Property auction bids rejected after sealed period
Fragmentary note indicates a property and main capital auction with a public act period ending and bids rejected by the secretary. Names and dates are unreadable.
25 Mar 1964
Page 1
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1964
Page
1
Fragmentary note indicates a property and main capital auction with a public act period ending and bids rejected by the secretary. Names and dates are unreadable.
Local merchants and vending machine operators join a broad program to keep tobacco away from youngsters after a state law prohibiting sales to under 16. Ray Spaulding of Meadville campaigns to remove machines from places where minors mingle, with police alerts and routine checks planned.
British Columbia highways minister Philip Gaglardi calls safety campaigns a menace and blames speed enforcement on big weekends. He argues fast drivers are safer and cites his own tickets while touring to promote tourism in the province. Ex-publisher John C. Sterling dies in Delray Beach at 57.
Storms moved through the West with snow and rain then advance toward the East Coast. Hazardous driving warnings span south central and eastern Kansas, northern Missouri, southeastern Iowa and west central Illinois as arctic air clashes with Gulf breezes.
The Washington Post reports President and Mrs. Johnson sold their former home The Elms to Miami businessman Luther B. Smith for 200000 dollars. Smith, a major stockholder in 25 aircraft industry firms, arranged the deal through American Security Corp and bought it as a surprise for his wife.
Thousands of students from Han Yang University and elsewhere protested concessions to Japan in Tokyo talks. Police and steel helmets used tear gas and rocks flew as troops tried to shield the president’s hillside mansion, injuring several soldiers and a lieutenant.
Amid escalating civil unrest in Jacksonville Florida Negro leaders call for boycott and sit ins at segregated venues while law enforcement braces for possible violence. Gov. Bryant declined to intervene. Fires gunfire and arrests surge with over 350 detained since Monday.
The Corry Board of Education approved plans to operate kindergarten classes this fall at the Wright and Concord Schools. Supt. Thomas Shupe says two classes are planned at Concord and four at Wright, with about 181 kindergartners projected for first grade enrollment. The opening date depends on Concord’s completion, expected in August, and staff will prepare children for reading writing numbers and citizenship.
Gen Douglas MacArthur remains alert and conversing as he recovers from two major operations in 17 days at Walter Reed. Col Donald Campbell said the 84 year old is progressing satisfactorily and better than average post op patients, though officials caution the outlook remains guarded. He is kept in the emergency recovery area and may move to Ward 4 if his condition allows. visitors are not yet promised.
Wilfred P. Madigan, district highway engineer, says the Route 6 bypass around Corry is ready for construction pending a Public Utility Commission order on the Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing. If approved, work could begin in July or August after federal clearance.
Prime Minister Ikeda apologized on live television for the stabbing of U S Ambassador Edwin Reischauer by a Japanese youth. Reischauer, wounded in the right thigh, was recovering as a television telecast promoted U S Japan ties and upcoming Tokyo Olympics via satellite.
In Greenwood Mississippi Negroes plan a courthouse march for voter registration despite warnings. Cross burnings earlier this week and police detachments mark a tense environment as city leaders urge restraint and caution. At Pentagon surveyed bases nationwide show 90 percent housing discrimination against Negro servicemen with only 31 of 805 bases clean. Civil rights leaders report progress on off base schooling transport and public facilities through negotiated changes.
Corry State Police identify 31 year old Daniel Maneval after his tractor-trailer ran off Route 89 south of Wattsburg and rolled down a six foot embankment causing $7,000 damage. A second crash on the Corry Clymer road involved William Schaffer whose truck veered off, struck trees, and caused a forehead laceration with about $1,000 damage.
Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson watched a static test of Saturn and F1 rocket engines delivering 1.5 million pounds of thrust at the Marshall Space Flight Center. She praised Alabama and the South for helping make America a space-faring nation for peaceful purposes. She spoke during an inspection tour amid a reunion with relatives and political politicking.
Dr. Hubert Winston Smith new head counsel for Jack Ruby signals fresh defense lines to reverse the death sentence. Smith, 56, UT Law School institute director, called for scientific examination by top medical and legal aid. He met Ruby and details trial background with other lawyers, amid family friction and local sentiment.
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