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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1963
Page
1
A garbled OCR item mentions a county dog pound and fines including dollars amounts and periods. It notes a mayor, a proper dog ownership claim, and regulatory action with numbers like 2 dogs 6 and 50/100, plus state and county designations.
Washington dispatch reports Under secretary of State Averell Harriman leaves for Moscow to negotiate Khrushchev’s partial nuclear test ban and a European nonaggression pact. Kennedy and NSC review the mission as Belgian Spaak’s Kiev talk looms. Dirksen warns Republicans remain in the dark and wary of linking any pact to a test ban.
State Sen. Rowland B. Mahany of Crawford County hinted that Gov. Scranton would become the next president, during a debate on a constitutional amendment about lieutenant governors’ tie breaking votes. Lt. Gov. Shafer acknowledged the remark with a wry response.
A 45 year old Greek Communist wife, Betty Ambatetlos, attempted to intercept King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece in London but was restrained by police amid a security operation. The royal couple traveled by boat to a Guildhall luncheon as 5,000 officers safeguarded them after clashes with demonstrators the night before.
In Cambridge Massachusetts integrationists vow a second mass march on the courthouse tonight despite talk of federal mediation. A white marcher Janis 27 Cambridge was charged with assault after slugging a demonstrator Michael Manove 21 Havertown Pa a Swarthmore graduate and Harvard graduate student. State police dispersed a crowd after Thomas was arrested and freed on $50 bond. Reginald Robinson of SNCC said protests would continue nightly until Negro demands for integration are met. Gloria Richardson indicated federal mediation might aid but demonstrations could be canceled.
Democratic leader Mile Ms field of Montana attacks U.S. policy in South Vietnam on the Senate floor. He accuses officials on the spot of failing to support reporters and questions the press’s treatment by authorities.
Pittsburgh officials called the Penn Lincoln Parkway crash the citys worst automobile disaster. Four cars and a bus burned. six people died, including a family of four, Blakre Ashbaugh and their two children, plus Ralph B. Regan and Martin D. Davern. A priest and Dr Kutsenkow described a high speed sideswipe, fire, and rescue efforts as police arrived and helpers provided aid.
A dense AP byline outlines editorials on evolving work rules to reduce strikes and preserve rail jobs. Talks union protests, cost-cutting shifts, and safety concerns amid a broader push by management to modernize operations. Mentions 63,000 workers at risk and the push to replace steam era practices with modern locomotives and yard procedures. Cites a presidential commission report from Kennedy era as historical context.
In the Bronx near a White Castle diner, white hecklers fought CORE pickets prompting about 20 police to intervene with nightsticks. Two white men were arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges, one hospitalized for injuries, as patrols and traffic controls limited activity around the scene. The CORE demonstration, involving both white and Negro participants, ended by midnight with plans to resume later.
After 46 years the Corry Public Library will reopen with a postponed date to July 2 at 1 28 p m. A full redecorating effort reveals needed plastering and repairs, delaying the first year round 22 month work cycle. Mrs. Dallas Smiley, chairperson of the decorating committee, notes new persimmon and beige woodwork and formica surfaces, plus replenished books for borrowers.
City council approves a strict dog control ordinance giving police broad power to seize dogs at any time regardless of licensing. Owners may face a $10 reclaim fee after their dog is taken to the pound, with penalties tougher than state law and new licensing no exemption. Local reaction expected in the coming week as complaints about loose dogs prompted the action.
The Corry Chamber of Commerce board unanimously backed Cornell's municipal golf course concept and urged the commission to extend plans to include a municipal pig farm and related infrastructure. The group reported solid finances but warned of potential uncollectible accounts while noting the year’s sidewalk program kickoff scheduled for August 15, 1817.
In Mount Clemens Michigan 46 year old Louis Winterskt was tied and required to wash out his mouth with liquid soup as punishment for using obscene language in front of women and children. Justice of the Peace Prancly Cantellicel ordered the penalty with sheriff’s deputies present.
Georgia leaders of the Ku Klux Klan announce a campaign of white resistance to desegregation. Grand Dragon Calvin F. Craik of Atlanta says white people have been trampled and urged self protection. Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton Jr. of Tuscaloosa vows to shock people into reality.
Erie County tax officials report new property and personal property valuations for 1962 across four wards in Corry. First Ward valuations total 1 60693 in property and 1 723 750 in personal property with taxes projected near 2 exemplars, while Second Ward shows 2 766 640 property and 2 795 700 personal property with higher tax projections. Third Ward totals reach 2 500 007 property and 2 065 874 260 in personal property with substantial tax sums, and Fourth Ward lists 1 574 150 property and 691 599 590 in personal property with corresponding taxes. Overall, a 12 mill tax rate yields multi-ward revenue estimates, with small adjustments from county trader tax and end-February form submissions.
Washington reports that carriers and the White House considered Kennedy’s arbitration offer amid a looming rail workers strike. Union leaders rejected arbitration with Goldberg as arbitrator, while management signaled openness to a settlement step. Both sides pledged to study the plan as 40,000 firemen and up to 25,000 other workers faced potential layoffs at 12:01 am tonight.
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