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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1963
Page
1
Fragments indicate a sale listing with rooms, floors, and a house for sale plus a large farm auction. Items include tractor implements, mowers, sprayers, water tanks, a cider press, and household goods. The notice mentions an auction date and various equipment brands and models.
Harrisburg Senator Sesler questions a $30,000 planetarium setup for Corry Area High School amid debates over quality standards and exemptions under the Scranton reorganization bill. State Education officials discuss options including a science room with portable equipment or a portable planetarium setup.
A south Corry woman told police that her two children aged 2 years and months were being cared for by a second Avenue workhair and neglected. Officers found she was taking the children, with the father paying $10 weekly, plus sending milk cage and baby food. Police said the children appeared well fed and clothed and the arrangement was temporary until the couple found an apartment.
Corry MCA and the Corry Red Cross chapter offer area residents 20 hours of senior lifesaving instruction. Graduates earn the Senior Life Saving certificate and wear a designated patch. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays from April through May at 7 p.m. in the pool. William A. Cochran will teach. Nonmembers pay 5 dollars. members free. Junior life saving for ages 12 to 16 to follow in summer.
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told Congress there is no Soviet nuclear superiority and no parity. He argued mutual deterrence does not imply stalemate but motivates action to advance freedom. He testified over six days of hearings on the Pentagon budget, stressing U.S. aim to protect national security while avoiding nuclear war.
The Floridian captain said two Soviet built MiGs fired across bow and stern 20 miles off Cuba as U S Navy jets arrived 55 minutes later. The ship slowed from 45.4 to 17 knots during strafing and endured 15 to 30 explosive shots.
The Inner Strategy Group met as tensions over Cuba rise. Reports cite a Floridian attack by unidentified jets, slow Soviet withdrawals, and anti Casto raids. US officials confirm the Floridian incident and note continued Soviet troop reductions, with figures around 13,000 to 14,000 remaining.
A blind woman, Eva Larson, suffered minor burns when a gas stove valve handle came off and flames shot from the burner. She dialed zero for long distance, the operator contacted Jamestown Fire Department, and firefighters arrived quickly. Flames scorched the front of the stove with no further damage reported.
CHEER proposes a free dental clinic for handicapped residents after a report on a Children’s Hospital model. Dr. Mohr outlined start steps at the Municipal Building with CHAT approved as the new council name.
The Corry Chapter of the American Red Cross hosted about 70 attendees from Corry Erie Franklin Venango Girard Meadville Oil City and Warren at Hotel Corry. A buffet dinner followed by a business meeting featured Rev Walter J Thoms and speakers Edger Alexander and Mayor Phillip Zalmeck. Board representatives included Frank Dodd George Maloney and James Allyn. Workshops and national convention plans were announced with many chapter officers named for various regional roles.
Brookville teen Theo dore Smith 18 pleaded guilty to leading a gully arson that damaged the Jefferson County Home March 21. He was sentenced by Judge Robert Morris to 5 to 15 years in a state institution.
In Rome police said 640000 dollars worth of jewels were stolen from Countess Edward von Bismarck formerly Mona Strader. The missing items include a 48000 diamond pair and a 96000 diamond necklace. The countess and her husband returned to their Rome apartment from Capri to report the loss and a silver service also vanished with the butler.
The Chester Hospital will shut down on June 1 after more than eight decades of operation. William A. Irving, vice president of the board, blames government bodies and other hospitals for refusing to share social service duties, saying the closure is forced by external pressures and the burden of indigent care.
Refugees from Red China say Communist authorities executed more than 20 hungry Chinese who sacked a food storehouse in February in the coastal city of Swatow. They also report anti Communist forces destroyed a railway bridge in South China and wounded several earlier this month.
A sequence of three pairs of giant bridge girders passed the city yesterday at 1 10 p m en route to Jamestown. The load, carried by four cars, required two helper cars and was anchored with two tie downs between. The shipment originated in Chicago and traveled toward the Washington Bridge under construction.
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