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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1963
Page
1
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President Kennedy presents an 11 billion tax reduction plan aimed at spurring growth. Senate opposition looms amid civil rights fight and possible filibuster, as Republicans demand concrete spending controls before backing the bill. House procedures to consider the measure are discussed ahead of expected floor action. Ajax Iron Works sold to Cooper-Bessemer of Mount Vernon, Ohio, with Ajax to operate as Ajax Division. 925 employees to stay, broadening Cooper-Bessemer's market in lower horsepower oil and gas equipment.
Jewish communities prepare for Rosh Hashanah observance beginning at sundown, marking the Jewish New Year and the start of the Days of Awe. Services and closures dominate the period with emphasis on God’s sovereignty and self reflection.
An integration leader says Negroes nationwide are ready to march on the state capital even if blood flows in the streets. Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth asserts Gov. Wallace cannot stop the march to protest a Birmingham church bombing that killed four Black girls. He adds no firm details yet.
In Jamestown area a 17 year old Chantguqua Coury died from injuries after a farm accident last Saturday. Mrs. Torty ldde Pamp sell of Carlson Hodwes Sinclairville and W Tompsett her husband were named among survivors. The infant son, Bath W Tompsett, her parents and siblings were listed as other survivors.
Franklin L. Buterbaugh, 28, of Molint Morris, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the auto death of his wife Mary Jane, 21. He said he lost control of his car May 4, striking her as she walked near their home and was pinned against a rail. Buterbaugh testified he argued with his wife and had been drinking.
A speeding freight train smashed a makeshift bus carrying Mexican field workers near Salinas California killing 21 and injuring 35. The crash occurred at a farm crossing eight miles south of Salinas as workers returned from a celery field to a labor camp. Eyewitnesses described bodies strewn along the road and along the tracks as ambulances rushed victims to three Salinas hospitals. The driver, Francisco Gonzales Espinosa, 34, of Salinas, said he did not hear or see the train until his front wheels were on the track. Continued report on Page B.
CAHS teachers and administrators from Carry schools plan to attend a two session reading conference Saturday at Frontier Central School in Hamburg, New York. The event aims to show practical reading instruction and effective classroom use of reading materials, with group sessions for K through 12 teachers led by Miss Gwen Horaman of Detroit Public Schools as keynote. Participants include J Donald Watson and several secondary and elementary reading staff.
Opening session of the 16th United Nations General Assembly focused on race issues, Viet Nam and African concerns. Albania urged debate on seating Red China, while the Soviet Union signaled support despite tensions. An 11-strong youth protest interrupted the session briefly before police removed them as the assembly continued toward its agenda.
Corry State Police investigate a break in at Brown's Drive in Restaurant in Union City assessing loss of about $90. Trooper Edward Pass says suspects forced a rear window screen, entered between 9 P M Monday and Tuesday, taking cash from the register juke box and cigarette bowling machines. The eatery is owned by Carl Brown.
Aero-Flow Dynamics Inc declares a 10 cent dividend at a directors meeting in New York City. Record holders as of October 1 receive payment on October 1. About 2,000 shares, totaling 590,974, yield a $58,000 distribution. Company continues uninterrupted payments started years ago across its divisions Aero-Flow West Main Street and other units. Separately, South African air ace Group Captain Adolf Sallory Malan dies at 33 in hospital after pneumonia.
The Ajax Iron Works began in 1877 as oil discoveries spurred growth around Corry Jamestown, with founder lines including L L Bits and Frank L Bliss. The firm later built marine engines for the U S Maritime Commission and now produces diesel engines, expanding facilities on North Center Street to meet rising demand.
In Birmingham Alabama funeral services were held for one victim and memorials for four African American girls killed in a church bombing. Denise McNair, Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley are named. National figures and lawmakers urged a national day of observance and renewal of civil rights principles.
Memorial services were to be held today for Lt Janet L Rane Kin 28 of Bradford Pa after four Air Force officers drowned in Lake Nazioe over the weekend Coast Guard said one body remains missing two men and two women were in a canoeing accident three bodies were recovered with the others still unaccounted for The group had checked out a 16 foot outboard boat from the Best recreation office prior to the tragedy
A single car crash near Dauphin left Seifert dead at Polyelinle Hospital two and a half hours after he escaped injury. His sister Mia Cora Hench, 76, of Harrisburg, driver of the car, suffered facial injuries and a nose fracture. State police reported the accident occurred when the vehicle apparently lost control and struck a tree.
The Journal reports on Carroll Kearns a 16 year veteran from the old Big District and later the Seventh District who says he plans to step back from politics. The former educator now enjoys quiet life in Corry Connell Lake and will attend Republican events but not campaign for any candidate. His future remains unclear but the aging lawmaker signals withdrawal from active political life.
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