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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
6
Police report various incidents from Titusville and nearby towns including a Saturday arrest for sodomy and solicitation, a death in Westfield, a beagle missing in Erie, minor vehicle damage in a two car collision, a fire alarm trip, lost dealer license tag, and vandalism fears as junior seniors parade. County absentee ballots and Chrysler Taccone contract updates round out the weekend summary with weather outlook for the coming days.
In York Dr Walter Spill a Pittsburgh osteopath was elected yesterday president of the Pennsylvania Moose Association at the close of its 20th annual convention. He succeeds John J Crucis of Mount Carmel.
In Gheenburg Pennsylvania a five hour siege ended when Frank Byrwa, 44, refused a court order to surrender a handgun and possession, firing at deputies and police. Tear gas, a shotgun blast, and a revolver exchange followed as Byrwa resisted. A juvenile was placed in the care of authorities. no injuries were reported.
Federal raids in eastern Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh area lead to 33 arrests on gambling charges. In western counties Allegheny Westmoreland Lawrence and Washington 27 were taken into custody. Notable arrests include Wilmet Cottman and Michael Marchal in Philadelphia area bars and John A Basolino in Lansdowne with high bail. Drugs? No. Gambling fronts alleged run by suspects as bars.
A local note laments shelving of a Route bypass around Corry, arguing road resurfacing on West Smith Street is wasteful. It cites heavy through traffic, noting trucks often exceed limits, with one driver admitting 90,000 pounds vs a 60,000 pound permit. Calls for enforcement and proper loading to prevent street damage.
Church and conservation leaders in Warren County urged use of visual materials to promote Soil Stewardship Week May 19 to 26. Gerald Bensink of Columbus announced a 13 minute film may be obtained from the SCD office Warren Pa. The program theme We Turn Our Eyes to the Future emphasizes conservation as a civic duty with broad church and community support across 61 counties. A separate report notes a tractor trailer crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bedford killing driver Billie G. Whitson 38 of Souderton.
Two Collier youths Frank Bach and Robert Whitesell, 13 and 14, were found after 19 hours in an abandoned coal mine. They had removed their shirts to stay warm and waited as searchers, including mine inspectors, police, soldiers, neighbors, and fathers, hunted them for two hours before the shirts were found near the entrance about 450 feet inside.
State police hunt three masked gunmen who forced entry into George Joseph’s rural Con nellsville home on Saturday night. Joseph was struck when he removed a mask. his wife was pistol-whipped. Both were treated for lacerations. daughter and nephew unharmed. Suspects fled with no money taken.
Congress readies a packed week with bills on the national debt the pay of military personnel and postal services. The House trimmed about 150 million from Kennedy requests mostly impacting the Post Office budget. Senate appropriations moved to restore 77 million in cuts and is likely to back that decision. The Senate calendar lacks other major measures though a House feed grains bill could advance later.
A draft plan proposes standard government personnel expense ceilings for congressmen traveling abroad. The Senate may resist the proposal while broader measures include a temporary federal deficit limit hike and a roughly $1 billion annual salary rise for military personnel, complementing the House agenda with a few non controversial bills.
A large crowd of about 1,400 demonstrators gathered near a jail as officers urged restraint. After talks with Captain Connor, a Negro leader requested access to a nearby park across the street. About 200 yards from the jail, demonstrators moved toward the park, sang, prayed, and then returned toward the church amid raucous cheering from several hundred Black spectators in the park’s Negro district.
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