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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1957
Page
9
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Fragmentary text mentions streets, a mayor, clerks, and a corry or county official. It appears to be an OCR garble of a municipal or legal notice with names and地点 but lacks coherent facts.
amid adjournment fever in Congress, Keating pushes a measure to the House floor as Rayburn weighs sending the civil rights bill to the Rules Committee. Smith’s stance remains uncertain while GOP strategists rally for action.
Burgess, long time Corry figure and former school teacher, becomes executive secretary of the East Central YMCA district in New York state. The appointment covers communities including North Adams Del, Herkimer, Cooperstown, Norwich and Romg with the move seen as a coming step for local YMCA growth.
WASHINGTON officials indicate the state department may permit some American newsmen to travel to mainland China later this year despite the ongoing political rift. Herter letters describe the situation while stressing travel limits under the current policy and the broader Cold War tensions with Communist China.
A four story Fairfax Hotel blaze left one man dead and 30 injured by smoke. John Gelkers, 12, was found in a second floor room. many residents were evacuated as flames gutted the stucco and frame structure. Fire Chief Edward Hiehnisar estimated damage at 108000 with adjacent Wayneout Hotel residents also affected.
Cleveland reports two youths vanished after a boat, 48 feet long, disappeared from near Sandusky Harbor on Lake Erie. Coast Guard units traced a last signal to Detroit while a mother awaited word, as crews search for the vessel and its occupants with ongoing alert and unclear fate.
The report notes Abel the Soviet secret police colonel may have carried or hidden between fifty thousand and one million dollars in various locations including Manhattan and Brooklyn. A further $15000 was found in his wife's Manhattan bank box under the name Alan Winston. Abel faces espionage charges and possible death penalty, with court postponements while he seeks a lawyer.
The new Corry Loan Co. will open tomorrow, announced by manager Sunnun Sims of the Beneficial Loan Co. The office will be at the former Skah Jewelers location on South Center Street and will offer financing for all needs.
The Senate backs a plan for action on major measures before adjournment next week while the House blocks civil rights bills. Johnson signals bringing House-passed pay raises for postal workers and civil servants, immigration reform via Judiciary, FE filing limits, and Atomic Energy Commission funding to the floor. Speaker Rayburn has shut out new House legislation.
The Aero Supply local held a special meeting at Uw Rex Theatre voting 85 to 10 to strike if wage demands are not met. The union works on pension and insurance proposals but wage terms remain the sticking point. A second vote addressed adding a new business agent for the district, with Francis Stuttery among four candidates. final results delayed after other unions in the district voted.
A farm doctor overturned today near Greenville injuring Fred Thompson aged two from Kinsman Ohio. He was admitted to Greenville Hospital with internal injuries. Kinsman lies just beyond the Pennsylvania line.
A New York survey shows Americans prefer newspapers for local, national, and international news by wide margins, with newspapers trusted over television and radio by about four to one. The report notes readers value full coverage, detail, ease of reading, and convenience, contrasting with the immediacy of broadcast media.
Morning sessions led by Ralph Myrick of Myrick and Co Buffalo offer a live hour sales course. Open to all salespeople in the area, the program runs at 7:30 and promises practical guidance on handling customer problems.
Audit of the Y building fund is underway, with the committee reviewing pledges and donor records. The work will be completed by Friday, under guidance from Keith and university officials.
A halted nuclear test at the atomic site today marks the sixteenth postponement of Operation Shaxth. The test, codenamed Shaxth, was planned for three days and suspended after a lone worker fell ill. authorities say no blast will occur this cycle.
MOSCOW United States youths defiantly prepared to embark on a forbidden trip to Red China despite a strong U S State Department warning. Forty six originally planned travelers faced passport seizure and possible legal trouble as two pulled out and two pondered joining later.
State officials propose drastic budget cuts to education with a $1.27 million personnel reduction and tighter controls on appointments, travel, and meetings. Dr Charles H Boehm announces redistribution effects and immediate administrative changes including revised bulleting and scheduling policies.
Thomas Foreman age 24 of Booth Center Street and Cutl Henley age 36 of Spartansburg were jailed after a Saturday night fight on West Main Street. Henley was hospitalized for cuts and contusions. The altercation damaged Bill's Place window with a total cost of 48 dollars for the glass plus 34.60 for hospital and doctor bills. Foreman was fined 10 dollars plus costs and ordered to pay half the window repair. he was given until Saturday to settle the rest.
A weather summary notes widespread rain with showery and thundering storms across much of the nation. Only the Pacific Northwest, northern plateau, parts of the Rocky Mountains, the Upper Mississippi Valley and New England were expected to remain dry. Warmer conditions were forecast from the Great Lakes into New England with cooling in parts of the central plains and mid Mississippi Valley. Heavy rainfall drenched sections of the mid Mississippi Valley, while towns like Wellsbury reported brief showers.
Witnesses before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee testified that Joseph Curcio plus two Brooklyn associates created a fictitious Teamsters local to rig the New York City union election. Curcio invoked the Fifth Amendment as he sat on the stand, while others declined to answer, pressing links to Hoffa and Dio in a bid to control Teamsters leadership.
The article details allegations connected to Confidential magazine, naming witnesses such as Mrs Quillan and Jobart Harrison. It recounts claims of Hollywood affairs, forged affidavits, and payments for sensational stories involving celebrities.
Senate debates Kinzua Dam funding as part of a broader water project bill. The measure would send funds to multiple hydroelectric and flood control projects including Bear Creek and Bradford reservoirs, and a Monongahela River dam, with presidential approval anticipated after House action.
Japanese prosecutors in Tokyo conferred with authorities on whether to file charges against the pilot of a US Army aircraft whose plane killed a Japanese soldier near Tokyo. Officials said no decision had been made, while U S officials emphasized the incident was an accident.
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