17 Nov 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1964
Page
1
A blotchy OCR fragment mentions Christ, books, WS, prices, math, and a phone-like sequence. It reads like a mixed schedule or ad portion with scattered numbers and partial words. The readable content is insufficient for a coherent event or notice.
At a full regular meeting, delegations from several quarters crowded the council chambers. The Pennsylvania Electric Co St. Thomas Church Parking Authority Planning Commission McNeill Engineering and the Christians Lighting Committee sent representatives to bid on streets department projects. The session concluded with the anticipated results as the crowd dispersed.
City council considers moving a railroad crossing sign in front of St. Thomas Church on West Washington Street and altering an alley at the first Second avenue site near the planned Penelec Corry facility. Low bids approved for a pickup truck and salt spreader. 1985 budget review includes 4000 for downtown parking survey. Secretary crossing guard proposals, fire department pumper ad, and 1964 bond funds noted. Ordinance bans trespassing on city property. Streets department to clear snow from Lawrence Airport runway after other duties. Christmas Lighting Committee funded at 50 with possible extra if fund drive short.
City Parking Authority and City Planning Commission urged a $3,000 request for a downtown parking study to aid merchants amid fears of lost business from insufficient off street parking. Barney Bennett presented survey options and a Pittsburgh engineer, Donald McNeill, with a $4,000 proposal.
City Council discussed the new 3000 foot paved runway at Lawrence Airport raising two issues. First the strip tempts hot rodders as a potential drag strip, addressed by Ordinance 1028 prohibiting trespassing with fines from 15 to 100 dollars. Second, snow removal will fall to the streets department after city streets are cleared, with occasional closures coordinated with Erie Airport when needed.
Rev Cyril Cooper of St Thomas the Apostle Church told Council last night that a railroad crossing sign was planted in front of the church. City Engineer David Johnson cited State Highway Department rules that such signs must be within 100 feet of the crossing they serve and suggested moving the sign 30 to 40 feet west to avoid conflict.
In Leopoldville diplomats urge Congo rebels to spare 64 year old medical missionary Paul Davison of Rolling Hills California. Kenyatta appeals to humane treatment as U S Secretary of State Rusk denounces alleged spy charges and warns rebels to protect civilians in Stanleyville and surrounding areas.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. will raise rates on telegrams and messages sent within Pennsylvania. Approved by the Public Utility Commission, the new charges take effect next Sunday and add half a cent per word over 15, with additional increments for longer words, day letters, night letters, and money orders up to ten percent.
AP report details rebel threats amid Congo kidnappings of 64 missionaries including 40 from the United States and Canada and 24 children. Rev Charles Sarginson says five captives are from Pennsylvania with others from across the U S Canada and Great Britain. Relatives Miles Mann of Quakertown and Miss Mary Rutt of Millersville cited among those seized in August as the mission works with State Department to seek contact and updates.
Severe drought lingers across the eastern half of the country as scattered showers fail to ease critical water shortages and wildfires. Vermont to New England report relief only slight while Maine and New Hampshire seek federal aid to move water to stricken communities.
State officials say light rains across much of Pennsylvania Monday offered only partial relief from the drought. The moisture did little to ease arid forests and the major fire hazard remains, as strong winds threaten to spread the remaining dry conditions.
Spain faces drought effects with reduced reservoir levels and early water rationing in some areas. Madrid uses about 100 000 cubic meters daily, a 40 day supply remain. Rainfall remains scarce with reports of five months without rain in several locations. Fire dangers persist as forest protection reports fires and active fires burn across several counties. Authorities tighten camping and brush burning bans while awaiting relief from rainfall.
Columbus school property will be turned over to the township to build a community center with youth and adult activities. A five member group led by Willard S. Gibson will guide the program and assess self sustaining facilities while Mather Park supervision shifts to the commission.
Kabul reports the United States agreed to ship 100000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan. The pledge, announced by a ministry spokesperson, aims to ease humanitarian needs amid ongoing tensions and food shortages in the region.
In Williams Arizona a 61 year old man Abram William Clark and a 9 year old youth died in a snowstorm after walking from a stalled truck to seek help. Rescue efforts continue for Nellie Clark and George McBride as temperatures are expected to plunge near zero.
Chicago AP report Indicts promoters of Krebiozen for conspiracy mail fraud mislabeling and false statements about the cancer drug The defendants include Dr Andrew Ivy Stevan Durovic and relatives plus Promale Laboratories and the Krebiozen Research Foundation Bench warrants were issued as bonds set The indictment supersedes an earlier one and cites a case involving a patient declared healthy after death The act ing Atty Gen Nicholas Katzenbach announced the indictment in Washington
An American service member was killed in a clash 15 miles east of Saigon with a Viet Cong unit. Four Vietnamese were reported killed or wounded in the engagement, raising the toll of Americans killed in combat in Asia since 1981. The spokesman confirmed ongoing operations and noted the incident occurred in South Nam.
Walter P. Reuther, UAW president, returns from Germany amid Ford negotiations and possible involvement in the talks. He may attend the National Urban League award in New York, while Ford faces ongoing strikes and a tightening parts shortage. About 70,000 Ford workers were idle, with layoffs at Chicago and Los Angeles plants and threatened nationwide shutdowns if strikes persist.
George Ball, undersecretary of state, flew to Washington from Germany after discussions with West Germany’s leader and the foreign minister. The talks focused on multilateral efforts by the United States and West Germany to advance a North Atlantic Treaty Organization framework and allied security commitments.
A Washington AP report surveys jet streams polar bears and chance to forecast winter. Weather Bureau avoids firm predictions, offering only a 480 day outlook and notes that jet streams meander. Meteorologist James F O’Conor explains how west to east high level winds shift and influence storms over the United States. A polar bear at the National Zoo shows mixed signals about winter conditions.
Union City officials protest a railroad request to change the Union City station from an agency passenger and freight facility to a different status. The Public Utilities Commission will hold an initial hearing Monday at the Erie County courthouse, with borough officials and Barus Ceuta representatives planning to attend.
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