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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1961
Page
2
A jumble of names and small notices appears. Mentions of maternity dresses sale items and children outfits mix with names and addresses such as 204, 515 Wavestiert, Union City, and various individuals including Mrs. Dodeseph Guth and Mrs. Joseph Sanders. Also references to gifts and toasters at The Gift Shop 113 Leeder and a sale note with $4.0.
Local readers report a renewed storm striking Johnstown with strong winds and heavy rain. Residents brace for power outages as crews assess damage along waterfront streets and docks. Evacuations are not confirmed, but officials urge caution and monitoring of tide levels and weather alerts.
Cardinal Cabot, 82, president of the Vatican College of Cardinals since 1935, died after a prolonged battle with pneumonia and circulatory illness. He lay in a coma under doctors’ care as he faded, leaving the college short of two members.
A bus collision and plunge into a lake shook passengers with sudden fear as they realized the danger. A survivor recalls the moment and notes how quickly events unfolded, while a stranger’s question about moving items prompts a cue to check the classifieds.
Divers recovered a bus trapped in a Swiss lake after a plunge on a mountain highway. Sisters Nora Painter and Vynka Witter from Milwaukee survived with minor injuries, while an elderly woman drowned. Honeymooners Robert Work and wife were treated and housed. Ambassador McKinney praised Swiss relief efforts.
A Gateway Holiday Tours coach carrying 30 women and five men from the United States collided with a trailer truck near Lake Lucerne during a European trip. Driver Erno Giacomillo and three passengers survived. an eyewitness reported the bus vanished in a sudden crash as heavy alpine rain began. The tour halted in Switzerland with officials investigating the crash.
Dave Garroway, who left NBC's Today show, is in talks with Edward R. Murrow and hopes to join the U S Information Agency. He said he expects to leave American television soon and would like to aid Mutiny.
The article notes President Kennedy proposing sharper defense spending and a larger armed forces, amid a stock market at record highs. It argues the move could lift business activity and profits, with industry capable of meeting new demand and unemployment loosening manpower constraints.
Warren fire chief yesterday credited Patrolmen Donald E Fitch and Robert J Schmader with saving six adults from smoke in south Warren apartments above a grocery store. The officers on routine patrol discovered smoke at 4:18 a.m. and alerted the fire department, waking tenants of four units. A refrigerator compressor motor shorted, causing an estimated $100 damage to the motor.
The New China News Agency reports a Tokyo stage adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin titled U. S. Classic Popular. It is described as one of the big hits of Peiping theater.
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