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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1964
Page
1
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Harrisburg AP A five point special legislative calendar includes eminent domain and state care of the senile aged for consideration as the General Assembly reconvenes The Senate meets at 3 30 p m and the House an hour later Majority leader said the bills should move from committee to the House floor this week The Senate Labor and Industry Committee reevaluates Scranton admin unemployment revisions with a public hearing today and a closed session Tuesday Chairman Hawbaker expects legislative changes only in minor areas such as seasonal worker benefits minimum benefits and proof of availability
Dr. Ella Lingens an inmate physician at Auschwitz testified that children were thrown alive onto burning piles of rubbish near the camp's gas ovens. She described disbelief at SS guards burning children and noted Aryan privilege allowed her to survive for aiding escapes.
Oran Stephenson, 49, had his right leg reattached in four hours after a 500 pound frame fell 35 feet at Civic Auditorium. Surgeons including Dr. Thomas Devlin sewed arteries nerves and muscles, inserted a six inch pin for a shattered bone, and report circulation appears okay though blood supply remains precarious. Stephenson is in satisfactory condition and doctors caution results remain uncertain.
Cassius Clay told Harlem crowds that Allah is the greatest, not himself. The heavyweight champion, a Black Muslim, spoke after a film showing in Times Square with Malcolm X, a sect leader, present following Clay's title victory.
Dallas AP report: Jack Ruby begins third week of murder trial hearings as defense plans to prove temporary insanity after shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. Jury panel still incomplete. special session failed to seat two alternates. Dr. Manfred Guttmacher examines Ruby and brain wave tests. Prosecution aims for death penalty. Wade will call Leavelle and Graves among witnesses. defense attorney Melvin Belli plans up to 75 witnesses over two days.
A chain reaction on Route 5 near Rouse Hospital involved ten cars starting with Betty Davenport’s vehicle. Heavy fog reduced visibility to about 30 feet and slick pavement contributed to the crash. Susan Orbanic and Susan Bailey, both of Youngsville, were treated for knee and hip injuries and released from Warren General Hospital. Total damage pegged at about $2,500.
Sgt Alvin York, 75, hospitalized February 22 in Jamestown Tennessee with dehydration, remains under care as his doctor reports his condition has moved from semicoma to gradual improvement, though the pace has slowed. York earned the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War I.
In Brooklyn at Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church the Rev William Glenesk will hand out copies of the banned novel Fanny Hill during the Bible reading Sunday He will compare episodes to scripture and argues for freedom of truth The plan includes giving the book to parents if a minor is present G P Putnam's Sons donated the books and the preacher owns a carton of copies
More than 1,300 petitions urge lower milk prices circulated in nine counties led by Martha G. King of Delmont Westmoreland. The Citizens Committee aims for 30,000 names and plans to present petitions to Gov. Scranton in Harrisburg by March 9, with efforts in Beaver Indiana Mercer Centre Butler Blair Jefferson and Allegheny Counties.
City Council plans to advance a $315000 bond issue with a Pittsburgh expert and hear a new parking plan. Parking Authority and Planning Commission will meet to discuss a downtown central shopping plaza that would clear a downtown block bounded by the railroad tracks and North Center East Washington and Maple. Redevelopment experts from Erie Meadville and Pittsburgh will aid local planners on the plaza concept as a starting point for further downtown redevelopment.
Sheila Slack was pulled from under a school bus moments before a car struck the back of the bus and caused damage. Warren State Police head John Krupey described the sequence as Jessie Stover driving into the bus, followed by a trailer truck incident. Slack was taken to Warren hospital in good condition. no other bus passengers were injured.
An Erie area burglary ring was busted after a newsboy spotted a man and woman attempting to pry open a vending machine. Edward J. Herman and Eileen Emanuela Ala, both New York residents, confessed to a week of burglaries including seven stations. They admitted stealing about 260 dollars in vending-machine cash in one night, with over 150 found in a motel drawer.
Wreckage of a four engine Constellation found on Genoa Peak near Genoa Nevada, 200 feet below the summit. All 85 aboard perished as searchers reported no survivors. Paradise Airlines flight from San Jose to Nevada vanished Sunday amid a snow storm over Lake Tahoe. Investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board dispatched three investigators led by George R. Baker.
In Innsbruck Austria rescue teams remove bodies from a Bristol Britannia wreck near Mt Gamslahner Spitz after a fog shrouded landing. 75 passengers included 73 Britons a Canadian and an Austrian plus eight crew. Investigators question altimeter readings as debris covers a wide gully in the alpine scene with grim details from the weekend air crashes.
Former president of the American Association of Geographers Dr. Robert Platt died yesterday in Chicago at age 73.
A Clymer man, Cornelis H. Wiggers, 24, remained on the danger list at Meyer Memorial Hospital Buffalo after carbon monoxide poisoning. He was found ill in a Sherman area barn where a portable gasoline generator produced fumes. After oxygen in Clymer failed, he was moved to Corry Memorial Hospital for further treatment.
Col John Nickerson, 49, a former Army critic of missile policy, dies in a two car collision 11 miles south of Alamogordo on U S 54. His wife, 47, also killed. two sons injured. The El Paso area resident had sparked national controversy in Huntsville Alabama in 1957 over defense program limits.
Los Angeles reporters note attorneys planned to recall singer Frank Sinatra to testify in a high profile case. Three men are accused of crimes involving a young son, with prosecutors pressed to delay the defense. Observers expected Sinatra to take the stand if called, as defense lawyers prepared.
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