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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1966
Page
3
Engle angles into a new sport with angle ball, a two-team game blending basketball speed and football stamina. Titusville hosts the May 25 premiere between the Rockets and the Corry Beavers, featuring Engle and VIP spectators.
In Corry area history, two 12 man teams meet in Titusville on May 25 for the first interscholastic angle ball game. Rip Engle, ex Penn State coach, devised the sport. The aim is to lift a small ball to topple the central ball and score.
The piece notes Senator Gruening defending weaponry for Vietnam troops while opposing U.S. involvement. It cites Sen Milward Simpson pressing the Pentagon to explain why top gear isn’t provided and why surplus, older equipment is used instead.
The Vatican named two New Kensington priests as protonotary apostolics. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Nicola L. Fusco of Mt. St. Peter Church and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Henry F. Hanse of St. Joseph Church were granted permission to wear certain vestments on solemn occasions.
On hand at a community gathering for former congressman James Weaver last evening were local and area residents including Kenneth Wetmore W. W Waterhouse John Sheehan and Mrs Wetmore Seated is Mrs Sheehan The informal event saw Weaver discuss pending legislation and his future plans Journal Photo by McMichael
Williams cites a 1964 campaign claim about American boys returning by Christmas amid worsening Viet Nam conditions. He quotes McNamara on Nov 20, 1964 regarding Gen Maxwell Taylor and asserts the administration misled the public about the crisis.
Governor Wallace refuses to change his segregationist stance claiming no deals with any voter group. The piece notes Mrs. Wallace's GOP nomination path and rival James D. Martin’s response seeking cross party support without Negro bloc voting, amid Alabama political tensions.
The text discusses a 1982 race where Lyndon Johnson Democrats backed a candidate near defeating U S Senator Lister Hill. Martin Luther King Jr suggests a possible Negro bloc vote for Mrs Wallace in the general election but warns it is too early to judge. He also downplays the Negro vote’s strength in the primary.
Greenville Patrolman Robert Keys reported arriving at the scene and finding Wentling dead. Meadville officer Arthur Pringle described a car matching the suspect’s and the pursuit extended from Meadville to Ward Corry. Mrs Almon Foster, 51, of 1945 West Main Street Corry, said the boys came to her home.
The funeral service for G D McCaslin was held at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev Jeas Kanzlemar officiating. Interment followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends from Bryan Centerville Seattle Lakewood Erie Titusville and Corry area attended.
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