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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1963
Page
6
A local woman reported finding a bracelet in the snow near Jan sen's Cut Rate and Dairy Bar and turned it over to the police. It may be claimed at the police station. The report also notes assorted local items from surplus food program totals to civic notices and a hospital fundraising update.
A passenger, Jeannette McCoy of Grand Rapids Michigan, discarded her purse with $420 as the Escane plane shed altitude from 9000 to 3500 feet to save fuel and catch winds. Two engine failures forced the ship to trim 937 nautical miles from Hickam, with five service wives and nine children aboard. A Coast Guard rescue plane escorted the stricken Constellation to a rain slick runway at Hilo while two Air Force craft intercepted the flight near shore.
A tornado battered Port land while severe wind storms swept northern Tennessee and other regions. Heavy rains swollen streams in West Virginia and Indiana. Evacuations affected several hundred residents as snowfall and bitter cold spread across northern areas.
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A three judge panel will issue a court order declaring Democrat Karl Rolvaag eligible to be governor after a recount showing Rolvaag ahead 619,842 to 619,781. Republican Elmer Andersen may appeal delaying final certification for weeks. State costs of the recount are about 250000, with legislators debating who pays.
Striking New York printers plan a Sunday meeting at a 1150 capacity high school auditorium. Local President Bertram A Powers says there is no plan to vote again on the rejected contract settlement for the 10 day old newspaper shutdown. The agenda will be set by Friday and reports on the strike will be discussed without action unless notice is given to shops before the end of the work week.
In Upper Darby Pennsylvania a mother watched her six year old son David McMeans suffocate after a blaze trapped him in an upstairs bedroom. She saved two other children but fire blocked reentry as smoke and flames consumed the home. Fire officials said a stove fire sparked the blaze.
Washington state the United States strongly opposes hit and run raids on Cuba by anti-C Castro exiles. Exile leaders vow to continue actions, while the State Department says such raids do not weaken Fidel Castro's grip and may harden it.
Merle F Wadlinger, a former Marine Bank officer, pled guilty to embezzling more than 205000 over 20 years and was sentenced to the maximum 10 years with a 22000 fine under a new federal rule. He becomes parole eligible once federal authorities review his case and prison assignment is arranged.
The State Department shifts from diplomatic doubletalk to blunt criticism of allies. In Brazil tensions rose after a summary accusing Communists in government leaked to a committee. Canada’s Prime Minister Diefenbaker faced a no confidence vote amid Ottawa protests and U S annoyance.
Mead Park Association directors discussed tearing down nearby old houses to obtain stone for the new Concord School in the park. Walter Sweet presided at his first meeting as president. The group also announced a reservations system and notes on park skating, restocking needs, and Memorial Day opening. Attendees included Estella Wells Louis Sears Roy Reed Norman Edinger Walter Windahl Joseph Catalfu Albert Young David Nichols Joseph Sarnick and Hazel Merker.
The South Viet Nam government denied charges by colonists that herbicides or plant killers used in jungle areas are harming human life in the war against the Viet Cong.
Police investigate a blast at the William Winkey farm near Ashford that wrecked a five story chicken house 100 by 40 feet housing 8000 hens. Damage estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars as chickens on the first floor were trapped and others freed. The cause is undetermined and the structure collapsed after the explosion Sunday night.
The House approved a bill raising poll watcher pay in Philadelphia and Allegheny County, while statewide provisions target school funding, harness racing agency reorganization, and a constitutional change on scholarships. A companion measure seeks a voter referendum on scholarships and a poll tax amendment.
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