Corry area brief reports on local incidents and events
The Corry region notes a string of items including a hospital admission at Corry Memorial Hospital, surplus food distribution in Warren County, an Erie Railroad freight derailment in Meadville causing $100 damage, and travel delays. Veterans School marks 14th anniversary of service to Erie area with 300 veterans served. Mercyhurst College choir appears on Eyre’s WICU-TV. Corry students face possible suspension for illegal absences. corrected Chamber of Commerce director name issued. A slick East South Street crash damages two cars. Dial-a-prayer unit reports 2280 calls. Corry hospital funding request for 1960 maintenance. Confiscated whiskey distributed to St Barnabas Home. Corry police detain George Floss on non-support warrant. Death news of Porter Johnson in Warren, Ohio. Union City official Ralph Campbell ill at home.
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Corry
East South Street
W. Raymond Blynt Jr
Snyder Circle
Mutt Street
Blynt
Thomas J. Konk
R, D
M. W. Jukes
Columbus
O Blunt
Kozik
George C. Floss
White Street
Erie County
Sherif
Pless
Erie
Rockefeller Campaign Pushes Economic Edge Over Nixon
Gov Nelson Rockefeller seeks to shift focus from the peace issue to the Soviet economic threat. Sen Jacob Javits declares Rockefeller stronger on economic policy and will press the theme during a Midwestern tour. Supporters see the line as politically tough, tying Eisenhower era peace to Rockefeller leadership.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Jacob K. Javits
RNY
New York
Soviet Union
Javits
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Union Urges Retroactive Steel Terms
The Steelworkers Union asks industry heads to make strike settlement terms retroactive and to pay a cost of living wage increase before Christmas. President David J. McDonald says an interim agreement would aid the bargaining climate as negotiators meet with mediators.
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Washington
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
McDowall
Unco
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Suike
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
R. Conrad Cooper
Jobless Rise Remains Focus for Christmas Economy
New York AP reports that about five percent of the workforce is unemployed during the Christmas season while factory operations expand. optimism about upcoming months notes more jobs but underlying unemployment persists in specific areas and groups.
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New York
Santa Claus
Nixon Ahead in Midwest Support for Nomination
Chicago AP report notes Nixon holds clearer Midwest backing than Rockefeller among several state GOP chairmen while New York Governor Rockefeller lags. The Nixon Rockefeller question looms as unofficial agenda item at the Midwest and Rocky Mountain Republican State Chairmen’s Association meeting.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Midwest
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Rocky Mountain
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Utah
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Labor force growth faces wartime shift to automation
The piece notes an accelerating labor force and rising demand for workers as Christmas season hiring boosts clerks and postal staff. It cites a temporary relief from layoffs due to winter and factories closing, but warns December employment data will show only short term gains. It contrasts labor leaders concerns about automation with management claims that machinery increases overall jobs over time.
Too Strong Silent London Divorce Case
Olive Robin son divorces Albert H. Robin son after he adopted a habit of never speaking to her on weekends and went a year without addressing or replying to her. The dispute centers on a prolonged silence following the war.
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London
Albert H. Robinson
Olive
Eisenhower Urges Defense Amidst Fear Of Communism On India Visit
President Eisenhower addressed Indian leaders on defense against communism during a five day visit. He laid a wreath at Gandhi’s Rajghat and planted a ceremonial tree, then met President Rajendra Prasad for tea and discussed shared aims in a high level talk at the mansion.
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Eisenhower
America
India
Fisenhower
Rajghat
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Rajendra Prasad
Prasad
Neha
Lihe Mansion
Net
Escaped Cons Captured After Fortified Flight
FBI reports 11 escapees recaptured including Jonas Soares hostage freed at a vacant house. Suspects Leslie Gautler 28 Palm, MN Cy Hillingy 24 Kings Mountain NC Grady Stone 23 Lumberton NC Glenn Hensley 45 Asheville NC Charles Edwards 24 Gastonia NC among those captured after a noted escape from an institution. Stated motive cited as discomfort with confinement.
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Pilot
FBI
Jonas Soares
Leslie Gautler
Palsom
Cy Hillingy
Taman
Kings Mountiag
Grady Stone
Lumberton
Glenn Hensley
Asheville
Bride Charles Edwards
Gastonia
Ivy Bluff
Stott
Ohio
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Helen Jean
James Sullivan
Cochranton Joint School
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Earl Cherry
Chamber of Commerce
Milton Cherry
Lon
Sidney B. Elston
Elston
St Barnabas Home
North East
Samuel ¥. Rosalier
State Liquor Control Board
Victoring Frazzini
Pennsylvania
Porter Johnson
Warren
Johnson
Hazenstreet
Union City
Shaptite, Inc
Ralph Campbell
Hammond
Eugls Street
Irocky
Nixon
Union
Business Mirror
Bia API
Clook
Sophry
Santa
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Corry's Smart Women's Shop
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