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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1965
Page
1
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Thirty five members of the Corry Post VFW voted to accept the Corry Salvation Army offer for the West Washington street land and building. The sale involves cash and the Salvation Army building at East Washington and Park streets. VFW says the Army will not use the property as a club and the post will use the Army building temporarily for equipment storage including six bowling alleys. The Army will keep two bowling alleys and may use the building as a meeting place until a new home is found. Post 264 honors Lt Archie W Thompson killed in action in France.
Safety experts warn pleasant driving weather could boost Independence Day traffic fatalities. The National Safety Council projects 470 to 970 deaths over 78 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, with a peak risk for boaters and swimmers. They note holiday expansion of highways may reduce head-ons but cautions remain.
Viet Cong mortars shelled Can Tho airfield and nearby outposts as U.S. warplanes retaliated 80 miles southwest of Saigon. Three South Korean troops were wounded by a Viet Cong mine near Di An. Seoul plans to deploy up to 15,000 troops. A Russian trawler is reportedly spying off the Vietnamese coast. The Viet Cong issued warnings to avoid areas frequented by American soldiers and closed Saigon Post for July 8 7.
Police Chief Hurley Drake says crackerball and party popper fireworks sold locally are illegal. He notes New York bans such devices after a fatality and reports incidents in Corry and at Fairview Playground. Drake cites vague Pennsylvania fireworks law and will act only after clarification.
City police expect two area men to return from Canada tomorrow to be questioned about a shoplifting and an assault on a Corry teenager on North Center street at 8 0 p m yesterday. Kevin Bailey 15 was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital after being slugged by one of the pair following an event at G C Murphy Co Variety Store where the men allegedly shoplifted trousers and left in a car. The witness, a east side youth, saw a pistol in a holster. The story ends with Bailey walking toward Washington Street as the car with the suspects drove away.
A sharp quake near Umnak Island in the Aleutians touched off a Pacific tidal wave alert that prompted evacuations in Alaska and western states. No wave developed. no injuries were reported. Seismographs from Seattle to Pasadena logged the tremor, described as around 7 on the Richter scale.
An eastbound Greyhound bus collided with an automobile on the New York Thruway near Waterloo killing five people in the car and injuring 35 to 40 on the bus. Reporters said the car crossed the center line on the slick highway and hit the bus head on. The bus flipped into a ravine and fire erupted from the rear while the bus passengers were not reported seriously injured.
An aerial view highlights a proposed Columbus Dam site with No 1 the old dam and No 2 the planned breastwork. No 4 marks the Dean School and a home on Columbus Clymer road opposite the dam. Engineers say the new location would yield a larger deeper lake, though construction date remains uncertain despite funding and fish commission control.
In New York, President Johnson announced plans for a national teachers corps to work with city slums and rural poverty areas, resembling a Peace Corps education arm. He urged fellowships to replenish teachers’ knowledge, and noted action to aid displaced Negro teachers under existing laws and programs.
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania lawmakers face a July 19 return from vacation with major issues including reapportionment for one‑man, one‑vote, and a $1.151 billion Democratic general fund budget. House Dems propose reducing members to 200 and single‑member districts, while Gov Scranton uses item veto power to pare the budget to his plan. Senate and House anticipate compromises despite differences between parties.
Lt. Thomas E. O Neal police vice squad watch commander was booked on suspicion of assault with intent to murder after his daughter Shirley Diane, 19, was attacked by a gang while selling cookbooks. Chief William H. Parker said the case would be handled like any other.
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