a double amputee and Aero Flow Dynamics director, who seeks tax relief. A closed door session followed a Joint Committee meeting with no disclosed outcomes. The case seeks to clarify whether disability payments and other vets benefits should be treated as income under a constitutional amendment.
The piece explains Panama as a North South American bridge and the only Atlantic Pacific canal link. It notes US role in establishing Panama, rising Panamanian demands in the Canal Zone, and the 1903 separation from Colombia after a failed treaty, with US naval involvement to prevent civil war.
A Pittsburgh teenager died after being overcome by carbon monoxide while warming up the family car. The Allegheny County coroner’s office identified the victim as 16 year old Henry Basnarey of L8 North Street. He was pronounced dead last night at St Francis General Hospital.
Air and surface vessels searched heavy seas 160 miles east of Jacksonville for five people who abandoned and sank the schooner Enchantress after distress calls. Identified were Mr and Mrs John Pelton, and Capt Christopher de Graboski, skipper, plus their two children whose names and addresses were unavailable. Vessel departed Charleston on Jan 10 bound for St Thomas in the Virgin Islands. The last message said water reached the cabin as passengers and crew went into two dinghies. NAVY COAST GUARD and AMT units, ships and planes scoured the area overnight and into today.
An armed bandit robbed the Glenwood Branch of the Bank of Erie, taking about 1300 dollars from David Sperry as he deposited money. Sperry described the suspect as a tall, about 50 year old man wearing a light gray fingertip length cap. Police traced tracks from a rear stairwell to near the front deposit box and behind several businesses before ending four feet from the street.
Fragmented report claims a large donation to a university or hospital network. text shows financial distress, withdrawal rumors, and conflicting figures. Source text is garbled with unclear names and dates, listing potential donors and recipients in a speculative, inconsistent way.
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