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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
1
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In Birmingham Alabama police and civil rights leaders reported a large weekend of race protests. About 1,400 arrests were made over four days as more than 1,000 Negro demonstrators sang and prayed from a church to a park and back. Police under Commissioner Eugene Connor maintained control, allowing a peaceful march while fire hoses and dogs were kept in reserve. Leaders including Rev Wyatt Tee Walker and Dick Gregory pressed for continued demonstrations and potential bi racial talks.
Trooper Raymond Anderson investigates a case of malicious mischief involving an Isso sedan owned by Lucy Dillon on Lake Pleasant road near Arbuckle. Between midnight Saturday and 9am yesterday the windshield and windows were shattered, caps removed, tires disconnected, and the battery stolen. car left inoperable about 100 yards from the Dillon home.
Carol Burnett and her new husband television producer Joseph Hamilton wed in a Mexican ceremony after a surprise Las Vegas prior divorce. They left New York Friday for El Paso and honeymooned in Juarez with Hamilton 95 and Burnett 28. Christine Burnett 17 witnessed the ceremony.
Senators Clark and Scutt urged the State Department to curb Nasser expansion and ensure Middle East security. They warned of a possible Arab union that would encircle Israel and noted Nasser’s ties to both the U S and Communists. A separate Algerian crisis clouded Nasser’s trip with the death of Foreign Minister Khemisti and the Nile ferry disaster killing hundreds.
State police say Franklin Butterbaugh, 24, of Mount Morris will be charged with murder in the auto death of his wife Mary Jane Suter Butterbaugh, 21, struck Sunday night on a rural road after an argument and suspected drinking. He was jailed in Green County. Noted architect Sir Howard Robertson dies in London.
The Auer Cup Works on Wayne Street, Corry, oldest local firm since 1862, sold to Quality Machine Co. of East Church Street. The new owners plan to continue leather on business and move the machine shop, with Ray Dennis, Paul Sutton, Hiram Brewer and John Cole as managers. Real estate details handled by Dodd Real Estate.
Premier Souvannaphat said restoring peace in Laos is unlikely and that he has lost confidence in all parties including Pathet Lao. The attack on ICC helicopters halted talks and raised fears of a resignation, as forces threaten to resume fighting and complicate mediation led by Britain and the Soviet Union with the ICC observers.
Three married couples will graduate from Temple University's School of Medicine in June. Mary Fay and Kent Weaver, Carol and Clinton Toewe, and Kenneth and Jean Messner form a notably concentrated cohort. The Weavers and Toewes met in medical school, while the Messners married just before entering. Marc Pomerantz is due to receive his medical degree at Temple as his wife Rhode qualifies from Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia.
Governor Rockefeller and his bride Margaretta Murphy honeymoon at Monte Botto ranch near Caracas following their New York wedding. Reporters pressed questions about his political future as debate raged in the United States over whether the marriage will help or hurt his chances for the 1964 Republican nomination.
Dominican troops backed by tanks near the border stir tensions as debate grows over possible invasion. Dominican officials warn of a crackdown while Haitian leaders vow to resist. martial law and a curfew tighten control amid rumors of civilian militias joining the threat. Police and refugees report international mediation efforts and shifting diplomatic ties as a volatile regional crisis unfolds.
Harrisburg reporters note Governor Scranton pushes a tax package to raise 13 million with a 4 to 4.5 percent sales tax and cigarette levy while lawmakers, led by House Republicans, seek final agreement. Democratic critic David J. Lawrence calls Scranton’s broadcast an inflated appeal as public reaction remains cautiously favorable.
An American Army lieutenant was executed by Communist guerrillas 39 miles north of Saigon in broad daylight. Two Vietnamese military men in the Jeep with him were also killed. The identity of the American was not released. The incident recalls route 13 ambushes on past years.
Police report a local youth is accused of stealing $40 from the apartment of Donald VanKeuren at 426 King Street. The theft allegedly occurred between 1:00 and 9:00 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Luli Whaley, VanKeuren’s sister, said a youth she knew had been in the apartment nearby. VanKeuren detained the youth until relatives could verify identity, and Mrs. Whaley identified him as the likely intruder. Investigators said no further action was indicated at this time.
After a slow April 1 rollout in Erie County many stations ran short of Type III oral polio vaccines prompting a tentative extra distribution day. About 84,498 people received Type III vaccine countywide yesterday, roughly 60 percent of residents. some sites closed early while others planned a Friday makeup session at Union City High School Fairview Fire Hall and Erie City Health Office.
A 900-pound black bull gored 22 year old Victor Huerta at a crowd of about 100000 in the Tijum bullring. He was hurled through the air and gored in the face before being taken to a hospital in serious condition. Portuguese matador Manuel Santa killed the bull.
The Corry Public Library highlights expanded services with a new motto You Can Get Anything. Officials note the 10 000 residents in the Corry area share access to resources once limited to metropolitan libraries. A Erie Crawford County Library District meeting in Erie discussed consolidating services, with Ruthie G lbraran and David MacKenzie among attendees. Continued on Page Eight.
Albany AP report notes veteran wage and screen actor Monty Woolley died early today at 74 after a decline in health. He lived in nearby Baratoau Boeinia, was admitted to Saratoga Hospital April 6 with a heart ailment, then transferred to Albany Hospital, and was often called The Beard. Woolley was famed for Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner both on Broadway and in film, later recreating the role in a 1954 television production.
Clarente Herring reported a man calling on high school girls advertising a civil service course. Police detained James L. Bhackelford 45 of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio an Americal Training Center Toc Miami Fla representative. He pled not guilty to soliciting without license and posted 170 dollar bond for today’s hearing.
AP reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller backs a two stage trial plan to end automatic death sentences. The measure targets premeditated murder and kidnapping and would apply to trials starting after July 1, marking a shift toward abolishing capital punishment in the state.
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