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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1965
Page
1
Fragmented OCR reading shows references to a Pennsylvanian land sale with road work and property parcels. Names, places, and figures are unclear, but imply a listing of acres, valuations, and a roadway near a city district. The legible items include references to acres, value figures, and a road name or code.
SAN FRANCISCO AP The John Birch Society caused fresh strife within California Republicans at the state convention. Declared or potential candidates including Ronald Reagan and former Mayor George Christopher avoided Birch support. Reagan did not denounce the group as moderates demanded, saying he has never sought Birch backing. Continued on Page Five.
Stephanos Stephanopoulos, a 68 year old economist and dissident, won a confidence vote 152 to 149 in Greece's Parliament ending the country's long political crisis. The vote shifted control of forces and reduced Papandreou loyalists to a minority as the king's influence grew. Papandreou vowed to continue his struggle while the new cabinet pledged to restore peace and order.
Harrisburg AP report states Gov. Scranton announced federal funds for youth opportunity centers. Seven new centers will be in Erie, Philadelphia? No, listed places include Af to, Biri, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Heading, Scranton, York. Existing centers in Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre, Hazelton, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia already approved.
Washington AP reports the federal Office of Education launches the largest school survey, querying 5 percent of schools and 900,000 students to measure opportunities for Negroes, Mexican Americans, Indians, Puerto Ricans, Orientals, and disadvantaged Whites. The study tests reading, math, verbal and nonverbal abilities and asks about friendships by race.
Patrolman Bobby Matthews hurled a flaming gasoline bomb away from St Barnabas Episcopal Church in Florissant Friday night. The bottle exploded as he threw it, causing cuts to his right arm. A custodian found the device and alerted police.
The Senate passed a broad antipoverty bill authorizing 1.785 billion dollars to fight poverty, with 285 million more than requested. It funds community action projects, youth job camps, neighborhood work programs, and rural loans, amid partisan clashes over Hatch Act provisions and program oversight.
A 20 year old Centerville woman, Viola Lucas, was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition after a one car accident on Route 77 near Spartansburg. She suffered nose and forehead lacerations, extensive body bruises, and a possible leg fracture. Police estimate car damage at $200.
Actor Sammy Davis Jr. played a round of golf in Honolulu during a vacation described as his first in 10 years. He has been performing in the Broadway musical Golden Boy.
A 14 year old boy identified as Ricky Thorne was found sitting alone at Miami International Airport after arriving on a flight with a red haired woman from Detroit. Authorities say he has been unable to speak since a car crash two years ago and investigators are trying to locate his parents. A Dallas mother, Tina Elliott, believes the boy resembles her missing son Kenneth McKeller Elliszt Jr., who disappeared after enrolling at Arlington State College on September 1.
Los Angeles police said two Black youths assaulted a white social worker walking a Watts sidewalk. Robert J. Sutter, 40, a county caseworker, was critically wounded with chest injuries during the attack. Sutter offered no motive. The Watts area faced heavy destruction during August unrest.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk flies to New York for two weeks of talks with dozens of foreign ministers at the U N General Assembly fall session. He will dine with France’s Maurice Couve de Murville and is expected to meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on Monday.
Washington AP President Johnson’s plan to settle the dispute with Panama over the canal would make Panama a partner in the operation. In Congress, House and Senate leaders hailed the idea while Rep Leonor Sullivan of Missouri condemned joint management as foolish and unfair to Panama’s poor. Senate Leader Mansfield and House Leader Albert praised the agreement as fair and just, with Johnson sharing the plan after a Texas ranch weekend.
A new Blue Shield plan paying doctors their usual and reasonable fees gained support from the Pennsylvania Medical Society. The policy-making body withheld final judgment until further testing after some groups urged higher fees. A pilot in Port Authority area started August 1 with Erie and Reading extending to prevailing fees.
Dr Ratert N Richards of Chambersburg Pa was elected president of the Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society at a special meeting held with the Pennsylvania State Medical Society convention. He succeeds Dr Victor Ware Jr of Norristown Pa.
India and Pakistan reported a quiet cease fire on day two after skirmishes along the border. Both sides accused each other of violations while the United Nations prepared to assign observers to monitor the line. China and India exchanged protests over border tensions as demonstrations outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi escalated.
South Vietnamese troops retook an outpost in Binh Dinh Province after a major Communist assault two days earlier. U S officials reported 400 Viet Cong killed, with 70 bodies counted on Friday, and 500 dead attributed to air strikes though unconfirmed. Eighty-two U S aircraft hit targets in North Vietnam while leaflets dropped on Haiphong.
Official registration figures for Corry released today show voter enthusiasm easing since the last election. Total registration slipped from 3,810 to 3,590 with Republicans at 2,207 and Democrats 1,361, plus 22 in miscellaneous parties. Dems edged ahead in a GOP stronghold, net +34 from a two point Democrat gain and a 22 point Republican drop.
County commissioners push a proposed county redevelopment authority while Union City officials cite plans idle as the backing grows from Lakeside county sectors. Expected head William C Hill Jr and members Louis Reymek and Fred Lamberton loom, with Mo Hill George Pulakos and Wesleyville mayor Chris Schweitzer also tapped, shaping a body distant from Union City's redevelopment origin.
In Kansas City Oliver Boyd Riley 41 faces a cohabitation charge after two women claimed to be his wives. Jacqueline Riley of Amarillo testified she married him in Gainesville last March and learned he lived with Evelyn Jean Kenedy Riley, 35, who produced a license dated December 4, 1962. The statute making two simultaneous marriages a felony governs the case and Riley was freed on $2,500 bond for preliminary hearing set Sept. 20.
New York police prepared for Pope Paul VI and President Johnson visits by mobilizing all 26 000 officers. Police Commissioner Vincent Broderick ordered a citywide return from vacations on October 3 and the day of the Pope arrival to ensure full duty coverage.
Lancaster Pa AP wary police block roads and monitor terminals in a manhunt for escaped prisoner James Eugene Szulczewski 28 of Milwaukee Wis who is serving 16 to 32 years for shootings of two police officers. Authorities probe possible inside help and assign a three member detective team to the DA for investigation while tips remain unverified. In Milwaukee a letter from Szulczewski to his mother notes satisfaction with his lawyer and a planned transfer to a Pennsylvania penitentiary.
Police report the rearrest of Centre County resident George Harold Loner in the continuing probe of a burglary ring spanning Centre and Clinton counties. Loner, released earlier for lack of evidence, faces charges of burglary larceny and prison. Testimony by Gary Dayen Move of Gloversville New York who pleaded guilty this week aided the case. Loner was in Clinton County jail for a bells hearing.
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