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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1964
Page
3
A five dollar weekly boost to maximum unemployment compensation takes effect in Pennsylvania as part of the final phase of the new law. The changes cut benefit duration and tighten eligibility while increasing the weekly maximum from forty to forty five dollars.
Senate opens floor debate on a 564 million federal pay hike bill covering about 1.7 million civil service and postal workers plus federal executives judges and lawmakers. Proponents back a 7500 pay rise for Congress, while opponents led by Proxmire and Lausche pledge to block the increase as voters loom. President Johnson backs prompt action to retain key personnel. Dirksen favors a 10000 Cabinet parity, but doubts passage.
Sparta and LeBoeuf officials reported dropping plans to deploy volunteer college students to parts of the state amid a "pattern of terror and vigilantism" in southwest and northeast Jackson areas. COFO will still dispatch pay staff with more civil rights experience to assess the situation in southwest Mississippi.
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court meets to hear an appeal over 6,000 Philadelphia ballots cast on the wrong voting line. The decision could decide whether Justice Michael Musmanno or Genevieve Blatt challenges Senator Hugh Scott in November.
Harry J. Trazenfeld of Philadelphia was elected commander of the United Spanish American War Veterans of Pennsylvania at a four day meeting. Twelve surviving veterans concluded the gathering and chose Reading for the 1965 meeting. Mrs Elsie Alloway of Philadelphia was elected president of the women's auxiliary.
Washington AP reports the House is voting on a 3.3 billion dollar foreign aid bill with Rep. Otto Passman seeking to trim it to 3 billion. Passman loses support from the Appropriations Committee led by Rep. George Mahon as President Johnson backs the measure in his first full fiscal year. The outcome of today’s votes is crucial in the aid process.
John Dabritz searched a neighbor’s yard for his missing deodorized skunk and crawled into a shallow pit to recover it. He emerged with the animal but found it was not his pet, mistakenly taking another skunk by accident.
Corry leaders oppose sending liquid fuels tax funds to Erie City and may seek a share for Corry if funds become tight. The move comes as Erie officials press for allocations, following a political shift in the county and city.
Bear Lake area news notes report Sunday visits by Delbert King and family, Marvin Perkins and family, and J P Peterson and Charles Peterson from Jamestown. A EUB conference at Findley Lake drew attendees. J Manwaring returned home from Jamestown Hospital. Rev. Lynn Herst assigned to Farmers Valley chute and Rev. Harry Bauer to move soon. Arthur Hamilton returned from Beye Hospital. Harry Boardman family sold their place and bought a home near Panama.
A Scranton survey shows 145 first ballot votes for Barry with none bound to him and 62 pledged or 271 unbound. It notes talk with Eisenhower as part of political discussion and references 1952 nudging.
Gary L. Thrush a 24 year old former teller at the Warren National Bank Forest County branch in Tionesta pled guilty in U S District Court Erie to six counts of embezzlement totaling 510 27 He received three years probation and costs restitution paid by Thrush family officials said he used funds to pay mortgage and farm debts The defendant a former Sheffield resident married with three children faced dates including February 13 February 10 March 26 and April 20 amounts cited were 74 18 1000 48 59 50 75 and 75 Judge Joseph P Willson presided
Context notes a GOP nomination race discussion where a potential substitute for Scranton was floated but dismissed by Lodge who stated the subject did not come up. The remark appears amid broader 1964 party maneuvering and Goldwater candidacy tensions.
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