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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1963
Page
1
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Moscow reports cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky completed his first 24 hours aloft on a space flight likely to last several days with a plan to twin with the world s first space woman Ludmilla ready to launch. Bykovsky slept well and kept a hearty appetite as he prepared for day two. Tass noted all instruments functioned normally and he used manual controls to check orientation while greeting the United States over North America.
Corry, 62 year old Mrs. Henry M. Kennedy drove on Concord street when her car surged forward striking a tree, a hedge, and the hedge and house at 221 Concord. Police say the impact caused about $300 damage to the car and no charges were filed.
A McKeesport youth, Spencer Van Kirk, 19, suffered second degree burns when his 18 foot Century Sabre speed boat exploded near Sample's Boat Dock on Lake Chautauqua. He drove home after the blast, flames destroyed his boat and damaged a nearby cabin cruiser owned by Al Schwartz of Pittsburgh. The incident occurred as the boat was started, with both vessels described as relatively new.
Former President Herbert Hoover, 88, is seriously ill in his Waldorf Towers suite as doctors report anemia due to bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. No hospital transfer planned and bleeding has diminished in the past 20 hours. Hoover previously had a large intestine tumor removed and gallbladder surgery in 1958. Edward Clifford Dies at 89, Former Treasury Assistant Secretary 1921-23.
Erie attorney John English spoke at a Flag Day gathering in the Elks Lodge last night. The crowd, barely larger than the Clymer High School band, drew criticism from Mayor Philip Zaleneck for its low turnout. The event featured introductions by W. W. Doc Waterhouse and invocations by Rev. William Selta and Rev. Leon Deleski, with Elks Exalted Ruler W. Reade Langhurst as MC.
At the Penn State University convention of the Future Farmers of America two local youths earned honors. Edward Lakeslee won a gold medal in farm mechanics. Rexford Warmer and Dennis Edwards received honorable mentions. David Gates and George Seker placed in the upper third of livestock judging but did not win awards. Richard Farver, Corry Area High School instructor, noted this was the first gold medal by a local youth in FFA competition.
Reports from Cleveland Cambridge and Washington depict racial clashes, fear, and armed patrols as white mobs confront black residents after a fatal stabbing and assault. National Guard curfews and police actions aim to restore order while civil rights protests push for housing and hiring reforms on Capitol Hill.
Detroit police hunt a group of Negro youths for a stabbing and beating of Anthony Duva a 42 year old auto plant worker who said the assailants shouted That's for Mississippi and That's for Alabama as they struck him Duva was stabbed in the back and in temporarily serious condition after the attack near a west side school where he had gone to pick up two of his five children Joanne 8 and Annette.
In Roxbury Boston, a woman identified as Rosalee Smith, 19, lunges at Officer John Patchett with a carving knife. Patchett reaches for his nightstick as officers disarm her after she slashed a 65 year old man in a nearby auto. She was ordered sent to a mental hospital for observation.
National Council of Churches President J Edwin Miller announced churches across the nation would toll their bells for 15 minutes on Saturday from noon to 12 15 PM to honor slain Negro integration leader Medgar Evers. The action seeks to memorialize Evers and spread the civil rights message.
Corry Area High School guidance department reports strong year outcomes with two counselors aiding sixth to senior grade students. Applications to colleges, tech schools, and business programs rose, dropout rates fell, and expanded programs included Parents Information Night and a large occupational file.
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