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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1965
Page
4
In Our Opinion a Corry columnist laments grass mowing in every month from February to January, contrasting Corry with California. He jokes about snow shoveling in November, dry spells, and rain comfort, celebrating a year of seasonal chores while humorously cussing the weather’s monotony.
Hal Boyle profiles Captain Pat Collins of recon Company D, 3rd Marine Division, in a Vietnam rice paddy. He cherishes frontline leadership, cites a life of purpose over material gains, and reflects on family back in the Bronx while enduring heat, insects, and danger.
Drew Pearson describes the Vietnam conflict as a personal war for President Johnson. He notes late-night briefings, strict targeting to avoid civilian casualties, and a focus on bridges and military sites. The piece discusses U.S. aims, risks of widening the war, and CIA activities in Laos and Vietnam.
In Pennsylvania the statute of limitations for negligence causing personal injuries is two years. By contrast suits for property damage carry a six year period. An attorney explains the differing limits and their implications.
GLAM expresses rapid expansion of Pacific air war with promised 1000 Superfortress raids and balloon threats. Reporting notes heavy Okinawa fighting in mud as Allied advances surge. Killed in action is Pfe George W. Davis of the Maris, son of Mrs Archie Bishop, with brother Walter a veteran. Fred Lauer completes 21 years at Raymond Mfg. Co and retires. Two brothers, Cpl Bob Patterson and Sgt William Patterson, miss meeting by hours due to furlough limits. extension denied.
A Corry High School senior class of fifty six will graduate next Wednesday evening June 6 after the Board of Education officially approved the graduation list. The heat wave this month reached 92 degrees in the business district. US Radiator Co plant in Corry will close until Monday morning due to the heat. Warren Ross, track captain, will compete in the 220 yard dash at the national interscholastic meet in Chicago with coaches and local supporters traveling with him. Local social notes report fourteen guests at a West Congress Street home. C E Shoep named chief clerk at PRR freight station. Henry Green to succeed him at the local ticket office.
Business health remains solid amid monetary policy worries and labor tensions. Steel output hits two straight weeks with 2,727,000 tons, near the April peak, while auto production sets monthly and midyear records. May assemblies reach 837,168 cars, a May record, with five months totaling 4,250,628 cars, and June projections at 902,000 cars. New factory orders in April rise to 41.2 billion, lifting total orders to about 59 billion on backlogged demand.
Jim Bishop recalls a chaotic fight weekend in Lewiston Maine with Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston. Writers, police, and celebrities mingled as spectators filled a sparsely attended arena and a Maine woods restaurant offered a cryptic menu.
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