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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1963
Page
4
The piece notes irony in celebrating a Civil War centennial while North and South race tensions threaten secession talk. It argues wartime bitterness lingers, worsened by racial grief and a civil rights bill debate, complicating remembrance of gallantry and Northern Southern resentments.
In Kingfisher Oklahoma the federal plan for a $110000 post office faced opposition from the Chamber of Commerce which argued the town does not need expansion. The piece notes rising national debt and claims families pay about $15 monthly, urging grassroots action from Kingfishers to curb debt.
World war front dispatches report General Patton s 7th Army moving toward a showdown with elite German divisions after a rapid Sicily victory. Air battles over New Guinea widen Allied supremacy with a 65 to 5 score. Local incidents include a Corry Navy veteran visit and several hospital and community notices.
Two well known men and a local resident were involved in a travel related incident as a former Gerry man who visits the city frequently on his voyager as a commercial traveler imbibed.
Mrs. Ihe Dwyer, a Chicago widow and mother of 12, cashed a $17,748 ticket on the twin double at Sportsman's Park. She called the win luck and a coming event, noting she waited to cash the prize after the ticket matured.
Jim Bishop profiles Annette Fogarty of Queens wife of detective Dan Fogarty and mother of five. He contrasts her fear for policemen’s lives with pride in serving, recounting Dan’s path from academy to the 20th squad and a 9 1 payroll robbery they witnessed during training.
The piece describes a secret push in March to tax foreign stock and bonds, led by JPK and opposed by Treasury head Douglas Dillon. It notes Patman urging caution on US policy, White House debates, and Wall Street funding moves tied to Japan and Europe amid Kennedy era financial strain.
Commentary notes further rate hikes needed to curb dollar drain and tax foreign issues. Dillon resigns from Dillon Read to serve in public office with no conflict. BBC reports urge tighter Wall Street regulation. Ambassadorship and corporate leaders press for ethical codes. Johnson ties foster Pakistani aid, funding a barber trained amputee booster for the U.S.A.
The Public Welfare Department reports 433 686 people on aid in June a 3.1 percent decline from May Expenditures for June totaled 21 460 361 dollars down 1 696 852 from May indicating reduced welfare costs and caseloads.
Final rites for Rosa M Westley were conducted at 2 PM at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev Ivan Hunsberger officiating. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. Bearers included Roger Westley Rev Eugene Howard Lawrence Westley William Hurlbut and Frank Sherwood. Numerous relatives and friends from Erie Jamestown Meadville and nearby areas attended.
August 5 is official turtle watching day on Fort Lauderdale beaches. Prizes go to organized parties that sight first arrivals from the sea as females ranging from 250 to 2,000 pounds lay their eggs on the sand.
Negotiators for dairy unions and industry in Western Pennsylvania resume talks in an effort to forestall a strike affecting about 3000 workers. The union seeks a 10 cent per hour raise. the industry offers 20 cents, which workers rejected. Negotiations continue after the old contract expired in May.
Wyational advertising representative Bottinelle Kimball Inc lists office addresses in New York Chicago Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and dispatches. Rates show mail and carrier options with deadlines and rates for display ads.
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