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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1965
Page
1
An auction listing from Pennsylvania describes items including a Maytag range, household furnishings, curtains, lamps, clocks, and a lawn mower. It notes a sale time and location near Route 89 in Northumberland County with multiple bidders and a state estate administration context.
AP reports renewed efforts in the state legislature and court to craft a reapportionment plan under the Supreme Court equal population mandate. A six member conference failed to reach a deal as leaders from both parties promised continued work amid tension over earlier data agreements and court deadlines.
Tropical storm Debbie stalled near 115 miles south southwest of Mobile with forecasters predicting little intensification and warnings likely to be lowered. Squalls and rains lashed the Florida Panhandle from the Mississippi River to Panama City while residents on low islands braced or evacuated. Weather Bureau noted Debbie 35 to 50 mph winds, tides up to six feet, and continued gusty conditions as communities along the Gulf coast endured the storm.
In Crawfordville a white youth slugged a Black photographer during a bid by Black residents to board school buses. State troopers detained the assailant and separated the pair as about 20 troopers kept the crowd of 75 in check. Negroes drove to Greensboro and Warrenton where buses took Taliaferro County pupils. The incident marked a second day of bus-entry protests amid a county that previously closed its white school.
Gov. Scranton uses item veto to cut about 75 000 from the 1.5 million Democratic college appropriation. He approved 1,425,488 from lapsed funds, saying the total reflected unspent money.
Rescue teams reach the blackened shores of Taal and report widespread death and destruction on the 12 square mile island in Lake Taal. Red Cross counts 184 bodies on land and 55,000 evacuees in camps or along roadsides.
An astronomer at the Naval Observatory says no meteorite was sighted by telescope personnel during the fireball over Warren area Monday night. Smithsonian officials confirm a flaming missile was a meteorite and a field assistant in Butler will seek a sample, to study origin and composition.
An announcement directs all women seeking employment at Elgin Electronics Inc. to register with the Corry office of the Pennsylvania State Employment Service at 142 North Center Street. William A. Michael, office manager, says previous registrants not yet tested must contact the office to be scheduled for an aptitude test. No telephone calls for test appointments will be accepted.
In Park Ridge Illinois a painless community test screens 6000 residents for lung cancer by collecting sputum in a vial for microscopic study at Lutheran General Hospital. The two year study, funded by 22650 dollars from the American Cancer Society, is led by Dr. Jonas Valaitis, chief pathologist.
Three Warren County communities will receive state aid totaling 246 for volunteer firemen relief associations and paid firemen pension funds. Payments come from a 2 percent tax on out-of-state fire insurance business and from the state fire insurance fund. Bear Lake 108, Columbus 108, Spring Creek 29. Other state payments range from 1 to 828,136 for Philadelphia.
American author Philip Stevenson age 43 died in Alma Ata hospital after intestinal bleeding during a tour of the So viet Union. He lived in Venice California and wrote under the pen name Lauris Lawrence. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.
Ambulance firms in Nederland Port Arthur and Port Neches seek a woman tied to four false alarms yesterday. The calls all originated from a residential Port Neches address and were made within 15 minutes. Earlier this week similar calls summoned aid for three buried children.
North Viet Nam says U.S. and allied pilots captured in future hostilities may be tried as war criminals and could be summarily executed by the Viet Cong. In other news, Viet Cong forces mass along Highway 1 and several towns are cut off as heavy air and ground clashes continue around Qui Nhon and Phu Cu Pass.
India and Pakistan pressed new demands as the Kashmir cease-fire faltered. New Delhi demanded withdrawal of about 3000 guerrillas Pakistan allegedly trained for subversion. Pakistan denied the claim, calling guerrillas Kashmiri rebels seeking freedom. Prime Minister Shastri urged the U.N. to stop aggression while India maintained it would defend itself if attacked. Bhutto proposed a U.N. peace force to pave the way for a plebiscite.
Erie County Recreation Board chief Peter J. Russo told Mayor Philip Zalzneck that the county cannot now apply for additional Project 70 funds for land purchases in Corry. The Concord Township lake plan remains 14th in a 19 project priority, with county help limited to planning and paperwork for Corry.
U S astronaut John H Glenn Jr started a three week goodwill tour of Europe on president Johnsons assignment. He is accompanied by his wife Annie and arrived in Frankfurt at 1015 a m after an overnight flight from Washington via London. This marks his first time on European soil since his February 1962 orbital flight.
A Pennsylvania special legislative panel says state controls on milk prices should continue with tighter rules on milk movement and cooperatives. The 12 member body, amid western concerns, backs keeping the Milk Control Law and allows price setting by the Milk Control Commission to reflect market conditions when needed.
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