06 Aug 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1959
Page
1
Disjointed lines reference Philadelphia area matters and Pennsylvania participants. Mentions August, Norristown, Carlisle, and unions, with scattered phrases about a strike, industry backers, pricing, and a secretary’s structure. Details are unclear due to garbled text. no coherent event or outcome can be established.
Puerto Rico dispatch reports Nixon backers confident Republican governors support his 1960 bid. Rockefeller moves closer to running, weighing odds against Nixon if a Democrat wins. Rockefeller clashes with Stratton over federal intrusion, affecting Illinois support. Conference offered little on Democratic hopefuls. resolution hints at continued coverage.
Two boys aged four and eighteen were questioned by police after leaving an obscene note on a King Street woman’s porch following her refusal to buy flowers. Chief Harley Drake warned them, noted prior offenses, and put them out of the flower business. The incident prompted renewed supervision by the woman’s son and earlier thefts from the Rod and Guin Club and a Methodist church.
President Eisenhower plans a 6:20 p.m. EST broadcast amid a bitter fight in Congress over labor racketeering controls. He backs tougher measures, including limiting unions and outlawing secondary boycotts, with support from sponsors Landrum and Griffin. House rules move to broaden amendments as a high-stakes battle looms.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev may push Congress to adjourn early during his U S visit. Legislative leaders prefer not to attend a joint session, fearing international embarrassment, with mid September as the likely window for both Khrushchev's arrival and adjournment.
Corry ARC and other Red Cross chapters from Erie Ol City Franklin Warren and Meadville will assist at the Centennial Week parade in Titusville on Thursday August 27. Mobile first aid units and personnel will serve along the three mile parade route with ambulances at key stations. Boy and Girl Scouts will act as runners. The Erie Red Cross trailer will be at the high school parking lot after the parade and earlier at Drake Well Memorial Park on August 20.
The House may enact a 3 percent sales tax on clothing to fund Pennsylvania education. Rep. Albert E. Strausser cites about 20 million dollars in 1959 61 revenue, proposing a temporary two year measure. The plan is backed by Columbia County educators and the Pennsylvania State Education Association seeks around 400 million dollars more in state aid. Legislative leaders expect more funds than Governor’s budget. final decision pending. Also Mexico talks on coordinated control of private plane activity.
Dietsch, 42, a former Corry resident now in Florida, pleaded innocent yesterday at a Ft Lauderdale hearing before Judge Louis Weissing on six charges including two counts of breaking and entering, two of grand larceny, and two of stolen property. He was released on $5,000 bail with trial set for October 7 at 9 a.m. Also reported, two earthquakes shook Chelan, Washington, felt over wide areas with no major damage or injuries.
Secretary of State Herter flew home convinced the Geneva session failed to agree on a German peace settlement or West Berlin fate yet left the door open for reduced East West tensions. Khrushchev and Eisenhower agreed to separate talks in September, while Gromyko signaled preference for a negotiated settlement over unilateral action. Lloyd echoed a constructive atmosphere in London as authorities foresee a calmer period ahead.
The steel strike idled 107 000 workers nationwide across multiple industries including railroad and mining. In Pennsylvania last week 2 983 railroad workers and 1 516 miners were furloughed. Nearby, 500 Michigan Steel workers voted to return to work under a new contract at South Lyon plant. In Houston about 100 steelworkers picketed a plant, and 250 supervisors were allowed to picket at U S Steel Fairless Works after 23 days. Structural fabricators hold enough steel for three months or more.
The State Equalization Board and the Tax Equity plan trigger a two part debate on school funding. Leonard A. Unger reports on a 12 year old shift from real estate value based aid to curb inequities that allowed wealthy districts to manipulate assessments and raise state aid.
Washington AP reports Nixon's Soviet tour ends amid tense assessment of its impact on the Cold War. Eisenhower hopes the Nixon visit and planned Khrushchev exchanges would thaw East West tensions despite Geneva talks collapse. Some strategists favored continued isolation.
Mediators press steel strike negotiators to curb public statements and focus on bargaining. Federal mediator Dew Furr says progress comes when parties meet and work calmly, as McDonald and Cooper hold a secret talk amidst continued contract talks. The 500,000-strong union strike, 28 days old, has halted most U S steel output and cost about 107000 related jobs. The union seeks about a 15 cent hourly raise plus benefits. industry warns higher labor costs could raise steel prices and inflation. Prestrike wages averaged 3.10 dollars an hour.
A fake five dollar bill hidden in a sleeping husband’s trousers by his wife helped the Secret Service crack a ten thousand dollar counterfeit ring. Four men, including ex-con George Holtes and William Lindquist, were jailed in St Louis area. another suspect, Mrs Barr, was not implicated.
John J Ford a Pittsburgh man, 46, drowned at Canadohta Lake while waving to his wife from a small boat about 160 feet from shore. He stood up to wave, lost balance, and fell in. He could not swim and the boat drifted away. Firemen and neighbors searched with life preservers and a Providence crew helped drag the lake. his body was recovered shortly before 5. His wife Catherine and children John Jr and Carol were vacationing nearby.
Pittsburgh reports manufacturers Light and Meat Company plans a 2 million dollar expansion of six underground storage gees in three states. The program aims to reinforce cold weather natural gas deliveries to about 300,000 customers in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, with drilling and reconditioning in multiple counties across Washington Green counties in Pennsylvania Marshall and Wetzel counties in West Virginia and Columbus County in Ohio.
Morton Stevens, a well known figure in Marion, Mississippi, died recently. The report notes two auto accident deaths in the year to date, with injuries numbering in the dozens and significant property damage. Police data cover January to July, detailing patrols, investigations, and arrests.
Barbara Rowe nine daughter of Mrs A W Sutphen has suffered over 500 percent burn coverage after her clothes ignited dumping trash into an incinerator. Doctors graft skin inch by inch on her upper body and arms as she remains hospitalized, slowly regrowing skin and improving mobility.
A jailed woman faces trial on conspiracy and libel charges over political pamphlets from the 1966 Lawrence County district attorney campaign. Mrs Tucker claimed she only addressed envelopes and did not know their contents as Judge Laub ordered continued detention pending trial. Bond set at $1,000 cash or $1,500 property.
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