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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1965
Page
3
Disjointed phrases reference a past area and a headline style image. The readable content mentions a casualty or event near a territory, with unclear names or dates, indicating a damaged OCR segment requiring cautious reconstruction.
Miami refugees celebrate Castro’s open door as 15 evacuees reach Marathon after crossing the Straits in a 25 foot boat.Officials doubt U S permission for a large scale crossing amid fears of a Dunkirk style evacuation. Exiles estimate 50,000 await visas or transport while 300,000 Cubans fled since 1959.
Edward Corapi, 20, formerly of Erie, was stabbed to death in his Phoenix apartment during a quarrel with his 17 year old wife of three months. The woman, mother of a seven month old son and four months pregnant, fled to summon help. She faces a juvenile or adult court ruling next week as the case proceeds.
Warren County sheriff’s office recovered an 8 800-pound steel drop ball tied to Nelson and Ellberg Gravel Co. It belonged to the firm and was traced to George Kovalchick of Butler, charged with fraudulent pretenses and conversion. Bail set at 1 000. he remains jailed. The ball’s value lies in nickel steel alloy used to crush concrete and pavements.
An all points bulletin led to the arrest of William Albert Harris of Cleveland in Kane for allegedly altering express checks and passing them at banks in Warren, Youngsville, and a nearby bank. Harris purchased the checks for one dollar and changed them to read eighty one dollars before use. Police report receiving one such check from the Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Co. at 2 24 p m and another from the Youngsville bank. state police apprehended him at about 5 p m. Investigation continues by borough police and the sheriff.
Police reported Corapi, who had lived in Phoenix since age 14, died in an incident. His mother lives in Phoenix and his father is deceased. Corapi was the assistant manager of a Jack-In-The-Box Drive-In Restaurant in Phoenix at the time of his death.
Community notice lists an executive meeting for the Parent-Teachers Association at the home of Mrs. Donald Merkle on Monday at 8 p m for all officers and chairmen.
New York AP report states Police Sgt William Hofaker, while on patrol in Brooklyn, saw a speeding car strike a boy and drag his body. The victim, identified as 13 year old Robert, wore new skating boots. Hofaker reportedly exclaimed it looked like his own child. The car, described as a white compact vehicle, fled the scene.
A Montreal based Domtar Chemicals plans a $5 million facility on a 25 acre site in Ridgway Pa, aiming to open next year and employ about 50 people. The plant revives the town's former metal powder sector once led by Ellicott Co which operated a heavy machinery plant nearby.
Isaly Dairy Co filed a Crawford County motion for a preliminary injunction to stop United Dairy Farmers from picketing Isaly stores in Meadville. Judge P Richard Thomas set a 1 40 p m hearing to show cause why the injunction should not be granted. Named defendants include UDF president Robert Bryer and three county dairy farmers wives Mrs James Wenzel Field and Mrs Robert Nelson. The complaint says Isaly buys milk from Youngstown Cooperatives and processes in Youngstown with no contract between Isaly and the defendants. It claims UDF picketing on October 5 and 6 carried anti Isaly signs and seeks to bar further picketing for irreparable harm.
Pvt Barry L. Allen and Pvt Floyd A. McKuhn Jr. completed eight weeks of Marine recruit training at Parris Island DC. They will receive four weeks of advanced combat training at Camp Lejeune NC before joining a school or combat unit. The article notes their parentage and the emphasis on marksmanship and self protection.
President Johnson in a formal ceremony signed a proclamation marking October 20 as a National Day of Prayer. The event formalizes a nationwide observance urging reflection and prayer across the United States.
Pennsylvania officials and industry leaders pitched Western Pennsylvania as the atom smasher site. The plan promises funds and access roads if built there, with four Southwestern sites among 85 under review by the AEC screening committee. The project, expected to employ about 2,000 people, is supported by regional and state bodies, though Meadville area is favored by the National Academy of Sciences while the state backs the four Western Pa choices.
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