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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1959
Page
3
The Beechmore with 250 petroleum drums bound for London from Oil City was delayed to Friday. Capt. John Dalrymple of Western Stevedoring Co disclosed the shipment by Quaker State Oil Co. and noted the vessel’s due arrival was yesterday.
Ristopanu Hoy Smith, 77, of Pairmont West Virginia, received a battery powered heart beat after a Monday operation at Presbyterian Hospital. Two heart electrodes connect to a cigarette pack sized transistor in his pocket via wires through his chest incision. The retired coal miner says he feels much better and has not felt this good in years.
Senate adopted bill to raise borrowing limits for school districts in Pennsylvania. Voters to decide November 3. If approved, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh limits rise from 2 to 5 percent of assessed real estate value, other districts from 7 to 15 percent. The measure also increases related school district financing provisions.
Washington AP reports House Judiciary leaders Emanuel Celler and Rep. William M. McCullough expect to finish work today on a civil rights bill broadening the 1957 act. The panel weighs school integration aid and education provisions for service families amid possible Senate delays and a Republican bid to restore a government contracts anti discrimination commission. текст
Kansas City police questioned Morris Dean Minters 27 a Kansas City Negro evasive in routine interview. He was wanted by Texas as a parole violator and had applied to join the department hoping for a job as 200 recruit effort. Famed wildcatter Jack Frazier dies at 67 in Houston after oil exploration prominence in the Gulf Coast during the 1930s. Polk County Iowa born. Valley proposal approved unanimously to borrow against assessed valuation without voter approval and sent to the House for concurrence.
Poet Paul Engle and his family endured a knife wielding escapee siege at their Anamosa Iowa home. The pair bound the household, threatened Sara Engle and held four captives for hours before being captured. Mary Engle aided the escape by cutting free with scissors. Police were notified after the family fled to a neighbor’s house.
Cecil Cook a 37 year old physiology teacher from Van Nuys Hill School faces a credential hearing over a sex survey he conducted in two 17 year old classes. He testified that among 60 participating students 15 percent of boys and 16 percent of girls had intercourse while 58 percent of boys and 4 percent of girls had petting. Forty four percent of boys and 82 percent of girls admitted fondling peers. The hearing continues as students attend and watch.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced a new epoxy resin insulation that replaces paper and linen varnish, aiming to cut electrical breakdowns in diesel and electric locomotives by seven percent. The firm says epoxy resins prevent moisture from penetrating insulation and predicts about 1.0 million dollars yearly in repair savings once installed across all PRR units.
AP reports CBS plans to drop Sam Levenson’s morning show by Sept 25, replacing it with a different daytime program. fans urged to write CBS-TV to save the show. The piece notes Levenson’s wit and the program’s popularity amid other daytime fare. See It Now will return for a 1960-61 season with Ed Murrow.
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