14 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1957
Page
1
A garbled OCR notice from Corry appears to reference street names, addresses, and a council report. It mentions a mayor, a date around 13-30, and references to depth, roads, and adopted corry reports without clear specifics. The fragment lacks complete facts but signals municipal proceedings.
Keating moves to push measure to House floor for final vote as adjournment fever grips. The House debates the Senate civil rights bill, with Speaker Rayburn delaying, and Smith opposed to civil rights legislation. Continued on Page Eight.
U S Newsmen may be permitted to visit China as government officials distinguish between reporting news from Red China and the broader policy of boycotts. State Department and White House aides clarify that traveling to areas under Communist control remains constrained by policy, but reporters could still report on conditions in China if allowed.
A hotel blaze in AOpUAL cove killed John Delikory, a motorist resident, and injured thirty others. The body was found in a second floor room three hours after the fire started. About eighty residents were evacuated from the Baenpes and Willeke Sneiders wing. Wayne good Hotel was also evacuated as firefighters battled the flames. damage estimated at 140,000.
Two boys vanish after their 46 foot sloop owned by Howard Harrer of Grosse Pointe Michigan sails from Erie toward Fairport Harbor. Coast Guard alert cites missing vessel and limited contact from one youth, unclear location, search ongoing with no sighting near Detroit. Authorities discuss storm fears and ongoing inquiry.
Federal agents found $15,000 cached in a Manhattan bank safe deposit box under the name Alan Winston. Reports say Rudolf Abel, a Soviet police officer, may have had between $50,000 and $9 million for expenses. Abel, indicted on espionage charges with possible death penalty, remained without counsel as a court date neared.
The Erle of fee of the Benefighil Lawn Co announced a new loan office opening tomorrow. Signed as manager Tecenury TE, the office will be at the former Brubl Jewelers quarters on South Center Street. It will offer loons for all types of needs.
In Washington leaders from both parties outline Senate plans to finish major measures before adjournment next week. House Speaker Rayburn has halted civil rights legislation, while Lyndon Johnson and Senate leaders push bills on postal pay raises, FB I file rulings, and funding for the Atomic Energy Commission. A contentious reactor program debate continues, with administration opposition noted.
Aero Supply union members voted 1944 to strike at the focal plant if wage requests are not met. A negotiating session with management is set for tomorrow while the union works on a phasing plan and contends changes in insurance. Francis Slattery of Corry is among four candidates seeking a post. final results to be known later. An unrelated report notes Fred Thompson, 62, of Kinshannon Ohio, injured when a farm tractor overturned near Greenville, Pennsylvania.
New Yorkers and nationwide respondents favor newspapers over television and radio for news and local coverage. Newspapers outpace TV two to one and radio three to one, with higher reliance on print for national items. Readers value completeness, hometown coverage, and the ability to reread stories. Continued on Page Three.
Arie Burgess, executive secretary of the East Central district YMCA, resigns his post in the local YMCA to assume a similar job in New York. He advised the local board that October 1 will be his last day and will continue guiding district programs until then.
Community leaders in Lion Utica Herkimer Cooperstown Oneida Hamilton Norwich and Rome celebrate Burgess returning to Corry to oversee the new YMCA opening after eight and a half years of work. Burgess, a former teacher who started YMCA work in Newfounstow n in 1945 and arrived in Corry in 1949, reflects on memories and the upcoming residence and dedication events.
Ralph Myrick of Myrick and Associates will conduct a three hour sales course hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. The program runs nightly at 7 90 PM at the Gerry Moose site and is open to all city sales people.
Fragmentary text references an audit of a YMCA Y building fund. Mentions pledges and deadlines, unclear dates, and garbled phrases. Contains no clear persons, organizations beyond YMCA, or concrete outcomes to confirm.
A Shasta test blast was halted and postponed due to unspecified issues. Officials noted the delay as a setback in the planned sequence. The event was tied to a broader atom energy program and involved coordinated timing across multiple sites.
American youths embarked on a forbidden trip to Peiping amid a U S warning that the journey could violate immigration and travel laws. Leaders said two would push ahead with the Moscow-Peiping route while others opted to join later via Kiev and Pelping, as the group faced government scrutiny and potential passport confiscation.
State funds for education face reductions as the Department of Public Instruction reports allocations below the requested 1967 69 budget. The department cites a $460 000 shortfall from $4 093 000 requested and outlines personnel and administrative changes to squeeze funds for county and district superintendents and staff. Delays in processing applications may affect school operations and meetings.
Alderman Cobbett heard two men Tor Tomas Forgman and Carl Henley faced charges after a street fist fight on West Main. Henley injured and taken to Cora Memorial Hospital for treatment. Both men ordered to pay for a broken window and hospital bills with fines and installments due this Saturday.
The Weather Bureau reports widespread rain and scattered showers across most of the nation with warm temperatures in the east. Only the Pacific Northwest northern Plains Rockies upper Mississippi Valley and New England expect clearer conditions. Heavy rainfall affected parts of the central plains and mid Mississippi Valley overnight with some locally strong storms.
Witnesses at the Senate Rackets Committee described how union ballots under assumed names were cast by Joseph Curcio to influence the 1966 election of John O Rourke as president of the New York Teamsters Council No 16. They alleged ties to James Hoffa and Johnny Dio, with several associates invoking the Fifth Amendment during testimony.
British Guiana voters see Reds and the People's Progressive party claim a majority of the 14 Legislative Council seats at stake in general elections. Dr Sheddl Jagan’s party appears alongside allied groups to push for control as results come in from Georgetown and surrounding districts.
The article reviews testimonies in the Palm Springs case of 1944 involving Confidential magazine figures. It notes Desi Arnaz and others connected to sexual scandal stories, with witness statements about writers and payments for lurid celebrity profiles. It mentions Ronale Quillen, Robert Horison, Sonny Bono, and Herb Jeffries in a high profile Hollywood scandal context.
The Senate considers a $85.0 million water projects package approved by conference committees and sent to President Eisenhower. It includes funds for the Delaware River channel in Philadelphia to Trenton and Pennsylvanias Allegheny and Monongahela river reservoirs with several dam projects and expansions spreading across multiple towns and counties.
Prosecutors in Tokyo weighing charges against a pilot of a high altitude plane after a Japanese woman died. Reports state Japan may claim jurisdiction. witnesses note the fatal accident involved an air force aircraft. Local officials and press coverage indicate ongoing deliberations with no final indictment issued at this time.
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