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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1959

Page

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Lawrence Appeals For Tax Bill OK

Gov Lawrence seeks Senate action on a 55 million dollar personal property tax plan to fund half the state budget gap. The six mill levy targets stocks and bonds and faces Senate opposition from Rep Kessler and finance panels. A related move would tax retail sales of beer liquor soft drinks differently, with potential yield changes and committee action next week.

Harrisburg Lawrence Senate Senate Republicans House Edard J. Kessler Lancaster Senate Finance Committee Greenville Yale Kessler

Commie Threat Worsens In Embattled Laos

Laos reports growing rebel danger but rejects SEATO or UN intervention. SEATO members France United States Britain Australia New Zealand Pakistan Thailand and Philippines may consult on force use but intervene only with consent. UN observers discussed as a possible first step with Dag Hammarskjold and US delegations, though no Security Council action requested.

Laos United Nations Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Geneva SEATO Cambodia South Viet Nam France Indochina United States Britain Australia New Zealand Pakistan Thailand Philippines North Atlantic Treaty Organization Dag Hammarskjold Security Council General Assembly Christian A. Herter U.N Lacs

Death Ruled Accidental Titusville Motorist Killed Changing Tire

A 21 year old Titusville man Kenneth Eugene Thomas was killed on Route 1 408 five miles west of town in Troy Township when struck by Ronald E Reid as he and passenger Charles Stanley Allen prepared to fix a flat tire. Thomas died at the scene from a fractured skull broken neck and crushed right leg. State police and coroner ruled the death accidental with no prosecution.

Titusville Kenneth Eugene Thomas Troy Lee Aho Reid Meadville Allen Reb Bhitmaker Meshiville Hunter Hill Road Daniel J. Maroney Deauly Ted Devine Fe Williams Rod i. Chuys Mills Spencer Ital Shuraker Ap

Aero Union Accepts Five Percent Package At Aero Supply

Aero Union Local 1508 IAM voted 95 to 15 to accept a five percent wage increase with a pension plan after nearly three years of negotiation. The package, totaling about 11 cents per hour, takes effect September 18, with the pension details finalized earlier. John Wilson and Clyde Brennaman praised the early settlement and improved company union relations.

Aero Union IAM Aero Supply John Wilson Aero Clyde Brenmaman Aero and Union Amity

Man Held In 1915 Murder Released Fresno

Nicholas Kasanovich aged 77, arresting report from Fresno, released on a writ of habeas corpus after Pittsburgh authorities offered no further action. Sheriff Melvin A Willmirth cited lack of communication, stating no alternative but release. Kasanovich admits being linked to the old indictment and vows to oppose extradition.

Nicholas Kasanovich Pricay Pittsburgh Melvin A Willmirth Kaganovich

Citizens Bank Plans Stock Dividend and Expanded Lending Power

The Citizens National Bank of Corry will enlarge its lending power by a 25 percent stock dividend and the issue of 2000 additional shares at 60 dollars each. Shareholders must approve at a September 15 meeting. The plan raises capital to 300,000 dollars with total equity near 800,000 and allows loans up to 70,000 per customer.

Citizens National Bank of Corry Board of Directors South Center Street Citizens Bank Corry Corryares

Eisenhower Leaves On Europe Trip To Build Western Unity

President Eisenhower departed for a 10 day European mission to bolster unity among Western allies and ease fears about a new era in Soviet American diplomacy. He flies to Bonn Paris and London with Mrs Eisenhower and son Maj John Eisenhower aboard a late night Air Force jet.

Washington Eisenhower Europe Air Force Andrews Air Free Base Bonn Germany Maj John Eisenhower White House Paris London Nikita Khrushchev

August Heat Becomes Month to Remember

The city endures record temperatures with daily highs near 90s and a humid pattern. Heavy rainfall and shower activity are forecast, slightly easing the heat while September-like warmth lingers. Weather notes compare this August to last year, noting rainfall below the previous record and continued heat pressure into the week.

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Meadville Man Killed In Crash On Hunter Hill Road

A 43 year old man from Meshville died early when his car struck a tree on Hunter Hill Road. State Police continue investigation. no other vehicle involved.

Meadville

Peace Trip Calibrates East West Ties Amid Ike Visit

London reports British leaders hail President Eisenhower's Europe outreach as a potential peace initiative. Meetings with Nikita Khrushchev shape strategy for a possible thaw, with Britain and France weighing De Gaulle and Adenauer's roles. The summit aims to chart NATO policy, nuclear questions, and a hopeful path toward stability with the Soviet Union.

London Eisenhower Europe Harold Macallat Nikita Khrushelov Amciehance Saviet Union Alernity Charles de Gaulle Korea Adenne Dyfaulles Francy North Atlantic Alliance de Gaulle France Alversa Algeria Adenauer Eisenhawer Macmillan Soviet Union Germany West Germany NATO

Warren Hanging Ruled Accident

A Warren County boy, age unspecified, was ruled accident today after a beam collapse at his home. Ed Lowrey and David Larry Wilson of Pleasant Township were involved in the incident. rope was found around the victim in a presumably tragic, accidental scenario.

Rte Warren Colinty Hye Carorihe Ed Lowrey Davi Larry Wilson Pleant Township

Shortage Persists for Salk Vaccine in Nearby Areas

Report from New York state counties Chautauqua Orleans and Niagara shows low public vaccine supply while Corry has adequate stock. Buffalo Courier Express survey notes four polio paralytic cases and four more under observation as Timestown clinics face shortages. Continued on Page Six.

Corry New York Garry Drugetts New York State Buffalo Couries

Airman May Be Worth $40 Million

Merced AP report profiles Air Force sergeant Thomas L. Howlett who heirs a Alaskan cinnabar mining claim valued by geologists at up to 40 million dollars. Howlett, a Norfolk native and Pentecostal, returned to Case Air Force Base after restaking the claim and forming a corporation with Doyle Mayberry to develop it. The widow Dora Mayberry and her late father Cora Dinsmore’s bequest set the stage for this potential fortune, with the claim extending over an estimated 12 to 18 miles of rich veins near Cold Bay in southwest Alaska.

Merced Case Thomas L. Howlett Case Air Force Base Norfolk Pentecostal Church Dora Mayberry Carson City Nev Din Cora Dinsmore Dinsmore Asia South America Mexico Alaska Cold Bay Ellsworth Air Force Base South Dakota Howlett Alas Ea Inlaw Doyle Mayberry Air Force Castle Afb Is Corporation Alr

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