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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1959
Page
1
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Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania will introduce a low cost policy and a safe driver plan on Sept 1. The plan, approved by the State Insurance Department, links moving traffic violations to rates, offering about 15 percent savings for clean records over three years while higher penalties apply to those with poor records. The National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters and National Automobile Underwriters Assn say the plan shifts rate considerations to driving history, assigning points for violations and certain accidents. Continued on Page Four.
New York AP says steel contract talks resume with top negotiators absent from the session. Union President David McDonald and industry executive R Conrad Cooper stay away while Finnegan plans to rejoin with deputy Robert Moore presiding. About 500000 union members are on strike. 107000 allied workers idle.
Roger H. Lacey, 17, of Corry route two, fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his 1947 sedan into a telephone pole at the foot of Piccidilli hill, injuring him and disrupting lines in East Branch and West Spring Creek. He was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital for a fractured chin and contusions, then released. Phone service was restored by 11 p m after crews worked since 3 a m. Charges of reckless driving planned pending further information from Braye Pollep.
The Corry Chamber of Commerce rebutted a Labor Council threat to boycott local retailers displaying the chamber emblem. Newell Beckwith said the Labor Council would urge unions to avoid business with Corry Chamber members if the Legislative Action Committee backs the Landrum Griffin Labor Bill. Stewart A. Tong defended chamber membership as covering most city businesses and professionals.
Registration at the Municipal Building over two days shows 106 Republicans added to the rolls, with 68 Democrats and 1 Prohibition registrant. Mrs. Milton Spaulding led the effort and notes 45 address changes as voters prepared for the November elections.
Formosa reports 773 dead, 541 missing, 1,093 injured, and 169,173 homeless from the heaviest rains in 62 years. Floods destroy thousands of homes, cut roads and power lines, with Minoli town suffering heavy losses. President Chiang orders immediate relief and army aid.
A car struck a utility pole along Route 218 near Waynesburg Greene County killing 70 year old Bessie Rice. Her husband Carson 66 the driver and daughter Genevieve 44 were injured not seriously in the wreck reported yesterday.
Harrisburg AP Sen James S Berger Republican floor leader expressed confidence that Senate Democrats will vote unanimously for a 4 per cent sales tax bill due for committee report Aug 17 and floor action next week. The 148% million measure passed the House 98-18 with Democrats in support. Bloom urged full Democratic backing or risk a tax stalemate.
Four people were injured in two auto crashes investigated by State Police from the Corry barracks over the weekend. Joseph Crescibene of Newark N J skidded on Route 6 north of Union City at 12 15 a m. His car and Raymond Kaiser of Erie collided after Kaiser veered right but could not avoid the skid. Crescibene sustained left arm lacerations and abrasions Angelina Crescibene 43 faced chest injuries and lacerations Helen Goodrich 41 Evie had a left knee laceration. Damage to Crescibene’s car was about 300 while Kaiser’s vehicle loss was 400. Roger H Lacey Corry RR 2 fell asleep while driving on Piedilli Road and hit a utility pole. Pole damage was 400 and car damage 100.
New York AP report notes Merbert Hoover, age 85, on NBC TV says Nikita Khrushchev could bring peace to mankind, the greatest gift in a millennium, if his visit signals true peaceful coexistence. Hoover doubts such a move, citing Communist tactics and drive to world domination, with remote odds of change.
President Eisenhower shifts Europe trip to Bonn first, aiming to reassure West Germany ahead of Khrushchev talks. He will meet Chancellor Adenauer on August 27, travel to London for a five day stay, signaling a major jet era trip and evolving alliance diplomacy.
Havana reports a sweeping news blackout amid unconfirmed claims that many civilians and soldiers were arrested in a conspiracy against Castro’s regime. The unrest spurred raids on Isle of Pines and Camp Libertad, with further clashes near Managuas and Cienfuegos.
London AP reports President Eisenhower faces hard talks on upcoming visits to Paris and Bonn with De Gaulle and Adenauer likely pressing key demands. French insist on NATO nuclear storage and broader French veto power threaten alliance unity while Adenauer grows uneasy about the Nixon Khrushchev exchange. Britain’s trip later is seen as smoother.
City Council unanimously approved advertising for bids on a complete new sewer line along Frederick Street from North Center to the railroad. Mayor Kinley and Streets Director Dearing urged action as the area has suffered for over a decade, with rapid sand and failing pipes. A 20 inch line will be laid on concrete grades to resist heavy wear, with repairs ongoing after last week’s rains and bids due at the September first meeting.
State police conducted the eleventh consecutive Sunday raid at Middletown Merchandise Mart arresting twelve for Bonded Liquor law violations. A bingo game at Swatara Park yielded a lottery charge against 98 year old Richolw L Farr. Young Parr released on 500 bond pending a Wednesday hearing.
Fifteen year old Judith Snow of Kennerdell was involved in a city traffic crash Saturday while driving a pedal vehicle owned by Hale R Schreckengost of Jackson Center. Her left front fender struck the left front fender and door of a station wagon driven by Wilma Elimbeth Letts of Print ed Post New York. No injuries were reported. Judith was upset because she was headed to take her driver's examination.
West defeats East 8 to 7 in 11 innings at Comiskey Park in the annual Negro All Star game. Ernest Morris hit a two run homer earlier and sparked the comeback with an infield hit. The play featured a stolen second and other chaotic moments as the West pulled ahead in the late innings.
Nixon urged world leaders to hold talks rather than resort to fighting. He said the alternative is unacceptable for the United States and the USSR and stressed sitting at the conference table to avoid miscalculation. He commented on Khrushchev and the U.S. exchange of visits during his Soviet trip.
Walter L. Copeland bequeathed 1 173 000 to brain surgery research in his will filed before his death last March. His brother the Rev Clyde Copeland said the gift honored a girl from their congregation who endured five months of brain surgery pain before dying twelve years ago, a motive tied to Copeland’s sympathy for the girl.
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