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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1964
Page
2
A presidential signings ceremony promotes a nationwide food stamp program expanding aid. The plan allows qualifying families to buy ten dollars in stamps for five hundred dollars, increasing access to a wider range of groceries and replacing the old surplus-distribution system.
A committee of state governors met with news media executives to discuss stopping premature election results. Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer said early returns might influence voters in open polls, and a plan for a universal closing time was considered. Labs note general agreement on inconclusive studies and ongoing debate about impact on voting.
District Attorney James C Crumlish says organized outside agitators sparked the No Bros looting. Mayor Tate cites damages between 500000 and 3 million and seeks federal state aid. SBA moves to speed small merchant loans while some stores reopen or operate limited hours. Tate defends police actions against looters saying extreme force could have caused a bloodbath.
First grade pupils register for public school in Carthage Mississippi on a nonracial basis after a peaceful integration in Biloxi. Civil rights leaders expect at least three Negro applicants as Leake County eyes desegregation amid prior white-only enrollments. Local leaders urge cooperation while noting mixed past at a Catholic mission school in the county.
In Clarion County Pennsylvania a man 46-year-old Alaine Buck of Summerville held about 10 relatives including children at gunpoint in a living room after accusing Thomas C. Troup of talking about him He then shot himself in the head Buck was hospitalized in serious condition before transfer to St Francis General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
AFL-CIO leaders plan to urge about 12 million union members to vote for President Johnson in November. While officials did not commit to an official endorsement, insiders say sentiment favors Johnson, with George Meany criticizing Goldwater as hostile to labor.
Fragmented report describes a wartime reminiscence at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. General Jozef Driaduta presided while Polish and Soviet narratives mix as battles, leaders, and police actions are recalled after a Soviet newspaper reference amid postwar tensions.
Erie 20 year old James Rettén was arrested after a staged scheme to extort 5300 from Mason Discount manager Richard Donnelly failed. Police team hidden near a Little League park stopped Rettén as he delivered a dummy package to the ball diamond home plate. The plot involved abduction threats to Donnelly’s family and a note directing payment in various bills.
A 15 year old boy was critically injured after being hit by a truck while riding his bicycle toward Jamestown. He suffered a fractured shin and other injuries as a tractor trailer continuing west struck the car behind him. State Trooper Meyers reported the boy was thrown across the road and injured by the impact. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Michael Desire.
Skyline Industries proposes a major expansion of its Titusville plant transforming the site into a larger two acre under cover operation. The project follows the sale of the plastics business to Phillips Petroleum and will include new construction with steel frame and updated foundations to support increased production.
A fragmented report describes a collision and a fire response at a city street intersection involving drivers Cmiel and Mrs Williams. Investigating officers noted damage to vehicles and minor injuries as crews attended the scene and cleared debris.
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