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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1964
Page
3
South Vietnamese government units patrol at night using stealth and terror tactics to target Viet Cong leaders in the Mekong Delta. They employ census teams to question villagers and identify suspects, aiming to disrupt Viet Cong networks and force leaders to change routines.
In a ruling the three judges Rives Grooms and Johnson said they would retain jurisdiction and may act if interference by Wallace continues while local authorities work to comply with federal desegregation orders. The decision emphasizes that coercion or direct interference will not be tolerated in Alabama pupil placement efforts amid mounting civil rights actions.
Jamestown officials adopt a strikebreaker ordinance by a 10 to 2 vote. The law bans hiring workers who regularly seek employment at strikebound firms and faces criticism from labor leaders who call it inadequate. Debate includes committee actions and a proposed amendment restricting pickets.
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction asserts power to approve or disapprove Bible as literature in public schools. Judge Follmer delays ruling on a Nelb district plan, while Snavely pursues a suit against Bible reading and public prayer. The district has partially submitted its plan, prompting DPI to insist on its jurisdiction and prompt action if materials are reviewed.
Mrs. Ethel Kravitz, convicted of murdering her husband Max Kravitz, is disqualified from sharing in his $591,126 estate by Montgomery County Orphans Court. The second degree murder conviction under the 1940 Slavers Act prevents her from the roughly $100,000 she would have received. Judge Alfred E. Taxis cited the act in denying the claim. Westminster College Receives $250,000 Gift for Building Program A donor anonymous gift to Westminster College designated for building, not restricted to a specific project, supports the college’s expansion efforts as it seeks $1.1 million for library and arts and sciences additions.
Nixon arrives in San Francisco to urge unity at the Republican National Convention. He and Pat Nixon attend a luncheon with Sen. Morton and George Murphy running for U S Senate in California. Eisenhower may join, as Goldwater is mentioned. Nixon planned reception with longtime party colleagues before his big address.
Rutgers University reverses previous policy by permitting women to visit men in dorm rooms at designated hours with doors left open. The board of governors approved the change without discussion or further recommendation.
President Johnson signed a space bill authorizing NASA to spend up to 5.23 billion dollars in the year beginning July, with 677.5 million allocated to the Apollo program to land an American on the moon by 1970.
In London the Beatles reclaim No 1 on the British hit parade with A Hard Day's Night theme song Smile. John Lennon says the track was hurriedly written to fit an agreed title for the quartet's latest film project. In New York James Donovan, lawyer for the U2 pilot Garry Powers, helped secure his release from a Soviet prison after a month’s hospitalization for heart trouble. He also assisted in freeing prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion aftermath. A separate note mentions Tenzing Norgay, aging mountaineer, touring the U.S. and stating he can go home.
U S Ambassador Taylor presented his credentials to South Vietnamese chief of state Major General Duong Van Minh in a brief ceremony. He arrived a week ago and was accompanied by General Westmoreland and Deputy Ambassador Johnson as he formally replaced Henry Cabot Lodge who returned to Washington.
Advertisement invites readers to find their name in store ads to claim a free ticket for Blatt's Corry Drive-In Theatre. Promotion runs Wednesday July 15 through Saturday July 18 featuring THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA and Bob Hope in GLOBAL AFFAIR.
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