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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1962
Page
2
An OCR fragment lists ad pricing and hours plus a long sequence of personal names and addresses in Corry Union City and nearby areas. It notes admissions and discharges at local hospitals, various residents with addresses, a dance event, club details, and a regional auto service listing, all in dated, era style.
Moscow reports the United States blames the Soviet Union for shootings and disorders near the Berlin Wall and invites a four power conference. The note cites West Berlin stone throwing at Soviet buses and condemns Soviet police brutality in the East sector. It recalls two youths shot by East German police in August and notes a police escape to West Berlin during guard changes.
A Penn State teacher placement official said many statewide districts face a shortage this year with eight months of requests exceeding last year. Shortages hit foreign languages elementary speech correction physics chemistry mathematics English special education and industrial arts. Low salaries drive the gap though districts try to raise starting pay with averages around 4400 dollars and some districts still offering 3800 dollars.
A motorcycle struck a parked pickup along a rival road just south of Bradford killing a passenger and injuring the driver. Lawrence Blake of Buffalo was pronounced dead at Bradford Hospital. Gordon Stewart, 31, of Lewis Run, was admitted with a fractured leg and undetermined injuries. Police said the truck was parked on the roadside. The motorcycle sheared off the truck’s left rear fender.
Postmaster General Day said Congress will fund a $50,000 reward in the Cape Cod mail robbery case now totaling $1.5 million. Four prior heists involving the same route prompted fears of inside complicity and misread patrol coverage. On August 4, masked bandits stopped a postal truck, disarmed guards, and absconded with cash before looting the vehicle. guards were unharmed.
James Wright confessed in signed statements that he and James Byrd, 28, both took part in an East Side bank robbery last Wednesday, netting 7006 dollars. Byrd was arrested Thursday and charged with first degree robbery. Wright was charged after his admission.
Acting UN Secretary General U Thant met President Leonid Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Moscow and planned to travel south for talks with Premier Nikita Khrushchev, who is on vacation.
Meadville officials and Upper French Creek Improvement Association members pressed for a design change in the Union City flood dam to hold water year round for flood control recreation and conservation. The Sandy Creek project would cost about 1.62 million dollars with federal funding and a 357 acre foot flood storage capacity, part of three dams on French Creek. Also, noted explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson died at 82 in Hanover New Jersey after a stroke.
British scientists at a vegetarian research center near Watford in Hertfordshire reveal a process to produce milk without cows using pea pods cabbage leaves and weeds. They aim to start a pilot plant this year with large scale production later and plan sales as powder condensed form or liquid to compete on price. The research notes a greenish tint and slight vegetable flavor to remove as progress continues.
A description details mashing green leaves in warm water to separate the menu item. The process adds vitamins vegetable fats and carbohydrates, and emphasizes the essential inclusion of B12. Weeds nettles and hedgerow growths are cited as successful additions though not edible on their own.
Local cable company Carry TV Cable Co advertises service and contact details at Janaen's on North Center, listing a 120 foot reach and phone number 9 914 for inquiries.
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