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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1964
Page
1
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President Johnson eliminated most major vice presidential candidates in a sweeping action. He left only Humphrey and McCarthy as likely running mates, with Shriver and McNamara noted as once-seen potentials. The move, aimed at solidifying his own image, sidelined Kennedy, Rusk, Freeman and other cabinet figures from consideration. A AP poll of delegates accompanied the announcement.
Spacecraft Ranger 7 returned six cameras worth of images from 1,400 miles above the moon and crashed at 6:25 am PDT in a three day flight. Project manager Harris M Schurmeier hailed the first prints as exceptionally good as NASA officials called it a textbook operation.
AP report shows Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy reacting to President Johnson dropping him from consideration for the vice presidency after a briefing at the White House. Kennedy had been riding high in preference polls with Hubert Humphrey, but the shift signals a turning point in Democratic VP prospects amid Goldwater’s Arizona nomination and regional support dynamics.
A 24 year old woman Mary Zlatovich of Ohioville Borough was ordered sent to Dixmont State Hospital after a sanity commission recommended commitment. Judge Morgan H Sohn of Beaver County signed the order following the commission report.
Moscow announced a five month space program starting August 4 to launch rockets into two central Pacific areas south-southwest of Hawaii. Tass said ships and planes must stay 75 miles from the impact centers from noon to midnight each test day.
CHICAGO AP For thousands of Southern Appalachian White migrants a journey northward offers relief from poverty. In Chicago about 25,000 migrants struggle with city life, facing exploitation, high rents, and crowded housing in Uptown while President Johnson's antipoverty efforts aim to fix root causes. Dewey W. Wood notes four families share one bathroom and rents run 27 to 35 dollars weekly, offsetting higher wages. He suggests some would be better off in the mountains, yet migration persists.
Ottawa report says Addie McCormick, 64, a widow, died staying at her telephone switch board to warn guests as a fire swept the Beacon Arms Hotel. Her son Donald, a fireman, helped battle the blaze which claimed two other lives and left at least 17 injured among about 130 guests and staff. Many escaped down ladders or across a catwalk to an adjacent building. Injuries included burns, smoke inhalation, and shock. cause of death not determined early today.
Diplomatic sources report Wladyslaw Gomulka and Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz are vacationing in the Soviet Crimea. No official confirmation was provided as government spokesmen and the press normally do not disclose the whereabouts of Communist officials.
Barry Goldwater, Republican presidential candidate, relaxed at Caveman's Camp in Bohemian Grove, hosted by Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer and Herbert Hoover Jr. His sons said the family fears an assassination attempt and noted extra security measures while highlighting ongoing support and potential threats amid election fervor. He arrived from Washington aboard a private plane as newsmen awaited at Santa Airport.
President Johnson’s sweeping defeat of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and others as vice presidential possibilities spurs talk of Minnesota Senators Hubert H. Humphrey and Eugene J. McCarthy. Kennedy calls his vice presidential chances slight. Goldwater vacation at California retreat amid fears for his life. Ranger 7 instruments and six cameras readied for lunar closeups. Miss Universe semis reach 15 with Nigeria among the stunned losers. Rural poverty drives residents to seek city work, facing despair. Northern Rhodesia reports Lumpas captured after government forces kill 65 and wound 50.
Philadelphia County Board of Elections chairman Maurice S. Osser ruled a honeymoon is not a valid duty under the Pennsylvania Election Code. An investigator testified John F. McGarvey cast an absentee ballot while in New York on his honeymoon during the April 28 primary, a ballot among 14 voided by the board.
Two two man teams gathered data along Route 60 and Route 6 in Corry to gauge daily car flow for a proposed bypass that would redirect through traffic away from downtown. The Franklin highway office will use the counts to estimate how many vehicles enter and leave Corry on Route 6, with a 1962 baseline of about 3,000 daily cars.
In Rochester New York a grand jury received a lengthy Police Bureau report on last weekend's violence. The probe may bring felony riot charges with more than 200 possible indictments. Four people died and about 50 were injured as authorities praised officers for restraint amid severe provocation.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will spend Canada's Thanksgiving Day holiday in Ottawa. Informants say the queen may be asked to open a session of Parliament during the visit.
The Recrea tion Commission met to press City Council to appoint a Swimming Pool Authority for a feasibility study and to seek potential interest free funds from the Housing and Home Finance Agency for a public pool. The master plan calls for a 4,800 square foot pool costing about $110000, with Mead Park area study support and possible Project 70 funds if land isn’t available. The panel also aims to add six tennis courts, enlarge two volleyball courts at Corry Area High School, and construct two more courts between the high school and Mead Park to total six or seven courts.
State Department of Public Instruction will allocate funds to area districts to cover special education costs from the past school year. Eligible districts include Ys Bie Ran a Concord Elgin Wayne with about 396 dollars, focusing on mentally retarded pupils in all grades and some speech correction and trainable pupils. Erie County board of school directors also operated classes for mentally retarded and trainable pupils and for speech correction in various county schools.
LOS mayeenLESAF attorneys Gladys Towles Root and George A Forde were freed without bail after arraignment on federal indictments charging influencing intimidating and impeding a witness perjury and impeding the administration of justice. Roots and Forde denied wrongdoing during trial wins. Root represented John William Lwin 42 and Forde represented Joseph Clyde Amsler 28.
Loose gravel on a recently repaired street caused a collision north of West Pleasant street. Ellis Higby, 51, of Elgin, drove a car that rolled end over end three times on Union street hill. Harold Bromley, 16, of Corydon, struck Higby’s car and was treated for minor injuries at Corry Memorial Hospital.
President Johnson tells public school officials he counts on them to foster respect for law and order and human rights. He speaks to educators who joined him at the White House and asks for the help of every American.
Two local youths admitted breaking coin boxes at five service stations this week and looting two machines in Union City the same night. Police traced a large coin haul leading to their arrest. one youth confessed to other break ins including Corry Junk and Auto in June, where two car batteries were stolen. Chief Harley Drake said both will be cited for Juvenile court and face court tomorrow.
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