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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1958
Page
6
Just a Paragraf Cid lists eight residents including Peskies, Marion, Edwards of Corry as chosen for jury duty for the May term of criminal court opening May 12 at the county courthouse. The item notes a property transfer, hospital care, a cemetery proposal, and various local notices from Erie County and surrounding areas.
Actress Marie McDonald and Harry Karl’s on again off marriage ends with a final divorce decree granted in Superior Court. The settlement totals about a million dollars, and the parties were not present for the ruling. They married in 1947, divorced in 1954, and remarried in 1955.
A special deputy attorney general in Pennsylvania says deserting fathers face undue stigma. The Public Assistance Department operates a pilot plan in eight counties to mediate and settle support without court action. Social workers, county agents, and part time attorneys urge reconciliation or fair support agreements, preventing costly public assistance payouts. The program spans Luzerne, Lackawanna, Northampton, Northumberland, Wayne, Delaware and Blair counties, with investigators in Washington and Beaver. Last year about 25,000 Pennsylvanians received aid after losing support from a deserter.
Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, in a weekly broadcast, gave France a seven day deadline to form a government agreeing to a compromise via a U S British good offices mission. He threatened to appeal to the UN Security Council if Paris stalls, urging support for U S policy against Communism. Bourguiba noted recent French crises and urged direct negotiations to withdraw troops except at Bizerte.
Friday schedule lists children shows early afternoon news and a full night lineup including Dateline Erle NBC News Tonight and Tonight with Jack Paar plus other entertainment programs like You Bet Your Life The Ford Show and Stella Live.
Patrick E. Kerwin, chairman of the Pennsylvania Daylight Saving Time committee, explained that bar hours are unchanged by daylight time. He noted that alcohol may be served one hour earlier in the morning but must stop one hour earlier in the evening under the new rules.
Sukarno forces land on Sumatra as rebels in North Celebes report gains near Donggala. Indonesia claims four towns retaken to seal the narrow isthmus to rebel-held areas while the Sumatra invasion prompts further intelligence estimates of thousands of troops awaiting off Padang.
North Carolina Senator Kerr dies at 62 after a coronary attack last week, reducing the Democratic Senate majority to 48 47 and leaving 34 seats up for election in November. Gov. Luther Hodges will appoint a successor until the general election, and the Democratic Executive Committee will nominate the party candidate. Funeral services for Scott Haw River dairy farmer and former agriculture commissioner and governor will be held at Hawfields Presbyterian Church with burial in the Scott family plot.
Nikita Khrushchev is 64 today but Moscow’s leading morning papers did not comment on the Soviet Premier’s birthday. The subdued coverage reflects a restrained note from Soviet press about the anniversary.
The article reports broad criticism of President Eisenhower's military budget plan. Critics warn it would give the defense secretary sweeping control over appropriations and undermine Congress. Eisenhower defends the proposal as enabling rapid armed forces response and proposes advance congressional notification and a ban on merging services. Vinson calls the plan an invitation to militarized control and questions constitutional oversight.
Summer like warmth spreads into the eastern third of the nation while the West faces wet conditions. Temperatures reach the 60s from the Plains to the upper Mississippi Valley with record highs in several northern states. Eisenhower framed that command arrangements must be changed, as proposed or confirmed by the President in 1953.
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