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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1961
Page
4
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff titles and offices in Corry Pennsylvania. Advertising and circulation details include national reps, regional offices, and postage rates with a 9 a.m. display ad deadline.
Governor Lawrence told the Citizens Action Committee in Erie that educating the public and stressing urban renewal urgency is the key. He backs any renewal plan and cites Corry’s master plan lacking renewal provisions, warning downtown decline if a new shopping center emerges away from Center Street. The piece notes looming changes and calls for a town-wide reconsideration to attract people, industry, and progress.
Yesterday's Memories recalls Corry Band officers inviting musicians from Corry and nearby areas not in the group to join summer rehearsals. Health Officer John Flanigan reports another chicken pox case. 10 year old Jack Whitehead is ill at 362 East Pleasant Street. Police note a hit and run damaged a Ford coach at South Center and West Church streets.
Washington reports reveal unnamed officials questioned CIA accuracy and Eisenhower and Nixon’s roles in urging the invasion. CIA and intelligence debates escalate as Kerr and Dulles tied to probes. Kennedy appoints Dulles and Burke to review intelligence and guerrilla warfare. Internal confusion deepens amid conflicting accounts of Cuba power, French Algeria revolt, and the invasion’s fate.
A fire at a Route 8 combination service station and restaurant six miles south of Titusville destroyed the building and its equipment. LeRoy Cook owned the property. his residence nearby suffered paint damage but was saved. Fire officials from Titusville and surrounding townships battled the blaze, with the cause undetermined but believed to be lightning.
An evening meeting after a smorgasbord dinner will be held next Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the VFW Garden Room to introduce local and county Democratic candidates to the electorate. The event is expected to draw 150 or more residents with eleven county candidates plus those seeking local City Council and Corry Board of Education positions.
Udall said in a Sunday TV interview the invasion plan dated to Eisenhower and was carried out by Kennedy. Republicans cried foul but Udall apologized on Monday, stating Kennedy took full responsibility and he did not mean to imply Eisenhower’s involvement. A White House official echoed Kennedy's sole responsibility and warned against shifting blame.
Editor note surveys Congo health crisis after Belgian withdrawal. Only 60 medical students in Louvain University pipeline and few doctors remain for 13 million Congolese plus 4 million in Belgian Congo. WHO and UN plan training with Red Cross support as doctors prepare to leave.
Reports from One Preach universities show strong exams for medical assistants headed to Congo. Dr Belle River hopes to send 20 more assistants this year with World Health Organization funding. A program trains public health doctors for about 1,000 students while Swiss schools aid training. The limited supply heightens need to retain workers to improve Congo health.
Two Jamestown youths Frank M. Leone and Gary R. Erickson pleaded guilty to 18 burglaries in Chautauqua County. They received suspended sentences and will serve time in jail until October 30 then report to probation for three years.
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