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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1965
Page
1
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The Senate approved a 4.7 billion dollar higher education measure by 79 to 31. It would fund federal scholarships for needy students, insured loans, work study, and create a National Teacher Corps to place 6,000 teachers in poverty areas in its first year.
The 100 carat DeLong ruby, prized as one of the world’s finest gems, was purchased back from underworld holders for 25000 dollars. Millionaire John D. MacArthur arranged the rescue after a tip from Francis Antel. The gem was recovered near the Sunshine State Parkway and verified by a jeweler in Palm Beach.
Voluntary enlistments rose across all services after President Johnson ordered a doubled Selective Service goal. Army August figures show 10,821 volunteers, up 1,743 from July, reaching 96.3 percent of its August target. Navy projects to top its 31,084 goal by about 1,000 and notes a rising trend in enlistments and upcoming draft use for next month.
The 1226 Magna Carta leaves Britain for its first journey abroad. It will visit Washington to be shown with the Declaration next to the World Peace Through Law conference. Later it goes to Atlanta for an English Speaking Union meeting before returning to London in November.
An assassin murdered Sir Arthur Charles 55, speaker of Aden State Legislative Council, on Wednesday night in Aden. The attack raises security concerns as authorities investigate the killing and pursue the assailant.
Two Corry men pleaded guilty to morals charges before Alderman M Cobbett. Frank Groel Jr. 25 pled guilty to sodomy and larceny and Lavern W. Davis 33 pled guilty to sodomy. Both await Sept. 10 hearings.
Los Angeles reports Ramona Franco de Portela a 20 year old Mexican mother began tentative steps at White Memorial Medical Center, recovering from burns that covered about 70 percent of her body. Doctors note the progress is remarkable after she waited two months for aid following a stove explosion in her home on May 5.
Marian Colby a 40 year old Shaker Heights homemaker sits in Cuyahoga County Jail and denies murdering 8 year old John Cremer Young Jr saying it was a horrible accident. Police say she signed a statement claiming her son fired the shot but investigators doubt a child could pull the trigger of a .32 caliber revolver. Authorities have not revealed the basis for the first degree murder charge.
A $1,785,000 appropriation for the second year of President Johnson's antipoverty program has a compromise agreement ready for final action. Senate and House conferees reached the accord last night.
Mrs Richard Bailey of 276 West Frederick street reports a bulldozer appeared in her backyard on Wednesday morning. Between 1 am and 4 am an unknown driver moved the heavy equipment from her yard over a small embankment and out a neighbor's driveway.
The FAA allocated $7,000 for improvements at Lawrence Airport but the city cannot use it. City Engineer Johnson said the funds would require $3,500 in matching funds, which the city cannot spare for turnarounds, while urgent projects like apron paving hangar upgrades and hangar repairs take priority. The pilots’ shanty relocation and foundation work would also receive attention if funds were available.
In Washington AP report on emergency wage talks between AFL-CIO United Steelworkers and steel industry negotiators. President Johnson pressed for a breakthrough while both sides traded proposals, with wages and fringe benefits under review and a strike deadline looming before Labor Day.
Harrisburg AP reports a bipartisan six member conference committee will negotiate a legislative reapportionment bill amid a looming court ruling. Chief Justice Bell plans to poll the court on extra negotiating time after the Legislature missed the September 1 deadline. Face to face talks unlikely before Tuesday with parties staying in contact by telephone. The measure blends House and Senate plans to meet the one man one vote standard.
Washington officials condemned Soviet pressure on the U S Soviet Cultural Exchange seven years after its start. Moscow rejected a U S proposal for a Hello Dolly visit while the Soviet Philharmonic plans to perform in New York.
The Alabama Board of Education urged local systems to limit desegregation to federal law and court minimums. A resolution, adopted at a Thursday meeting, warned that exceeding requirements could jeopardize public support for education. Gov George Wallace Lt Gov Alvin Bentley and Speaker Albert Brewer attended the session.
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