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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1963
Page
1
More than 200000 Americans visit Arlington National Cemetery on Thanksgiving Day to pay homage to John F. Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy prays at the grave, then flies to Cape Cod for a Kennedy family gathering. Police limit access as guards prevent many from entering before dusk.
A Corry Elks Memorial Service Sunday at 3 p.m. will feature Raymond J. Brown, former police chief and Army officer who helped train the first all Negro combat division, as main speaker. The event includes school vocal numbers, organ music, prayers, and a eulogy. Twelve lodge members have died since the last service.
Washington AP reports the cost of living reached an all time high in October with the consumer price index at 10.72 based on the 1857 48 base period. Food prices fell 0.5 percent, while the rise is labeled seasonal and not indicative of inflation.
Venezuelan elections continue with Raul Leoni seen likely to defeat six opponents as FALN terrorists fail to force a government cancellation. Despite sniper attacks and posturing, thousands attend rallies and urban life remains orderly while authorities report a weakening insurgency.
Dallas AP reports Walter H. Annenberg editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer will mail a $12,217.04 mortgage payoff for the home of Patrolman J. D. Tippit, slain last Friday while questioning Kennedy's alleged assassin. The act supports Tipit's family and honors the fallen officer.
President Johnson gives a national address as Moscow announces a new series of rocket tests in the Pacific, signaling intensified Soviet space activity. He notes renaming Cape Canaveral to John F. Kennedy Space Center and asserts US defenses remain secure while tracking Soviet launches.
The Journal announces a memorial folder to accompany today’s edition. It features Bill Mauldin’s cartoon from page one and Sen. Mike Mansfield’s Capitol rotunda eulogy for the President. Carriers will deliver copies to local homes and newsstands will stock brochures.
Edward De La Violette 40 of Buffalo tried to push out a metal plug under his car dash for a radio aerial. His finger jammed and firefighters and a metal expert freed him after more than an hour. The right front fender and inner metal were damaged in the rescue.
In Erie County Corry Sparta School Aides will hear a county plan on December 1 at the Erie County superintendent offices. The plan outlines a 12 district county reorganization to move toward a Corry merger, with Sparta facing possible appeal or acceptance under Act 299.
President Johnson pledges a new American greatness after Kennedy's death in a Thanksgiving Day address. He vows a forward program with peace and justice in every home while reorganizing names and honoring Kennedy. He outlines plans to rename Cape Canaveral launch complex to Cape Kennedy and continues high level briefings.
Ogdensburg state police take into custody Guy Patterson 33 an escaped mental patient described as wanting to kill President Kennedy and New York Governor Rockefeller. Patterson, found near Edwood about 35 miles southwest of Ogdensburg, had escaped from Rockland State Hospital and previously been arrested in Plattsburgh for threats against officials and his parents. He claimed he was mad at officials for not letting him go to Russia and referenced the University of Kentucky.
A faction of House Democrats led by Rep Richard Bolling seeks to purge so called subversives by stripping party seniority for lawmakers who back Johnson policies. Bolling criticizes the party for irresponsibility and blames a lack of leadership since Sam Rayburn.
An official at a Pennsylvania high school football game and two spectators at different games collapsed and died. Lloyd Sterner 63 a Verms fromaston and Philipsburg Ny Jy hiigh schools were lining up for a play. Timothy J Spillane 74 of Bethlehem died at William Allen Bethlehem game. Charles A Eisenhart 51 of Emmaus died at Whitehall Emmaus game.
Donald Junior Huffman 25 formerly of 145 West Main Street had his probation revoked after a new larceny conviction in Warren County. He previously stole $760 from Glenn Stufflebeam and burglarized the home of Dub McMahon, using the money for furniture and groceries for a girlfriend. Police say Huffman and companions stole about $5 in a Spring Creek area burglary during probation. He faces confinement likely in Dallas, with mental health evaluation pending.
Cape Canaveral is renamed Cape Kennedy in honor of John F. Kennedy. President Johnson announced the change in a Thanksgiving broadcast, signaling full speed ahead on the moon program and related projects as Florida officials and space executives welcomed the move.
Erie County Commissioners met with architect William Johnson to plan repairs for a leaky roof at the Erie County Hospital in Fairview. Work will start Monday with Late-McMullen Co as subcontractor under Montgomery Construction Co to fix three leak points and protect contents under a 2 year roof bond.
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