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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1966
Page
4
The scene near Sasebo and Yokosuka saw noisy leftist demonstrations during visits by five US nuclear submarines. Police mobilized 5,000 officers to restrain protesters as the Snook’s call draws attention near Tokyo. Several locals receive notices of discharges and family news appear in the same column.
Harold Skinner rites were held at St George Funeral Home yesterday at 2 pm with Rev Earl C Docherty of Cory Christian and Missionary Alliance Church officiating. Burial followed today in Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees came from Cory and Erie including William and Garrett Querreveld Doris Querreveld and Orville Baldwin plus Louise Stewart John Naas and Shirley Kaufman among others.
Richmond police charge 19 year old Thomas Lee Penn with four murders and say two more indictments will follow. Penn turned himself in at police headquarters after confessing to malicious wounding and rape of a 14 year old. Victims include Addison E. Wilkins and Malcolm L. Norment, both shot May 21. Cynthia Johnson, 16, shot May 10. Mosille Leon Spencer, 78, killed during motel holdup March 10. James A. Carter, 52, and Willie Sexton, 21, shot in eastern Henrico County. The victims were white and black. Penn’s brother William, 25, mentioned.
Exile sources say 9 commando leaders with a record of anti Castro missions led last weekend's failed infiltration into Cuba. Cuban government reports two invaders killed two wounded two captured two missing presumed drowned. Cuesta, 39, previously commanded raids including a shot at Osvaldo Corticos home and shelling a Soviet freighter. The piece also notes Soviet protests and Carter era accusations without naming others.
The piece muses on the enduring power of written records versus spoken speech. It emphasizes permanence of print and the way books, newspapers, and documents preserve history beyond fleeting talk.
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff roles and publishing details including publisher George B. Sample city editor William Eaton and production chief G. T. Bergman. It notes Associated Press access and mailing rates, indicating price and delivery terms for subscriptions and single copies.
The report outlines a serviceman listed with access to top secret discussions via watch stander and repair duties. Authorized personnel assumed he had a top secret clearance, but he was able to observe, question, and gather classified information. He allegedly contacted the Soviets with intent to engage.
A daughter was born Saturday afternoon to Mr and Mrs David McDonald of 596 Liberty Street with Mrs McDonald formerly Marcia Kuhns. A daughter was born Saturday morning to Mr and Mrs Robert L Nichols of Waterford, Mrs Nichols formerly Betty Wotus. A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Larry Bradley of Centerville, Mrs Bradley formerly Connie Meehan, with espionage noted for monetary gain.
Pittsburgh AP detectives seek a man held under arrest in a theft case involving antiques. They recovered thousands in goods at a Fox Chapel home, with two others charged on burglary warrants. The loot includes much of a 6643 burglary from The Antique Shop Uptown Pittsburgh.
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