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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1963
Page
1
A brief historical entry records edition 0.17.8 en route in 1963. The note mentions Allable Rotary and a two twenty eight figure, likely versioning or model identifiers, with concise reference to the upgrade context.
In New York 600 guests at a Waldorf dinner raised funds for the Democratic Party while the White House called it bipartisan. Kennedy, turning 48 next week, hosted a late-evening visit to friends before heading to Washington and planned a White House press dinner. A nearby award to Dwight D. Eisenhower from the American Iron and Steel Institute prompted a Kennedy joke about sharing hall proximity with his predecessor.
Gerry Lane former YMCA general secretary in Corry died suddenly at 49 in Meine Medical Center Portland after tests for a bronchial ailment. He came to Corry in 1958 and served until 1960. Survived by wife Elizabeth Betty Doescher Lane two sons and several relatives. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 pm with burial in Memorial Gardens Colonie New York. Contributions to YMCA camps via Huckine Alumni Fund.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of weakening moral strength in America during a address to the American Iron and Steel Institute. He criticized reliance on government subsidies and urged steadfast self reliance while receiving the Benjamin F. Fairless Memorial Medal honoring U S Steel's late former chairman.
A New York Central freight derailed about three miles north of Warren injuring conductor H. A. Smith of Dunkirk and brake man Thomas Caffrey of Buffalo. Five of thirteen cars left the tracks and plunged down a 30 foot embankment near Conewango Creek. a fire followed in the caboose as fire units fought the blaze. The derailed train damaged about 200 feet of track while en route from Titusville to Dunkirk. cause listed as unknown.
Birmingham's new government led by Mayor Albert Boutwell and nine councilmen pledged reform in race relations after Alabama Supreme Court confirmed their offices. Rev F L Shuttlesworth hailed the shift, noting improved city image while the former three commissioner regime under Police Commissioner Eugene Connor faced desegregation protests and jailings.
Harrisburg AP reports 103 of 164 districts voted against merging with neighbors, with 0 approved and 61 reports unavailable. Despite rejections, Bureau director Herbert Bryan noted partial approval in over half the proposed districts, forming 28 ferriers, reducing districts by 42 for the 1963-44 year across 20 counties.
The United States files a Sovereign capacity complaint to stop Gov George Wallace from blocking a Negro student at the University of Alabama. Judge Seybourn Lynne orders Wallace to appear June 4 in Birmingham to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not be issued. Kennedy says the suit tests Wallace's stated plan to bar any Black enrollees and uphold courts in the admission of two Negroes.
Washington AP reports Congress approved the principle of equal pay for equal work, moving toward the law with the Senate having passed a similar bill. If reconciled, it heads to President Kennedy for signature, with enforcement by the Labor Department. The measure covers about 27 million workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, excluding many managerial and professional staff.
Roy Ancel Randall a 43 year old Erie constriction worker was ordered sent back to Pennsylvania to face charges of giving a phony name at his marriage May involving posing as Prince Michael Aly Khari of Fez Morocco. His bride Dorothy Holtz of Erie returned home after learning of the deception. Police quoted Randall saying the idea came to him at a cocktail party after his seizure on May 1.
AP reports NATO foreign and defense ministers wrap a three day Ottawa meeting with an announcement setting up a joint controlled North Atlantic nuclear strike force. They approve a phased force built from U S Polaris submarines and Britain s V bomber fleet with contributions from Canada West Germany the Netherlands Belgium Greece Turkey and Italy and two French squadrons to follow. The plan allows sharing of some U S nuclear secrets and gives West Germany an active strike role for the first time amid rising Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union.
A free screening of the film A Child Is Waiting will be shown at the Rest Theatre on June 5 or 6, sponsored by CHEER with backing from John Blatt of Blatt Brothers. The event aims to raise awareness for mentally handicapped individuals, featuring Lancaster and Garland with local amateurs. The showing could become national property of a mentally handicapped association if plans succeed. It follows CHEER’s previous effort to bring the film here, thanking Blatt for the return engagement. Also reported is a $500,000 London robbery where three masked men assaulted a watchman and stole 40 bars of gold from a warehouse of a major firm.
Erie County residents aged 65 plus may miss Social Security old age benefits. A national review using computers found about 1,399 local residents who could be receiving payments but are not. Potential monthly checks range from 404 to over 250 dollars with an average around 76.18. Many still working assume benefits stop or that aid requires poverty. Some who were denied earlier may now qualify due to updated rules. The effort aims to identify and notify eligible individuals.
Henry Matthews 42 of Beaumont Texas, a Selix and Gray Three Ring Circus driver, suffered a fatal heart attack at the wheel while northbound near Johnsonburg. His truck ran out of control and struck a parked car owned by Leonard Rippey of Johnsonburg. Henry Edgar 19 of Pensacola Florida slept in the cab and was uninjured. Elk County Coroner Robert Simpson said Matthews was dead before impact.
A Texas housewife says she viewed a vision of the Virgin Mary on an old war tank at a south Texas farm near pbace. About 1,000 visitors have come since April 17, with a dollar fee. the farm owner reports traffic remains steady. The woman, Tony Botello Sr.’s wife, described the apparition as speaking in Spanish and urging her to stay, while clergy declined comment.
The Liberal government led by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson won a second survival vote in the House of Commons, defeating a Conservative no confidence motion 147 to 76. The motion charged that the government’s policy did not reflect its early parliamentary pledge.
A 7 year old Corry Area boy, John Bulard, is in fair condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a .22 rifle burst injured him and severed part of his left hand and cut the neck. Police say the gun likely discharged accidentally when overloaded shells exploded, tearing the forestock and scattering shots. Neighbors reported hearing the blast and seeing the boy crawl to the house before rushing to safety.
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