20 Jan 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
1
Classified listing shows a small apartment with two bedrooms and pullout spaces, includes new floors and gas heat. Mentions location near Erie and a building contact at a listed phone number, with date references from 1918 and 192? indicating a historical notice.
Johnson sent a public letter to Khrushchev proposing four broad guidelines for a worldwide pact to outlaw indirect and direct aggression, curb nuclear arms, and ensure access and passage rights. He did not name Berlin but aimed to concrete actions to end the arms race and prevent nuclear spread. The letter hints at broader Soviet-U.S. accord and a wider security framework.
In the second week after a January 12 march by 140 Corry women to raise money for cerebral palsy services, $430 has been accounted for by five captains. Seven captains remain to report as weather delays hindered collections. Over 3,000 county workers involved. total drive could approach $1,000 for cerebral palsy services.
Joint legislative hearings begin on the Scranton administration’s 1964-65 budget of 1.168 billion dollars. House and Senate appropriations panels schedule three weeks of testimony from departments agencies schools and other entities. Education receives the largest share and a special session on unemployment is anticipated.
President Johnson reports a record economy in 1964 with an $11 billion tax cut expected to drive GNP to $623 billion and per-capita income above $2,500. He warns inflation risks but promises early warning systems and continued price settlements as Congress acts now. He cites past gains since 1961 and outlines major legislation to advance the New Frontier agenda.
In Boston Cardinal Cushing led a two hour service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the late President John F Kennedy with Mozart Requiem in D minor. Mrs Kennedy attended near family and 1000 guests including Protestant ministers, Kennedy's mother and Len Kennedy. Cardinal Cushing lauded the unity of art and leadership as a shining light illumining the ages.
Seventy three people face trial in Atlanta Municipal Court after a weekend melee and protest march at the city jail. Police, Klan figures, and civil rights groups figure in a tense scene as 24 were arrested at a segregated lunch counter and others at the jail for refusing to move. Georgia Klan leader Calvin Craig alleges a conspiracy between officials and civil rights groups. The Civil Rights Commission report continues on page two.
York youth is in juvenile custody for questioning over the knife slaying of Kenneth Eck enroad 14 in a downtown alley near Continental Square. Witnesses and police tie the fatal stabbing to an altercation. Donald Roach 14 is held pending further investigation.
The Torch is Passed, a Kennedy assassination book, has topped two million orders six weeks after AP announced the project. Production ramps in Poughkeepsie and Racine with newspapers like Kansas City Star reporting large orders. shipments already begin nationally, including Alaska, amid extraordinary demand. Local readers urged to order by January 22.
Washington AP highlights of President Johnsons economic report to Congress show the 1963 record gross national product surpassing 600 billion, up 100 billion since 1961, with per capita income around 2500 dollars and employment above 70 million. Industrial production up 23 percent and total after tax income up 56 billion, while corporate profits before taxes rise 17 billion. The report notes unemployment near five percent and warns idle resources could add about 300 billion to the economy. manufacturing capacity runs around 85 percent, needing further investment to sustain growth.
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