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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1964
Page
1
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Corry’s United Fund announces a $72000 goal for the campaign. Leaders cite strong local economy and the hospital YMCA Mead Park as top beneficiaries. Donations will be through employer payroll plans with no door to door drive. Ned Johnston and James Hannan urge community pride to meet the target.
Lakewood police charged Jacque Enmark a 23 year old of Lakewood with first degree grand larceny in an $8,000 theft from Jamesway Discount Store involving SEWtheast and 787 in checks. Store manager Joseph Palmer 47 is sought in connection with the theft. Enmark allegedly helped Palmer flee to New York September 20 and dyed his hair to conceal him. Enmark later rejected Palmer’s plan to fly to California and returned to Lakewood.
Scranton resumes a campaign swing for the Goldwater-Miller ticket, taking two more days off to campaign in neighboring states. He left Harrisburg by plane this morning for further stops, part of a second tour into other states following prior trips to Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Selegos Chara Philadephia Captain Vi Mottersheid, a 65 year old retired Marine Corps veteran, was killed Saturday when his small foreign car collided with a pub. The crash occurred in Philadelphia as authorities investigated the cause and identified the victim.
DETROIT AP General Motors and the United Auto Workers attempted a double approach to end a nationwide strike by about 260000 workers. Negotiators held a two hour session and agreed to speed local plant talks while seeking a national contract. About 65 percent of UAW members walked out, halting production at 89 GM plants.
A Burlington Zephyr train slammed into a stopped Rock Island Golden State Limited near Montgomery Illinois, killing four crew members and injuring at least 40 passengers. The crash, occurring around midnight, caused derailments and widespread damage to diesel units and tracks as investigators sought cause of the incident.
A 20 year old Corry resident John Tinko died at Hamot Hospital Erie about seven hours after an industrial accident at Corry Foam Products Co. He sustained a mangled right arm in a conveyor baler on West Main Street and was rushed to Corry Memorial Hospital then transferred to Hamot for surgery. Coroner Merle Wood said the death occurred around 1 p.m. Details remained sketchy as foam company officials planned a night meeting to discuss the mishap.
The Hermat Steaves family of 219 East Smith Street found a tame grouse inside their home after returning from a hunting weekend. The bird had broken through a window and was captured with a sheet before being released outside. The house now bears a shattered window from the earlier incident during the icy storm.
Philip BCODTER victim Joseph T. Large, 37, of Philadelphia, died yesterday from injuries sustained when his motor scooter crashed into a construction barricade Saturday.
A 15-year-old Union City boy confessed to police that he stole $110 from the Skat Oil Co. gas station on East Columbus Avenue Wednesday evening. He said another youth was in a restroom at the time and the pair arrived in the other boy’s car after the ride hitchhiked. A hearing is set for the delinquency charge.
Two cars collided on Route 10 near Penn Township killing 20 month old Leslie Whiteside of Corapolis and injuring four others. The infant’s mother Nancy 32 father Donald 32 and brother Gregory 4 were hospitalized in fair condition at Butler Hospital.
A Columbus township taxpayers group will meet Wednesday night at Turben's Garage to press the township school board for about 520,000 in surplus funds left at year end. The surplus followed a 12 mill tax increase on July 1. Eugene Bloom leads the group and will run the meeting set for 7 30 p m. Tax petitions should be brought by members attending. The gathering was moved from Thursday to Wednesday due to a scheduling conflict.
Warren Commission documents claim Oswald acted alone in the Kennedy assassination in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Photos depict Kennedy clutching his chest as a rifle shot is shown, with an 8mm film still by Abraham Zapruder and a reenactment image.
The Warren Commission's report on President Kennedy's assassination prompts Congress to act quickly on tightening presidential protection. President Johnson forms a four man advisory committee to guide execution of recommendations, including making the killing of a president or vice president a federal crime. The panel cites Oswald acted alone and Ruby as a separate loner shooter. The report garners mixed reactions abroad and from figures like Robert Kennedy and John Connally.
The commission reports Oswald as the lone killer of Kennedy after a 10 month investigation. Oswald, a skilled Marine marksman, fired from a Tippit- and riveted route, hitting Kennedy in the throat and head. A third shot missed. the timing ranged 4.8 to over 7 seconds. Eyewitness Brennan identified Oswald as the shooter from the sixth floor. The rifle matched Oswald by serial, palm print, and shirt fibers. alias Hidell used in the mail order. No evidence links Jack Ruby to an outside conspirator.
A car stalled on a crossing near Erie was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train, fatally injuring 14 year old Linda A. Crouse. Her accompanying passengers, a 45 year old Erie man, his wife and daughter, escaped unharmed. The crash occurred five miles south of Sig.
Plymouth reports a disturbing incident as Chris Coleman swaps a pretend little brother for a dog named Rusty. Sheree Sowden returns home with her own daughter and the police intervene after a concerned family notices the ruse. An antique dealer father describes a tense waterfront scene as the boy is later returned home safely.
The Warren Commission concludes Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone with no conspiracy. It assigns blame to Secret Service, FBI, Dallas police, media, and State Department. It calls for a Cabinet committee to oversee presidential protection and federalizing the murder of a president or vice president.
In Jefferson Ohio AP report a 25 year old North Kingsville man admits possessing the missing purse of slain high school girl Susan Osborne. The handbag was recovered in a backyard trash barrel tying him to the first degree murder investigation of 26 year old Robert J. Pruett, a Las Vegas ballhop. Osborne's nude body was found Sept 19 in high grass between Conneaut and Ashtabula. The man said he found the bag Sept 15 near the slaying scene and burned it after fearing it belonged to Osborne. The coroner said she had been dead several days.
A wagon crash near Alene Town killed seven including Roy aged seven months and his mother Nuni Mra Angelina Brunner and others from Schinenksville. Six others injured as Eck was driving and the party en route to a wedding.
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