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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1965
Page
2
In Our Opinion the housing code aims to curb fat profits from renting substandard properties by enforcing minimum standards. It argues that as landlords invest in repairs or eliminate junk buildings, profits shrink, discouraging substandard housing and commercial neglect. The editorial urges Corry City Council to finish and enforce the housing code promptly.
Yesterday's Memories of Corry 20 Years Ago report Allied actions in Java as forces shell Indonesian positions to clear a path for the 5th Indian Division while in Washington discussions on the atomic bomb unfold between Prime Minister Atlee, President Truman, and Prime Minister King. The Corry Band faces a three member reorganization to decide its future, while Jeannette Gordon earns graduation at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Sterling Ween announced nine YMCA swimmers passed tests in October. Six hailed from the Minnow group including Sharon Ross Cole Scott Sharrow Jon Bennett and Jim Bennett. Other named swimmers were Wes Knapp Martha Leishman Ken Heacox.
Drew Pearson reports on editor courage against the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi towns Greenville McComb Laurel Natchez and Jackson area publishing houses face bombings boycotts and intimidation. Editors Hodding Carter Oliver Emmerich and J W West persevere with community support and legal pressure while Klan influence grows in Natchez and Jones County amid voter registration drives and economic retaliation against newspapers.
Three FAA officials were hurt when a DCS twin engine plane crashed after takeoff from Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Pilot Lyle Shield, 45, of Gahanna Ohio, is in serious condition. Co pilot Norman Jeffers 41 and passenger Gerald Swope 45, both of Gahanna, are in fair condition. They were returning to Columbus after a routine equipment check.
State police arrested Steve Baker, 37, of Belle Vernon, a Fayette County constable, and Harry W. Lane, 54, operator of Lane Printing Service, in Charleroi. Police seized about 51,000 football pool tickets at Lane’s shop, with the operation reportedly extending into Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Fayette and Beaver Counties.
A special House Committee investigating the state Insurance Department will hold public hearings on November 26 and 27 in Philadelphia. The coverage recalls threats against advertisers and notes a Mississippi-born speaker claiming hostility from longtime acquaintances amid racial tensions.
Charlie Demarest plans a hunting trip to cover his murder plot against his wife Elsie. He schemes to poison her by lacing envelopes with potassium cyanide, then hopes to stay away as she mails the letters. As days pass without letters, suspicions grow among camp companions.
The Scranton administration backed a school subsidy bill advancing to the House on a 46-2 vote aimed at simplifying reimbursements to districts. Debate focused on rival $8 million and $4 million college scholarship programs while a $3 million proposal passed 48-0. The bill, covering 1966-7, would raise total subsidies to about $600 million with district bonuses for high and low density areas.
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