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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1963
Page
1
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The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a Russian nuclear blast in space during the Soviet test series ended Dec 24 damaged an American satellite. Communications failed after the strike and the orbiter may still be aloft. Russians reportedly now know how to knock out or protect satellites, aiding both sides.
Bear Lake 12 year old Larry Huffman is in fair condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after riding his bike into the path of a Erie car on East Columbus avenue. Police say the boy rode between two east bound cars and turned left into a driveway, leading to the collision with Cyril Brandt of Erie driving west at about 45 miles per hour. Mrs. Dorothy Swiger of Geneva, Ohio, witnessed the incident and blamed the cyclist for not looking ahead or behind. The boy was transported to the hospital by Corry Ambulance Service.
Police were alerted at 7 a m about a brown and white pony wandering East South Street. Mrs Enene Shoneful tied the pony to a tree in her yard with a chain until the owner could be located. The pony belongs to George Downey’s family of East Pleasant Street.
A twin engine Air National Guard plane from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, crashed in a cornfield during instrument landing approach, believed to carry four men. The aircraft apparently broke up in flight, scattering burning wreckage. One body was found a mile from the scene, five miles from Allentown.
ASC Associated Spring filed for a listing of its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. Raymond plant division received the notice from ASC president Carlyle F. Barnes. The stock has traded over the counter since 1945, and listing could boost public visibility and turnover this fall if the exchange approves.
West Berlin police reported four people arrested on the first night of an escape attempt from East Berlin. They lowered a cable from a fourth floor window near the wall when detected by Red patrols.
Washington sources report Senate Republican leaders largely blocked a partisan showing at the Moscow signing of the limited nuclear test ban treaty. Everett Dirksen said he would not attend if invited, citing implications of approval without full understanding. Burke Hickenlooper said he would not attend, planning to study the treaty before deciding.
Charles Dessart Jr of Drexel Hill learned his son PFC Charles T. Dessart Jr had fallen in Korea after a telegram from the State Department. A letter dated July 28 arrived three hours later. Dessart, a Penn Fruit meat manager, recalled his son planned an Army career and wished to reenlist when returning to the United States in November. The son was serving as a paratrooper overseas and was killed in an ambush near the Korea de militarized zone, believed to be by North Korean forces.
CHEER selects Charles Slocum of Corry as candidate for Handicapped Pennsylvanian of the Year. Supported by Evie County Medical Society and local labor officials, Slocum runs Slocum’s Electronics on East Main and operates Corry’s only telephone answering service. Despite arthritis from infancy, he built a career in radio and electronics and remains active in business and community affairs.
In the grass south of the DMZ near Panmunjom two North Koreans were killed and two captured after a clash that also claimed the lives of a U S soldier and a Korean police officer. The incident followed a prior raid that left an American cavalry trooper wounded and a Jeep destroyed. A helicopter hovered as national police and U S troops closed in amid explosions and gunfire.
Mary Wells of 124 Leniah Street died from a basilar skull fracture after slipping on wet basement stairs at her Corry home. Deputy Coroner St. George labeled it accidental death. Survived by husband, two daughters, a son, mother, sister, and four grandchildren. services at Bracken Funeral Home with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Hookstown Pa. William Reddicreen year old Clearfield County man with 140 living heirs died yesterday after a lingering illness. Wetzel is survived by 11 of his 14 children 61 grandchildren 96 great grandchildren.
Washington AP Gov Sanders of Georgia testifies before Senate committee on civil rights legislation. Atty Gen Kennedy appears before Judiciary panel with hearings run at slow pace. House Judiciary nears completion of the president's civil rights package amid separate employment discrimination bill progress.
About 13 000 Buddhists marched two miles through Hue carrying portraits of Rev Quang Duc in a show of religious persecution protests. In Saigon 5000 Buddhists gathered around the main pagoda with banners calling persecution a medieval act. No violence occurred and combat police stayed away, despite calls for a nationwide strike to honor Quang Duc.
Erie County officials deny pilferage as cause for shortages in surplus butter at Corry and county sites. Officials blame clerical errors uncovered by a state audit and plan to shift distribution to Erie County staff, replacing volunteer help. Community leaders criticize the initial audit findings and call for tighter control measures.
In Skopje 90 percent of the city was wrecked by the quake. Rescue teams used dynamite to remove debris as bodies were recovered and a typhus outbreak feared. About 1,000 dead and hundreds more believed buried. Officials planned mass reburials and deep trenches as rebuilding options were considered.
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