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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1965
Page
6
Local items report several vehicle accidents on Corry roads with damages listed and occupants treated at Corry Memorial Hospital. Postmaster seeks substitutes, wage offers and benefits outlined. Community events cover hospital plans, a new acting principal, fundraising progress, kitten sightings, and a college campaign for a large building and endowment fund.
Tomorrow through Wednesday will see temperatures 6 to 9 degrees above normal highs of 60 to 64 and lows 42 to 44 with a cooling trend in the second half. Precipitation averaged about a half inch as showers. A crash at South Center and South streets at 1 40 am caused $350 damage to one vehicle and minor damage to another. Morton Gross and Paul Crawford were involved. Warren schools elementary TV program Music for You draws praise for in class and at home use. Police hold a red English bike at the station found yesterday at Raymond and Wayne. it lacks fenders, chain broken, owner Morgan Beverly reported it.
STOCKHOLM AP Mikhail Sholokhov the Soviet author of Quiet Flows the Don was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for literature. At 60 he serves in the Supreme Soviet and is recognized for his epic Don novel and its portrayal of a historic period in Russian peasant history. The Swedish Academy praised his artistic power and integrity in socialist realist prose.
In a nationwide salute across 28 cities Republicans toasted Dwight D. Eisenhower on his 75th birthday while blasting Lyndon B. Johnson and denouncing centralized power in Washington. Eisenhower celebrated with grandchildren in Pennsylvania as party leaders urged stronger discipline and less intraparty strife.
Erie County commissioners said the Health Department plan for new office space is too small at 4 800 square feet. They want 7 000 to 8 000 for health divisions and 2 000 to 3 000 for the county school superintendent offices, with a small lab for water testing and roof space for air pollution equipment. The plan was submitted by acting health director Dr Felix S Shubert.
Washington AP reports the December draft request climbs to 45,224 draftees, up 8,774 from November's 36,450. The Army leads with 40,200, Marines seek 5,024, Navy asks for 4,000 in November terms, while the Air Force again requests none as U.S. forces aim to grow to about three million under President Johnson's Southeast Asia buildup.
Pittsburgh state Highways Secretary Henry Har tal urged officials from Penn State University the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Institute of Technology to triple the number of civil engineers for Pennsylvania's 10 million highway program. He spoke at a luncheon by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development noting the state has about 500 civil engineers and promising good career opportunities and competitive pay.
Erie County Redevelopment Authority elected Louis J. Rzvmek as chairman at its meeting. Fred Kerton was elected in. Other officers include Chris G. Sehnzer secretary, George Pu lakos treasurer, William C. Hill Jr. assistant secretary. Christopher Capotis will be executive director. First project is a residential rehabilitation and development plan in Union City Borough.
Lawrence Kansas AP coach Jack Mitchell says he will direct Kansas football from the press box via closed circuit TV for the Oklahoma game at Norman. A tape recorder linked system will replay plays between downs. Mitchell notes Missouri used a similar setup to beat Kansas 84 14 at Columbia. He adds Texas Nebraska and Texas Tech also use video tape in games.
The Pennsylvania division of the American Cancer Society closed its meeting with a plea to volunteers to preserve the spirit of service. Howard B. Rubendall, president of Dickinson College, urged that the volunteer spirit is the force that built America.
A discussion on redevelopment projects that would not qualify under existing rules, exploring potential changes and implications for eligibility and funding. Community and planning officials weigh how to broaden access to redevelopment support and accelerate urban renewal efforts.
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