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13 Oct 1964
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1964
Page
1
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US Air Force Lt Col Michael Smolen was released unharmed in Caracas after two of five abductors were arrested. He described being blindfolded and left on a street corner near a police station around 11 p.m. Monday. Venezuelan authorities said Spanish-born FAEN members were among the captors and that nine more suspects were detained. Smolen said his abductors did not indicate any prisoner exchange plan. The report notes a related Viet Nam era context.
At a YMCA breakfast, workers reported the 1964 United Fund pledges total reached 40,610 dollars, 56 percent of the 72,000 dollar goal. Robert A. Ott Jr led the Professional Division to 103 percent of its goal, and General Telephone Company employees contributed an average of over 31 dollars each, the highest per-person average yet. The drive continues with a Friday deadline and a noon final report gathering slated for Friday.
Eddie Cantor was laid to rest beside his wife Ida Cantor at Hillside Memorial Park after private services at Gramem Mortuary. The entertainer died from a heart ailment after an 11 year illness, joining his wife who died in 1962 and a daughter Marjorie.
Mrs. Ronald Scalise reports a bike theft from 1029 North Center Street. The thief left a different bike, creating a swap that swapped a boy’s bike for a girl’s bike. Police are asked to recover the original bicycle.
The Corry School Board at its regular meeting focused next year on renovating Wright School to match standards set by the high school addition and the new Concord School. The project includes redecorating, new chattering clocks, and refurbishing. clock and bell system repairs are estimated at 550 dollars. The district has about 46,000 dollars set aside for building improvements and will seek bids within 25 dollars of the estimate if proceeding. The Building Committee will survey the Wright School soon and report back with recommendations.
Isle of Wight County School Board decided that proms and dances are a traditional part of high school life. It warned there would be no more half days off for girls to fix their hair for the big event.
A local rally near Waaling Street featured Rep W Start Helin, a Republicus candidate for auditor general and speaker of the State Horse of Rap Adair. Attendees included Farm Congress members and 3 industry representatives as talks planned at the Muvee Club preceded the event.
Barry Goldwater charged that President Johnson turns Sundays into campaign chaos as he campaigned from Phoenix to Topeka and Des Moines. He urged a televised debate, urged a taped format to avoid national security risks, and blasted Johnson for full time politicking while asserting U S leadership and a need for steady foreign policy.
Erie area GOP figures led a Moose Lodge rally urging a shift from Moon missions to near earth space programs with military potential. Congressman Weaver urged stopping the Moon shot while Rep Helin praised Goldwater and urged moral presidential leadership. Speakers cited local candidates O'Dell Blair and Lambertson as part of a daylong party activity tied to Pennsylvania’s political scene.
MOSCOW AP The Soviet Union s three man Voskhod 1 spacecraft landed safely after 16 orbits and 24 hours 17 minutes in a mission described as fully successful. Tass said the crew doctors scientists and engineers conducted in space observations and all three cosmonauts were well. The flight began after launch from a cosmodrome 1250 miles southeast of Moscow and ended with a weather cloud landing. Western sources hailed it as a major step in human spaceflight despite the 24 hour plan.
Mrs E Z Smith of Pottstown is the new president of the Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers PTA succeeding Oscar L Lingle of Harrisburg. Regional vice presidents chosen were Mrs Herbert C Williams Williamsport, Mrs Gerald A Rife Eric, and Mrs John S Obelentis Forest City.
US space agency trails Soviets by about two years as Sunrise satellite lifts with crew and bulky suits, while Saturn and Satin 1 tests push propulsion and payload limits. Early next year Gemini flights target rendezvous and docking to advance US goals. Continued coverage on Page Three.
AP report describes a crowded "Discovery Day" sale where two women refused to release a single bargain for hours. Store manager Melvin Smith says the dispute continued until closing at 8 pm, then resumed the next day with both women occupying lawn chairs inside the shop. Mrs Pasco and Mrs Edge were photographed relaxing during the standoff as onlookers watched.
Corry school board weighs aggressive collection of about 17779 dollars in long outstanding property taxes. Tax collector R Elwin Tuller urges an all out effort, backed by Finance Committee chair J Earle Bliley. Fuller’s letter outlines minimum conditions for back tax drive.
Mrs. Watel Glass Dunford, 70, watching the World Series, heard a strange noise and looked out as a tractor trailer crashed into her home. Authorities said brake failure allowed the truck to roll away from a loading ramp across the street, crushing the chair she had been sitting in.
Gen. C Whitehead, longtime MacArthur aide and commander of the Pacific air force in World War II, died after a long illness in San Antonio. He entered the Army in 1917 and retired in 1951.
Harr iburg AP Sen Hugh Scott declines to pledge wholehearted support for the Goldwater Miller ticket amid a loyalty oath request sent to statewide candidates. Allegheny County District Attorney Robert W. Duggan, the campaign chair, said Scott aides described the letter as a push for full backing and noted inquiries to GOP chairman Dean Burch. Duggan says he has heard nothing from Burch.
Corty School Board will meet with Superintendent Thomas A. Shupe to consider abandoning or altering the night patrols. Shupe says patrols should be near schools and not far away, urging safer routes for students. Board member Robert Ayou Jy supports removing patrols entirely in favor of adult monitors funded by the district.
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