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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1963
Page
1
Fragments describe farm equipment sales and listings in Pennsylvania and surrounding regions. Featured items include tractors with PTO, buckets, plows, cement, electric drills, and hay handling gear. Mentions of individuals, farms, ages, and prices are scattered among partial phrases.
President Kennedy meets with rail management and union leaders amid fading prospects for a quick settlement and plans to send recommendations to Congress to avert a nationwide strike. Labor Secretary Wirtz notes no substantial change and signals ongoing bargaining toward a settlement in the coming week.
Over the weekend seven people were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for various injuries. Names include Rodney Fargo of Columbus and 15 year old Donald Straite of Spartansboro with a broken right ankle, James Powell Sr. with forearm abrasions, Rodney Pless of Bear Lake with a cut foot, Karol Bosak with a lacerated right foot, Mrs Carl Clabbatt injured at Canadohta Lake, and Lillian Pratt who fractured her left hip and was transferred to Hamot Hospital in Erie.
Harrisburg AP Hise Republicans planned another vote on school reorganization with observers predicting passage. The repeal, opposed by Gov Scranton, failed last Wednesday 104 89 with 106 votes needed. Most Republicans supported repeal while Democrats largely opposed it as lawmakers planned action ahead of a July 31 adjournment and considered multiple bills from tax programs to budget items.
Corry State Police report a recovered stolen car and two auto accidents over the weekend. Wilmer B. Anthony, 25, of North East, was arrested after a traffic stop on Route 8 near Titusville and arraigned on a stolen auto charge. A Titusville woman, Clara Jones, 22, was hospitalized after a Route 77 crash, suffering a shoulder dislocation. A Centerville man and a Knox, Pa. resident escaped in July after a three-vehicle collision on Route 8 near Minion City with no injuries reported. Dr. J Hess Wagner, longtime pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, died at 87.
Western and Soviet negotiators moved toward a nearly ready test ban agreement with possible U S approval. A final obstacle remains a demand for a accompanying nonaggression pact tied to Eastern Europe and NATO. Harriman pressed Khrushchev on deferring such a pact as talks continued.
Hays of Spartansburg announced he will not run for Crawford County coroner as a Democrat in November. This leaves incumbent Dr. Daniel D. Maloney of Meadville unopposed. The race was tight with Maloney earning 3,344 votes to Hays 8,399, reflecting stronger support in western Crawford and eastern margins for Hays.
At the 55th Northeastern governors conference in Miami the majority favored equality but split on how to achieve it. Democrats and Republicans debated methods as Nelson Rockefeller urged a Kennedy style civil rights push while Albert Rosellini warned he could not curb filibusters. Rosellini hinted a move to abolish conference resolutions might occur, reflecting party tensions and possible executive committee action.
Erie County records a deadly string of traffic accidents over a brutal weekend. Three Edinboro State College students died when their vehicle crashed near Rolle W. McLane, while other victims included Alfred Munson, George Kramer Jr., and Harry Whitford. Coroner Moyth Wood said charges may follow as authorities review the cases with police and prosecutors.
In Miami Beach, Goldwater gains traction as Rockefeller seeks to distance from civil rights stances. Governors split on support as Pat Brown and Carl Sanders label Goldwater a segregationist while Fannin wavers about backing a firm position. Rockefeller aims to sway the conference with a civil rights issue vote.
Howard C Peterson president Fidelity Philadelphia Trust Co new president of the organization announced the appointments for the coming year at the Pettis Sylvain Bankers Association. Charley W Bracken president Citizens National Bank of Corry named to the management and personnel committee. H Martii Keppel president Nations Bank of Corry named to the bank operations committee. Appointments for the 1969 year.
A Erie County survey by the Disaster Committee finds drought and early July frost are not enough to deem the area a disaster. Rainfall through June fell far short of normal and July rains were scant, stunning crops especially hay and grain. If USDA approves, farmers could use soil bank provisions to withhold acreage for hay and feed crops as relief.
Rescue crews searched the St Lawrence after a collision between the British ore carrier Tritonica and the British freighter Roanagh Head in fog northeast of Quebec. Thirty three crew members, including 3 Chinese, 1 Canadian, and a Briton, died. eighteen bodies were recovered and seventeen crew members were saved.
About 600 pickets protested discrimination at a Brooklyn site as New York police mass arrested demonstrators returning to block construction equipment. A Rutgers housing project protest in Manhattan saw 29 arrests while a Brooklyn Sunday rally, led by Rev Gardier C Taylor, urged action against racial bias in public funded projects. Charleston also saw a 20-person protest against segregation led by Black residents. Mayor Gaillard announced two biracial meetings set for Tuesday.
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