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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1962
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment references a law or policy bill, a tele f action, and a few scattered proper names. It mentions a test, positions, and a person who died, with unclear context and no coherent event details.
President Kennedy urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to restore powers to remove unsafe drugs, backing amendments to strengthen controls after thalidomide linked to thousands of European birth defects. He aligned Kefauver proposals with his consumer message and pressed for tougher U S drug oversight.
Stockholm AP report notes Mrs. Sher r i Pinkbine seeks abortion in Sweden after thalidomide related deformities feared in her pregnancy. Dr. Karl-Tige Oester calls for an official pre approval investigation by the Royal Medical Board. Caroline Hospital doctors to examine and possibly recommend. Final decision rests with the medical board.
Initial reports from the Sabin polio immunization steering committee meet at St. Vincent's Hospital Erie where Dr John F Hartman announced major committees formed and under way. Wyeth Drug Co Erie bid low to supply about 200000 doses of each vaccine type for the fall program. Erie County Medical Society underwrites the vaccination effort with civic groups urged to assist.
Vietnamese paratroopers dropped into a Tam Tan coastal area about 75 miles east of Saigon. The battalion sized force aimed to retake the overrun zone from Viet Cong guerrillas in a large coordinated operation.
Raymond Hicks nineteen of Pittsfield is jailed in Erie County awaiting a hearing before Alder man Averon after being charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly bothering a girl on two occasions. Police reports say Hicks followed the girl to her home and later at a coin laundry on West Main street, prompting warnings and the formal charge signed by the girl’s sister. Hicks pled not guilty at arraignment and remains in jail until a hearing date is set.
Hannelore Webb and husband William J. Webb, both 23, refuse abortion after their son William J. Webb Jr. was born with limb deformities following thalidomide exposure in pregnancy. The couple, cited by the Los Angeles Times, express gratitude and hope despite his birth condition.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Paris today heading northwest about 75 miles to the Loire Valley chateaux country for a planned tour and sightseeing in the famed region.
The Soviet Union reportedly detonated a new hydrogen test in Arctic Siberia near Novaya Zemlya, estimated at about 40 to 50 million tons of TNT. Western officials described the move as a somber episode while seeking a global ban on testing. Uppsala Seismological Institute placed the blast in a 40 million ton range and noted it followed U.S. Pax from Pax- test activity.
London papers report the seven nation talks in Brussels broke down, delaying Britain's bid to join the European Economic Community. The delay dampens expectancy for a quick accord, with France resisting Britain's tariff free farm import demands. The Times calls postponement disappointing but preferable to a verbal compromise.
Hollywood. AP summary of Marilyn Monroe death as coroner team investigates after a doctor found her dead in Brentwood. Circumstances include an alcohol and sleeping pill overdose, a phone call with psychiatrist Dr Ralph Greenson, and a missing note. Housekeeper found lights on, door locked, body moved to morgue, awaiting details.
Art Litz of 603 East Malt Street was honored with the Pilgrim Degree of Merit by Moose Lodge No. 98 at a ceremony in Bradford Western Pennsylvania. The event featured Pilgrim Governor Stanley Peterson and other officials, with remarks by Nell Thompson and Donald Nichals. A corsage and a token gift were given, and swords were presented for outstanding service. The night ended with a dinner and dancing.
The world mourns Marilyn Monroe with reactions from London Paris Moscow and Hollywood. Reports state Monroe died in Los Angeles from a large soporific overdose and a Los Angeles coroner notes suicide not ruled out. Billy Wilder and Sir Laurence Olivier comment on her turbulent yet compelling career and mixed working relationships.
AP obituary recalls Marilyn Monroe as a symbol of sex appeal and stardom who rose from troubled beginnings to become Hollywood’s most famous star. It notes her public charm, personal struggles, marriages, and ultimate death by sleeping pills, leaving a lasting, controversial legacy in film and pop culture.
Police said two British girls were swimming with a man who snatched a bikini from one girl on the Conte Brava. He ran to flagpoles, replaced the flag with the bikini fragment, and a witness described the ensuing scuffle. An Englishman told police, We intended hi, har.
A climber attempting a solo ascent on a Swiss peak was found dead yesterday. Authorities identified the climber as a 92 year old, with local teams and rescue workers from the mountain station involved in the recovery. The incident remains under investigation to determine the cause of death and any contributing factors.
A fragmented wartime dispatch from Damascus reports Syrian authorities claim the seizure of a spy ring tied to Palestine and Damascus security actions. The report notes several agents wounded or captured, with seven alleged conspirators identified.
Ap news reports a lightning sparked blaze at a Meacra Lumber Co. plant on Odessa outskirts causing damage estimated at $1.5 million. Fire chiefs said flames and explosions ripped through the Colton & Hanton Humber Porttey facility as dry lumber fueled the fire.
John Shinto Sr. 76 disappeared while picking huckleberries Thursday morning near Brady's in the Pocono Mountains. A lengthy nine mile search by a 225 man party located him, and he was found walking toward home after realizing he had dropped his pail in the woods.
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