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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1963
Page
1
A damaged OCR segment references dog control rules, fines, and deadlines in a city, with scattered names and numbers. It hints at authority, pound, and treasurer roles but is incomplete, making the precise action unclear.
Two separate July Fourth crashes claim ten lives. In Butler Pennsylvania Edwin Beckwith 37 his wife and four children ages 4 to 1 died when their new car crossed into opposing traffic. The other fatality group near Kenney Nebraska includes B Wallace Parham 26 his wife 24 and their two children 6 and 4. Driver Clifford P Baker 45 of Kane hospitalized in good condition.
Eight fire companies battled a string of grass and brush fires sparked by carbon spewed from a diesel locomotive on the Pennsylvania Railroad line between Spartansburg and Centerville. Fires spread across several acres as crews from Spartansburg Centerville Columbus Bloomfield Corry Union City and others fought flames near stations and crossings. Police traffic control and a halted freight run followed the incident with a mechanic dispatched to correct engine trouble before resuming the Corry bound service.
The Nation’s Independence Day weekend mass motoring event reports a rising highway death toll, reaching about 182 by mid day, with multiple crashes involving groups. The four day period ends Sunday midnight, city roads near beaches saw heavy traffic, and the toll trails the 1961 record of 509 deaths. A northeast Iowa family of three died in a two car collision at an intersection in West Union.
London AP reports Bren dan Mulholland, Daily Mail columnist, walked free after four months in jail for refusing to reveal source. He was welcomed by fellow reporters at a Sussex prison gate. The case stemmed from an anonymous tip about John Vassall, a naval clerk accused in spying allegations.
A severe storm system struck northern Italy today, with lightning causing the deaths of three farmers in the Udine region. Weather warnings persisted as crews assessed damage and rescuers searched for others reported affected.
Corry firemen battled two undetermined origin blazes yesterday and early this morning. At 3:30 p.m. a garage at 408 East Smith Street was a total loss, used for storage, with Conrad Parkhurst noting the fire. The second blaze at 307 West Pleasant Street involved an empty Ralph Heath Estate building, heavily damaged after spreading upward along the wall. the condemned structure had been under city council discussions.
In Moscow a Communist Chinese delegation arrives for dramatic talks with Premier Khrushchev over control of world communism. The dispute pits peaceful coexistence against revolutionary aims and risks shaping the fate of hundreds of millions. Tensions flare as charges fly between Moscow and Peiping amid clashes over interpretation of Lenin's principles.
A holiday death toll in Pennsylvania tops twenty with a Butler crash wiping out a family of six and another fatal crash near Williamsport. A drowning was reported and Edwin Beckwith, 37, his wife and four children died in a crash near Pittsburgh during a holiday outing. Authorities warn motorists to brace for dangerous return travel as the long weekend continues.
Secretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz urged both sides to bargain and report by Sunday as midnight Wednesday deadline nears. He warned that without an agreement Congress or arbitration could follow. A strike could halt rail traffic and idled up to 700000 workers nationwide.
Canadohta Lake Park proprietor Hope Lee and employee Sally Schramm were arrested by state troopers for selling fireworks to two boys aged 13 and 14 on June 30. They pled not guilty at arraignment and were released on bond pending a hearing next Tuesday. Police confiscated a large quantity of fireworks whose value was not yet determined.
AMERICUS Ga AP A state patrolman's long rifle shot from behind a hedgerow ended a convict's Independence Day spree after he killed three and took hostages in a hospital and a prison escape attempt. Patrolman Robert Benson, 28, fired 206 yards through a fence at Melvin Allen Weaver 23 a dangerous robber from Prankilti Otto. Weaver died after being struck in the chest as a hostage Richard Hale 16 fired at him. The siege stretched 120 miles from McKenna Florida to a grove near Americus. The patrolman said the shot was luck and he did not expect it to stop him. He believes Weaver may have been killed by the bullet. Continued on Page Three.
Reverend Dr. Eugene Carson Blake led a large group of Protestant Catholic and Jewish clergy among 283 whites and blacks arrested in a July 4th attempt to integrate Gwynn Oak amusement park near Baltimore. Police charged most under trespass and 69 demonstrators with disorderly conduct as hearings were set for Woodlawn.
Bonn report says the three hour talks between President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer yielded no agreement on Common Market relations with Britain nor on farm price measures. De Gaulle left for Paris as ministers showed disappointment and planned Brussels discussions follow.
Evan Hall, 24, of Union City, an electrician who parachutes as a hobby, jumped in an exhibition before 5,000 spectators at a Fourth of July celebration. The chute failed to open and he died after falling into a pasture about a half mile from Park. Only a few spectators realized the fatal accident occurred half an hour early.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Rev J H Jackson were jeered from the NAACP rally at the lakefront during a Fourth of July celebration tied to the national convention. About 20 000 spectators heard Daley interrupted by anti Daley placards shouting tokenism down with ghetto. Daley quit the speaking platform after a brief address and Jackson faced hecklers calling him Uncle Tom. Sen Paul Douglas Dill spoke amid calls for moderation and non violence as Gandhi was cited.
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