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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
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A clipped OCR fragment notes a special event involving teens and Parker, with mention of 277 cards and a live session. The text lacks clear context but implies a community or school activity centered on cards and a performer or organizer named Parker.
Paris AP dispatch reports President Charles de Gaulle confronting a nationwide coal mine strike led by Communist Catholic and Socialist unions. Government warns of draft, fines, and military courts if workers do not return by Monday, as 95 percent of miners in the north stayed away. Other governmentized sectors seek higher pay, fueling inflation fears. Continued on Page Four.
In Bayre, Pennsylvania, five Johnston children perished when a two story home burned. Parents Alfred and Elizabeth Johnston and three other children escaped as smoke and flames trapped the upstairs occupants. The fire, starting in the cellar, spread quickly in near zero weather hampering firefighters.
The nations weather shows little change with snow and rain in scattered sections and temperatures mostly mild. A belt of snow stretches from southern Missouri to southern Ohio with two to four inch totals and higher near the Ohio River, while rain affects Louisiana to the Carolinas and showers occur in the Rockies.
Erie police evacuated the courthouse after a telephone warning of a bomb set to explode at 4 p m. The building was combed for hours as deputies searched rooms and drawers. Earlier, officers chased a nude suspect in the same building, a 63 year old Wesleyville resident. The incident underscores federal penalties for false bomb reports.
Beaver County police say Harmony Township Police Chief Walter Halista 44 was shot to death in his home and his 15 year old son seriously wounded. Detective chief Russell Meskow said the motive remains unclear and the wounded youth Ronald gave a partial account of a call prior to the shooting. Halista died of multiple gunshot wounds after four bullets struck him and a fifth grazing his forehead. His son Walter Jr age 18 was not present at the time of the shooting. the family found the scene when returning home from the police chief’s lodge duties.
Warren Ohio report says Louis Raucci of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania, 32, was convicted by a jury last week of a $41.00 robbery and abduction of a savings and loan messenger. He was sentenced to 245 years in prison for the July 1961 incident involving Mrs. Judy Peltoh as she rode to a bank in Niles Ohio.
The Central Labor Council of Corry will take over sponsorship of the surplus food program, with distributions to begin in April at the National Guard Armory. Civil Defense will handle March distributions to preserve service for about 250 area families, while Clarence Farrington continues paperwork and staffing for the Moorse Club begun program. Mayor Zalzneck expects above last month’s allotment as arrangements for March 12 or 13 proceed.
Harrisburg reports that about 37 percent of Pennsylvania motorists have received 1963 auto license sticker applications. Officials say delays stem from a mid transfer admin change, with Dougherty’s signature replaced by Smith’s. Over 2.41 million renewal forms mailed. 1.389 million more expected by week’s end. Smith urges speedy returns, noting daily returns under 50,000 versus the normal 199,000 or more.
Between 20 and 40 employes of the state Highways Department in Pittsburgh mainly laborers will be furloughed indefinitely as an economy measure on March Elk.
In an exclusive AP interview, Hubert H. Kennedy says he will not seek the presidency in 1968. The attorney general and brother of the President faces intense scrutiny from supporters, foreign diplomats, and reporters as he clarifies his political future. (Continued on Page Six)
Washington analysts warn that East West disarmament talks are collapsing amid new deadlock as Cold War tensions persist. The piece reviews hopes for a nuclear test ban, Khrushchev’s shifting positions, and broader fears of a renewed arms race with China’s impending nuclear test. Continued on Page Two.
Snow and ice caused another two-car collision at Mead Avenue and West Smith Street. Robert Catlin, 63, of 145 Wright Street, was hospitalized with possible concussion and chest contusions after being thrown forward in the Lewis car. Damages totaled $375: $250 to the Mather car and $125 to the Lewis car.
An off duty stewardess Barbara Hill, 30, was killed Thursday night at Logan International Airport when she ran toward a four engine DC propeller as a plane prepared to depart for Newark. Witnesses described a whirl of colors and a decapitated mangled body identified later by fingerprints. Two attendants attempted to halt her rush but she continued toward the No 1 propeller on the plane’s left wing.
Philadelphia AP report says charred bones of a small adult found in a business building furnace. a seamstress, Mrs. Gertrude Harris, 48, missing since Saturday, matched by height and handbag strap fragment. homicide suspected but no motive or suspect identified. bones found by a maintenance worker Monday night.
Reports say four Soviet reconnaissance bombers flew near U S Navy carriers in late February, prompting Pentagon and Navy to address claims of carrier vulnerability. Havana charges U S destroyer rammed a Cuban vessel delivering food, with no Cuban protest filed.
Col Robert Allen of the 212th Infantry Regiment headquarters in Erie inspects a piece belonging to a member of the Corry unit of the Pirat Battle Group Pennsylvania National Guard during Tas filabi's regimental Inspector rounds. Amantoso accompanies, 1st Lt Tames Nar duced is shown commanding.
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