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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1959
Page
1
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In Geneva AP reports the prospect of Khrushchev visiting the United States eases fears of a Berlin crisis flare up after the failed far high ministers conference. Western and British officials say the conference will end in disagreement, with no change in Western position. Gromyko and Selwyn meet for a luncheon as East West talks stall.
A pregnant woman found wandering in Hillside on July 25 has been identified as Marie Miller of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She was at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, ill and being prepared for transfer. Police traced her via undeveloped film. she described a bus ride from Bethlehem and a harmful encounter with a truck driver.
Production restarted at Mahoning Valley Steel Co in Niles Ohio after a month long walkout by United Steelworkers Local 66. About 404 workers returned under a 20 day extension of a contract expired at midnight July 6. The union and company cited a misunderstanding now resolved and followed standard pattern from large steel contracts.
Police report no clues in a $100 holdup at Warner Gulf Station Saturday morning. Attendant Alwyn Durham described the gunman as white male in his late 20s, about five eight, stocky, wearing a blue shirt and blue trousers, with two bandana masks.
Mrs Arlein Hankins 49 a housewife is freed on $20,000 bond after release from Ashtabula County Jail pending grand jury action. Her husband Earl 54 was shot to death at the couple's Conneaut home July 26.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon endured a thunderous reception in Warsaw with cries of live 100 years as he visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and met Polish leaders including Gomulka Cyrankiewicz and Rupacki. He urged inviting Khrushchev to the United States to clear misconceptions, a point noted amid White House caution.
Harrisburg reports show House GOP leaders balk at any deal with Philadelphia Democrats to pass a 4 percent sales tax. Rep. Helm rejects Republican help for a bargain, while Rep. McCann hopes for a tax stalemate end this week. Philadelphia delegation delays hinge on conference committee appointments and talks with Rep. Dougherty.
A single flare, kept for rescue, brought aid Sunday to two men stranded seven nights on an Alaska glacier. Rescue was aided by a helicopter crew during a sea and air search across Glacier Bay National Monument. One body remained with a crashed helicopter at 5800 feet. victim identified as Gilman Dead, a geophysicist from Ridgefield Connecticut. Surviving are Robert Sheldon and Melvin Guerrera, bruised but not seriously hurt, aided by a sleeping bag and emergency rations. They requested baths after treatment at St. Anne’s Hospital in Juneau.
A series of tremors was felt across Georgia and South Carolina early today with no injuries or major damage reported. Citizens in Columbia and Augusta reported shaking and rattling, while Savannah felt only light tremors in downtown offices but stronger effects in rural areas. Police say two tremors occurred seconds apart in Columbia.
The Moose members gathered at East Washington Street Saturday for the robe ceremony naming James Sheldon as Pilgrim of the Moose. About 150 attendees from Greenville, Erie, Kane, Bradford, and Pittsburgh heard short talks, and Sheldon’s family led the robe procession.
Spring Corp reports second quarter results with six month earnings of 1.081 million dollars and 95 cents a share, up from 1958's 2,693 dollars. Incoming orders ran ahead early, backlogged orders exceed year start by 14 percent, and the Raymond plant prospers amid a steel strike. Inventory raw materials up 60 percent, production expected to stay normal unless strike drags into September. The Gibson Division closure plan and Mattoon plant expansion proceed, Dayton land sale yields about seven cents a share in second-quarter profits.
Loblaw Inc a retail grocery chain will take over Star Markets in Pittsburgh. Charles J Schardony Loblaws Pittsburgh divisional manager said the firms price for Star Markets was undisclosed. The new store will reuse the old Fourth Ward playground and may open in late fall or November with 12500 square feet of space and 96 parking spaces. Star Markets operates 10 stores in the Pittsburgh area and most employees will remain. Loblaw HQ is in Buffalo NY and runs 230 stores across New York Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia.
Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Taghias said Arab states favor an early technical level conference in Beirut to discuss Palestine refugees and related issues. The move signals regional interest in coordinating policies ahead of broader talks.
A ground combat launcher described as a composite unit with propellant warhead and electronic guidance system. The launching tube doubles as a shipping container, suggesting a portable, concealable delivery system rather than a traditional shoulder fired rocket.
The Army and Marine Corps will jointly develop the Redeye man portable missile in a six million dollar award to Convair division of General Dynamics Huntsville Alabama. The Redeye is four feet long weighs about twenty pounds and is fired from the shoulder like a bazooka but uses an electronic guidance device to strike fast moving aircraft.
Washington reports that talks and visits between the United States and the Soviet Union are being planned with Khrushchev possibly visiting the United States in September and Eisenhower planning a return trip to Moscow later. Details remain undisclosed amid cabinet-level discussions and press questions. The report notes speculation tied to Nixon’s Russia trip and highlights ongoing Western alliance coordination.
James F Maroney, 66, a Greensburg native and former state police captain, was appointed the new superintendent at Western State Penitentiary yesterday. He succeeds Angelo C Cavello, who held a similar role at Rockview Penitentiary. Maroney has long served withState Police.
Army Chief of Staff Gey Lemunityev urged strengthening land forces to deter war without mass destruction. He spoke at the Army-National Association meeting, arguing ground presence offers more control than firepower. He warned against nuclear stalemate where both sides could destroy each other.
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