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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1965
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment shows a jumble of numbers and letters including 63 6126 665 72 and stray letters. No clear event or names emerge.
Washington officials deny gas warfare claims while defending nonlethal gases used against guerrilla forces in Viet Nam. Officials say the aim was to save civilian lives and that Johnson was not consulted. Critics urge stopping the gas program amid international protests.
Meadville City Council heard plans to shift from a CBD renewal to a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan. Thomas Ward of the Meadville Redevelopment Authority said a GNRP would cover a larger downtown area from Main to the Erie tracks and Arch to Walnut, with phased redevelopment. Benefits include 10 year credit for local improvements and eligibility for federal advance planning funds rather than immediate local funding.
Two people were injured when cars driven by Allen B. Clark of Cleveland and Claude H. Thomas of Waterford collided head on on Route 97, a mile south of Waterford. Thomas and Clark were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, Erie, with knee and hand injuries and neck lacerations plus a fractured jaw respectively. Damages were listed at 1500 and 500 dollars. Trooper William Wargo said charges may follow as the investigation continues.
Chief of Police Harley Drake announced citywide enforcement of the honeymoon slayer parking rule and alternary side parking program will begin next Monday. Police have waited for signs on the north side and will ticket cars parked between sidewalk and curb at night.
Three car crashes occurred on a slushy afternoon in the city. At King and East Main streets Mina B Harkin and Sally Akam collided after Akam failed to see on Main due to the slick conditions. A second crash on Main and Avenue A involved a Corry Jamestown Corp truck and William Van Cise after Van Cise lost control in the slush. A third collision at West Washington and First avenue saw Mrs Ernestine Bormer and Joseph Sarnicki collide when an unidentified motorist motioned on Washington street. Damages ranged from 25 to 500 dollars. A Neighborhood Youth Corps project for Fairfield, Pennsylvania, will involve 40 youths. the federal contribution is 12,100 dollars of a 14,000 dollar total.
Structural Steel Company yesterday received a plaque for the largest percentage of company employees donating blood during the Cloudsmobile visit. George A. Black accepted for Rogers as factory manager, with James F. Young and others shown. Paul Stroup and Lawrence Andersen presented, sponsored by Corry Labor Council and Corry American Red Cross.
Astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young brief officials on the Gemini mission’s Earth orbits and early findings. They explain maneuvers and discuss why the carrier Intrepid lagged 50 to 60 nautical miles behind the spacecraft. President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey praised the mission as a strong success and followed the flight closely.
Pasadena AP reports Ranger 9 sent more than 200 closeups of the moon before its crash, showing Alphonsus crater with a central peak and a large floor crack. The live TV sequence, relay via commercial networks, spanned over 15 minutes prior to impact at 6:08 a.m. four miles from Alphonsus.
Erie County schools implement Heat tuberculin testing for grades one six and eleven with consent forms. Most eleventh graders tested last year avoid retesting. Positive reactors receive follow up at Corry Memorial Hospital funded by local TB association. Chest X rays in higher grades require parental payment.
William Hanzl, 48, owner of two Pittsburgh taverns, had his prison term reduced from 25 to 18 years for masterminding an Armstrong County bank robbery. Judge Louis Rosenberg of U.S. District Court, who previously imposed the maximum sentence last November for psychiatric testing, granted the reduction.
The Selma to Montgomery voter rights march, led by Andrew Young James Orange and Jim Leather proceeds toward Montgomery hoping to complete the 50 mile trek by reaching the city limits. National Guard guards a bridge as contingents move along four lane US 80 while registrations open in Lowndes County for qualified Black voters. Dr H Dale Winger resigns as Ridgway Area Schools superintendent effective June to join Potts town district.
Local Red Cross chapter directors approved a move to make former chairmen board members. Fifteen members met at the YMCA to conduct routine business. The meeting included reports on first aid training and youth program work. May 8 labor workshop at the Y was announced and three members were slated to attend the national convention in Detroit May 5–12. A permanent nominating committee was formed to handle future openings. The Home Service Committee reported aid to seven civilians and four servicemen.
A methane gas explosion 8 000 feet underground in Carletonville South Africa killed nine African workers and halted mining operations.
Pittsburgh AP report details a state investigation into milk industry kickbacks. Keystone Dairy vice president John Birmingham testified more than 25000 in milk rebates were deposited in his New York bank account as salary from 1961 to 1964. His father earned 297115 in rebates 1958 to 1964. Deputy AG Judson Ruch hinted at possible implicating past administrations. Simon Uhl of the Milk Control Commission said no memorandum existed.
In Salem Indiana a Pennsylvania teen, Michael Russo 17 of Greenville, killed himself with a shotgun after police halted a stolen car they pursued on Indiana 199. His companion Robert Peach 16 was wounded in the thigh and listed in fair condition. Both youths were wanted for a Greenville car theft more than a month earlier.
In Belchertown Massachusetts seven children perished in a blaze that swept a farm home. Mrs Arthur Berthiaume found the fire and woke her husband by breaking a window. Lee saved one daughter and Linsa aided another. The dead include Alice Barbara Mary Jane Dotina Susan a son Arthur and an infant aged seven months to 11 years. Parents and Linda were hospitalized for burns. Mrs Berthiaume had just returned from work at a knitting mill in Palmer.
In Vandergrift Pennsylvania an auto veered on a steep hill and smashed into a concrete wall. An 11 month old girl Tracy Marie Scalzott died. Grandmother Ev erett Lindfors 59 and her daughter Constance 9 were hospitalized at Allegheny Valley. Mother Mrs Donald Scalzott uninjured.
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