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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1964
Page
4
Our opinion urges Corry to act on Project 70 a long range recreation plan with an October deadline for local planning. It notes Pennsylvania cities confront urban sprawl and calls on City Council and the county planning board to push a public recreation facility plan to meet future needs.
The Pana News Palladium emphasizes honesty and hard work as indispensable values, noting substitutes fail to replace these traits in all endeavors. The editorial reinforces integrity and perseverance as timeless standards guiding daily effort and community progress.
Allied infantry and tanks drive along the Cherbourg peninsula with front moving from St Lo to the sea. German lines show orderly withdrawal as U S forces press the advance in Normandy. In the Pacific, U S Navy continues pounding Guam and Saipan reveals the deaths of two Japanese admirals. Union City businessman Orville C. Hateh dies, services held at VFW. Local concerts at Louis Storer home and Harmony Quartet entertain, and a serious auto crash injures the Shamburg family. Hastings Jones reports playgrounds crowded under young instructors. Dr G Bennett misses observance but celebrates another birthday.
Four decades ago on July 14 1924 B J Dickinson continued progress with the erection of his gasoline outlet at a street corner as part of local development. The brief item notes ongoing commercial growth and Dickinson's role in expanding service in the area.
In Baton Rouge seven candidates for a City Parish Council seat held a rally for about 30 minutes before ending. One lone spectator timed the event and did not lose support, though he is ineligible to vote in the July 5 election.
New York AP report notes three trends in early 1950s business: money supply expanding after a slowdown, inventories downscaling while not alarming, and retail sales rising modestly signaling consumer confidence. Federal Reserve data shows money supply at 155.9 billion at June end, up from 153.2 billion in December, with growth accelerating as easy policy persists.
Ex officio means from office or by virtue of the office. It is usually honorary and limits voting rights to nonmember participation, though a group's rules may grant voting power. Ex-officio members are often experienced and provide advice rather than have full voting influence.
Army worm outbreaks affect Chautauqua County and neighboring counties in Pennsylvania and New York. Farmers report oats and corn damage with pastures at risk as worm numbers rise, prompting warnings from agricultural agent Glenn W. Cline and urging field inspections and county agent advised remedies.
Hal Boyle notes that many people remain mystified by gadgets and mechanical devices. He chronicles his own lifelong struggle with the machine age, admitting limited driving and tool skills while describing small victories like using a gas stove and tuning a TV with his wife watching. He jokes about fearing electrocution as he learns to operate a toaster and can opener.
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff roles and office locations including publisher George R. Sample and general manager William Eston. It notes advertising and pressroom contacts, postal details, and rates for mail and carrier delivery, with deadlines and restricted territory terms.
In a column style appeal Jim Bishop argues against gun control with historical examples from Germany and Cuba. He cites New York Sullivan Law cases including Arlene Del Fava and warns that strict limits empower criminals and aid revolutions.
Drew Pearson analyzes the 1964 GOP sweep toward Barry Goldwater at the San Francisco convention. He notes limited knowledge of Goldwater’s background, questions about his finances, and intra party power plays led by Hoffa ally Sid Zagri and Miller, with Ayres citing scriptures to attack Johnson and Smith defying convention norms.
Meadvill is Crawford County man Harry Mildner of Tarentum died of multiple injuries in Spencer Hospital Meadville after his car skidded on wet pavement and hit a car driven by Carl Biskup of Monaco. Biskup escaped injury. his son Carl and Mildner’s son Richard, 14, were treated and released.
A school bus with nine passengers overturned on Parkway West in Pittsburgh injuring three. Driver Henry Brewer about 40 from Penn Hills detained at Presbyterian Hospital. Passengers Colleen O Carm el Carrick and Timothy Hill Greentree treated and released for bruises at Children’s Hospital. Brewer swerved to avoid a car. Bus owned by Home for Crippled Children in Pittsburgh was taking children to speech therapy.
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