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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1965
Page
4
In retrospect the Corry Area High School fire was devastating yet sparked a crash rebuilding program. The article credits administrators teachers janitors and contractors for opening the rebuilt senior high in difficult conditions and offers praise for a job well done and a hopeful successful school year.
The piece argues that taxes hit everyone regardless of political labels. Senator Byrd criticizes expanding federal bureaus as hidden tax increases, noting a 300 percent rise in one bureau from 2 billion to over 7 billion and warning a future bureau could become a 225 billion department by 1978. The public has little power to vote on such expansions.
Twenty years ago the Allied commander in Tokyo signaled the occupation with a ten minute flag raising by First Cavalry Division troops. In unrelated local sports news Corry High Beavers suffered a defeat at Erie East eleven before about 1,200 fans at Loveland Field. A North Corry Oil Co blast killed Roy Felton and badly burned Henry White in Warren. Firefighters and photographers documented the fiery scene as Lloyd Meerdink buys a West Main Street brick building for a new furniture store.
Andrew Jackson, 43, of Warren, died in a morning wreck on West Smith street hill. His wife and a stepdaughter were seriously injured when three youths tampered with his car near Don Craker’s home. Police arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged theft. Labor Day weekend saw an unusually high number of arrests for drunkenness across the city as authorities reported conditions in the business district and beyond.
A critical profile of Jerry Ford shows him steering Republican votes to recommit key bills to committees. The piece accuses Ford of masking policy aims and undermining LBJ programs, including Medicare, voting rights, and antipoverty measures, while later record shows final support. It highlights repeated roll calls and claims Ford’s tactic hid opposition to Johnson’s agenda.
David O. McKay, leader of the 2.3 million Latter day Saints, marked his 92nd birthday in Lake City Utah. He said he has no aches or pains and enjoys every moment. Emma his wife and four sisters hosted a dinner in Huntsville nearby.
Jim Bishop roasts golf and its obsessed players with self mockery and celebrity jibes. He riffs on left handed woes, the sport’s craft, and famous names like Jack Nicklaus and Bob Hope, ending with anecdotes about writers Mike Morgan and Jim Mackey.
The answer states that a daughter from divorced parents uses her father's surname unless adopted or court ordered. When listing parents, she provides their current names, so a mother who remarried is listed under her present married name. An explanation may be given at application submission.
Pennsylvania Railroad says 121 workers at Renovo car shop will stay on the job after withdrawing a furlough notice. Talks to resolve proposed layoffs continue in Philadelphia with union threats of a strike and no immediate comment from union leaders.
Two inmates who fled the detention unit of Meyer Memorial Hospital in Buffalo were recaptured. Cary J. Paniccia, 17, was nabbed near his home yesterday, and Gerald Wagner, 24, was arrested Monday. Both men, from Buffalo, were held on burglary charges.
James H. Meredith, the Black student whose enrollment at the University of Mississippi sparked campus violence, is accepted by Columbia University Law School in New York City. He will register Monday, with a $2000 Columbia scholarship for tuition and books plus a two bedroom apartment.
Official notice from Corry Pennsylvania detailing second class mail rates by mail and carrier with annual and weekly prices and advertising deadline. Mentions in advance payment and restricted territory and clerical notes about rates becoming renown upon application.
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