Townships mull $25 fire call fee amid coverage debate
Corry and neighboring townships discuss instituting a $25 reimbursement for all five out of town fire calls. Raymont Weber proposes using funds to equip and service regional fire services, while debates over insurance impact and fund allocation continue. Meanwhile, tuberculin testing at Corry High School involves 729 students and staff with J Guy Butters and others volunteering.
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Pyran
Raymont Weber
Liferytor
Wayne Hopkins
Wayne
Weber
Wayne Townstun
Uivar
Concorde
Steniford Howeh
Robert Gilee
Parks and Publiceupetty Divertory
Khan
Curl
City Policeman Draws Five Day Suspension
City police officer AL Aikens received a five day suspension without pay from the department. Mayor Jared Kinley refused to disclose the reason in open council but locals suggest the action followed a sick leave report and a sighting at a tavern. Police policy allows up to 18 days sick leave. unclear if used.
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Satoolman AL Aikens
Youths Admit Theft From Rod and Gun Club Box
Two teenagers from the South Ward told police they found a metal box in a Mill Street parking lot containing 78.50 dollars. Richard Lindberg of the Rod and Gun Club confirmed the box held 78.50 when taken, and the youths admitted taking the money but returned 28 dollars. They had not spent any of it. The incident involved Richard Lindberg and the Rod and Gun Club.
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Corry
Pouth
Mill Street
Richard Lindberg
Rod and Gun Club
Corry to install 38 new street lights citywide plan
City officials announce 38 new 260 candle power street lights to brighten Corry at an estimated cost of 110 dollars yearly. Raymond Weber and Robert Gris oversaw a survey of lighting needs, prioritizing East Corryominis Avenue and Random Road sections. Utilities will replace existing bulbs gradually, with work beginning July or August and a budgeted 900 dollars set aside for installations.
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Brighton City
Corry
Raymond Weber
Robert Gris
Weber
Atto
Breawse
Corry-Jamestown
Grieg
Webber
Hayward Niven Win Film Oscars Gigi Best Picture
Hollywood reports Hayward and Niven claim Oscars as Gigi dominates the night winning best picture and multiple awards. Host Barbara Grabany delivers a sharp speech while Molly Hightworth reflects on past disappointments and the long road to the statuette.
Jobless Total Drops as Employment Rises in March
Unemployment fell by 387 000 in March to 4.3 million while employment rose by 110 000 to 63.42 million. Government officials say the February to March change marks the biggest drop in unemployment since winter and shows signs of recovery from depression with the seasonally adjusted jobless rate easing from 6.1% to 5.9%.
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Washington
Johor Department
Eivenhower
Lewis Strauss
Yun
Strauss
Father Kills Four in Home Fire Tragedy
In New Haven Conn an ailing husband Kirk Evans 47 strangled his three children Linda 12 Donny 9 and Richard 8 and his sister Elizabeth 50 then set their three story home ablaze He killed his wife Frances when she returned from work Flames reached the basement and all six were found dead or dying on the upper floors The killer a factory worker had been on sick leave and hospital treatment prior to the fatal blaze
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Conn
Lachey
Kirk Evans
Piremen
Linda
Don
Richard
Eizabeth
Veterans Hospital
Frances
Democrats Propose Compromise Sales Tax Plan
House Democrats outline a proposed compromise sales tax approach after shelving the 2644 million package in its current form. Rep. Stephen McCann hints at a confidential plan to the governor, noting it avoids a 2 percent no-exemption tax or a 4 percent capped plan. Governor Lawrence favors raising to 3 percent and expanding to beer liquor and auto trade-ins. McCann says he will brief the governor but won’t disclose details. GOP opposition and 17 Democratic rebels have blocked the Gates levy since it failed on March 11. The Dauphin County Mine probe also faces delays as court reviews the legality of the legislative inquiry into the Pittston disaster that killed 12 workers. (Continued on Page Four)
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Stephen McCann
Lawrence
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McCann
House
Albert W. Johnson
GOP
Coast Guard Cutter Rushes To Aid Of Soviet Seaman
The 230 foot Coast Guard cutter Storis sped from Akun Bay in the Aleutians to reach a Soviet crewman badly injured aboard the trawler Pischav Industria about 100 miles north near the Pribilof Islands. Storm waves 10 to 15 feet and winds 30 to 48 mph challenged the voyage as officials arranged first aid and transport to Anchorage with an amphibious plane meeting at Dutch Harbor. The mercy mission involved the Soviet Embassy in Washington and coordination by Navy and Treasury Department authorities.
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Flying Shovel Smashes Auto Windshield Near Wattsburg
Donald Hibach 29 of Erie reported a shovel fell from a moving coal truck and struck his windshield on Route 4 about a mile north of Lowville yesterday afternoon. The shovel cracked the glass but Hibach escaped with minor facial and hand lacerations and did not need hospitalization. Raymond Longstreet 45 of Wattsburg drove the southbound truck. Police noted Hibach kept control of his vehicle after the impact.
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Erie
Lowville
Raymond Long Street
Wattsburg
Hibach
Corry
GOP Conservatives Boosting Summerfield For Chairman
Conservative Republicans push Summerfield for GOP national chairmanship as Meade Alcorn resigns. National Committee may choose a Chicago convention site for the week of July 25, 1960. Summerfield’s cabinet duties cited while Morton and Goldwater oppose full-time chair role.
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GOP
Chicago
Chaiman Ray Bliss
Ohio
Sumicheld
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Richard M Simpson
Pennsylvania
Congress
Morton
Taft
Eisenhower
Council OKs Sale Of Lot On South Center Street
City council approves sale of a South Center Street lot after multiple meetings and county tax history. The sale includes a $6118 return, with the county set to receive about $221 and the school district some portion, while a house trailer will be placed on the site to keep the property maintained.
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South Center
South Center Street
J. Fred Kinley
Jess
F. Wig
Fiat Wieelty
Lund
Snark Missile Test Flight At Cape Canaveral
Airmen of the 636th Strategic Missile Squadron controlled the first operational Snark guided missile in a night launch toward a thousand mile intercontinental range. The test flight marked a milestone for the US Air Force ballistic program.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Fist Strategic
636Th
Strategic — Missile Squadron
Convict Slain In Gunfight Nab Partner
Fayetteville NC AP two escaped prisoners, Charles Thomas Bradford 29 and John William Odom 1, flee jail after bank teller slaying. In a roadblock confrontation Bradford was shot in the neck and died. Odom surrendered. Roy K. Moore says they opened fire. a field pursuit 20 miles southeast led to capture.
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N.C
Will
Offic
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Pistelde
C. R. Williams
Highway Patrol
Ms. Pistol
Bradford
Alwanly
Braford
Bradlford
John William Odom
Canenberland
Sadler
May Seek Life For Boy 14 Pacek Case in Allegheny
The state may seek a life prison term for 14 year old Jerry Pacek of Brackenridge in the murder of Mrs. Lillian Stevick. Prosecutor Samuel Strauss indicated he would not seek the death penalty. Jury selection began with 8 jurors chosen while 21 were challenged for cause as many could not consider life without parole for a youth defendant.
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Lillian Stevick
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