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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1964
Page
6
JUSTA Paragram reports Blanford Hose Co. doused a fire at a sawdust pile next to the old Howard Tannery on East Main Street at 5 45 yesterday afternoon. No damage was reported and crews cleared the scene.
Washington reports new measures to step up the war in Vietnam with South Viet Nam and the United States preparing to announce plans next week. Proposals include adding air support increasing training and sending more U S advisory forces while not expanding the war into North Viet Nam.
About 200 tourists were invited onto the White House grounds after church services. President Johnson greeted groups at two gates and walked with roughly 100 visitors at each stop before returning to lunch.
LIVONIA Michigan three chiropractors two elderly women and their brother were found dead in a locked closet of their home. Police said the victims likely died of suffocation after a robber locked them in while ransacking the house. The trio identified as Lenore Parsons 68 Hilda Whitwright 81 and William Parsons 65 used the residence as a chiropractic clinic. Parsons had been released from Southern Michigan Prison July 15 after an abortion conviction. Neighbors alerted police after seeing no life at the house and a vicious dog was found in the basement.
Monroe County coroner's jury finds tractor-trailer driver Albert Koda contributed to the Marshalls Creek dynamite blast that killed six and injured others. Koda, 51, of Port Carbon, said the explosion occurred while he left to seek help after two tires burned.
Space agency officials aimed Ranger 7 to operate from 1 120 miles altitude and capture close-in photos of the moon to distinguish objects the size of a automobile. The mission sought a waypoint west of the moon’s center where lighting is favorable to image Maria, large flat dark areas.
Washington reports that the OAS approved a diplomatic break and trade embargo against Cuba. Fidel Castro called the sanctions impudent and unjust, calling the OAS actions garbage and promising Cuba will reject them. The conference invoked the Inter American Treaty of Mutual Assistance amid warnings of possible armed action if Cuba continues subversion.
Police searched for a night roaming suspect after a 14 year old girl Theresa Koertgen died of a cerebral hemorrhage and her body was stolen from a Skokie funeral home found later slashed and naked in an alley. Edward Caulfield called the crime unbelievable in this day and age. The girl’s father Leo Koertgen was an auto firm executive and her mother is Margaret. An autopsy determined death by cerebral hemorrhage.
The State Justice Department is investigating vote fraud in the April 28 primary in Lackawanna County. The probe follows a Commonwealth Court suit by Genevieve Blatt, state secretary of internal affairs, and Justice Michael A. Musmanno, who are contesting the Democratic U S Senate nomination. Blatt leads statewide by about 460 votes while Musmanno carried Lackawanna County by around 17,000.
Canadian news reports Chief Justice Sherwood Lett of British Columbia died Friday at his Vancouver home after a lingering illness. Lett, 68, was a native of Iroquois and served prominently in the province's judiciary.
A 10 year old John Ireland Jr. of Los Angeles wandered away from a Harden Lake campsite July 18 and survived eight days on water and body fat in Yosemite. Rangers found him three miles from camp after a large search. Doctors say he weighed 86 pounds, down from 103, and recovered enough to tell his tale from Lewis Memorial Hall. He recalled being worried at times but not scared, enduring cold nights and mosquitoes.
The Canadian-American Assembly urged U.S. law changes to permit Canadian subsidiaries of U.S. firms to trade with Cuba and Red China. The three day meeting, sponsored by Columbia University and the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, included politicians labor leaders educators and clergy from both nations. Canada already trades with both Cuba and Red China, while U.S. law blocks subsidiaries from such trade.
Thant secretary general of the United Nations will confer here with President Johnson and high U.S. officials on August 6. Ont, was named chief justice in 1955. Pure reading enjoyment on tap daily in the Corry Journal.
A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Merl Billsborough at Corry Memorial Hospital in Borough. The mother is the former Leilani Cormuelle. A son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Arthur Cochran in Sherman. The mother is the former Mabel Schrock.
John Moffitt a state employee from Dunmore is the new president of the Pennsylvania Young Democrats elected to a two year term Saturday He succeeds Gilbert J Lupp of Gettysburg Moffitt a University of Scranton graduate works as a set auditor in the Scranton office of the state auditor general department Named vice presidents were Ron Pettine of Norristown for the Eastern region H Richard Hostetler Mifflintown Central and Vinnie Keill Fayette County Western
A 20 year old defies an 8 PM to 7 AM curfew as Rochester confronts a rising youth unrest. Officials including Lloyd Horst and Reginald Ingram discuss the new Negro movement and distrust in traditional grievance methods. A street dance turns chaotic when officers attempt an arrest, crowds surge, and a riot erupts led by the youth division.
A veteran observer recalls young offenders not from the usual crowd and notes leadership from good students and athletes. Negro youths describe feeling targeted by the system while peers discuss fear of police attention and social pressure during tense street interactions.
Dr. Hector R. Skifter, 63, a scientist who helped develop airborne magnetometers for submarine detection and electronic countermeasures for missiles, died Saturday in a Manhattan area hospital. A native of Austin Minnesota, he contributed to wartime defense projects.
Fragmentary text outlines a tense scene with names and places unreadable. The readable pieces hint at a meeting, a stake or trial, and a character named Ney or Ney. Details remain unclear due to garbled OCR.
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