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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1964
Page
4
An irregular, garbled opinion piece mocks changes to a new elementary school building. It references Concord and Bethowe in a confusion of terms, claiming the author prefers using school PDFs and praising facilities while belittling grander plans for bigger, better schools and lavatories.
Voters urge impartial countywide property reassessment and question local officials. They argue political favoritism skews values, with many properties at 20 to 80 percent of market value, and suggest hiring an outside firm at potentially lower cost than a $500,000 countywide appraisal. They urge bidding the contract to ensure fairness.
A body found in a creek near Pittsburgh has tentative identification by the Sherry County morgue. An autopsy was performed but authorities say further tests are needed to determine the cause of death. Coroner Joseph Dobbs noted no clear murder signs. Five young boys found the body.
A woman was found dead in a shallow stream in Versailles Township on Monday. A silver link bracelet bearing a Homeplate emblem was found on the remains, but no initials or fame marked the plate. Slacks and tennis shoes were located about 100 feet from the body.
Fires claimed 11,800 lives in the United States last year and caused damage totaling 1,788,100,000 dollars, the National Fire Protection Association reported yesterday. The number of deaths did not increase over 1962 figures but deaths in their own homes rose to 6,500, including 2,300 children, stay in Corry.
The House Government Operations Committee’s 436-page report ties Billie Sol Estes to Goldwater campaign aides through Commercial Solvents, with Milbank funds backing Estes and later aiding Goldwater. It notes Estes’ early grain storage deals under Benson’s tenure and raises questions about payoffs and influence. The document also highlights Miller’s law firm payroll ties to Congress and potential conflicts.
Erratic OCR reads confuse content showing per copy and weekly rates with unnamed names and places. Summary extracts cannot confirm a complete event. provide a clearer readable fragment for an accurate card.
The Manned Spacecraft Center paid the Air Force 9.5 million dollars for 15 T38 jet trainer planes. Five have been delivered and ten are due by December 1965. The T38s replace slower jets and will be used by astronauts for transportation and training.
News items include Allied advances near Aachen with gains north of Beggendorf and southeast toward Ubach. Local machinists oppose a citywide war plant shutdown on victory news. Four thousand apply for new A gasoline ration books via mail. Titusville beats Corry High under lights at Love Land Field. Corry notes absence of Art Black as draft looms. Reynolds scores both Corry TDs, Titusville leads 6-0 at half. City council opposes further funds to the entertainment and recreation board. Prohibition candidate H P Faris and Marie Grehm to speak at Armory mass meeting. Unlicensed canine crackdown launched by the Bureau of Animal Industry. Authors Club marks 40th anniversary with a four course dinner at Phoenix Hotel.
A 40 Years Ago column recalls the start of Community Service in 1922 aimed at aiding industrial workers, with the movement’s roots highlighted in the city. The brief item emphasizes the program’s purpose and local origin during October 7, 1924 coverage.
The Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service says drought stricken farmers received much needed relief last week from one to three inches of rain that fell in most sections. In some North Central and Western Pennsylvania areas less than an inch was recorded but elsewhere the rain provided moisture to improve pasture conditions, the service said yesterday in its weekly crop summary.
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