18 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
1
Fragmented OCR lists apartment details and contact hints for a property sale or rental. Mentions floors, bedrooms, modern decor, address fragments, and a broker contact. Ambiguous dates and names appear with scattered pricing notes and location clues.
Fragmented text discusses proposed changes to Alabama counties aiming at reorganizing governance and race based divisions. Mentions Tuskegee area and legal and political actions by associations and congress to alter county lines and political power. Notes about voting, civil rights concerns, and potential impact on Black residents.
Stanford University researchers using a new accelerator report that the neutron may be larger than previously thought. Led by physicist Robert Hofrichter, the team studied subatomic particles with collaborators Bernard Chambers Franz Bumiller Mason Yoarian and R. Wo McCallister, highlighting implications for nuclear forces and early atomic models.
Corry Yale Seal Sales total 3076 dollars as of December with 1088 letters returned and 24000 dollars in contributions planned to reach 61000 dollar goal for Erie County TB Association. Mrs Baldwin oversees the Corry Christus Seal Salve office and urges reminders to achieve 100 percent return.
Minnie Joan Brown, one of nine Black students at Luttock Central High School, was suspended indefinitely after tossing food at two white boys in the cafeteria. Superintendent Virgin Blossom said the duration is pending investigation and may be at least three days. This marks the first suspension of a Black student at the integrated school.
Paris dispatch notes press secretary James Hugerty said President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles may issue a joint TV and radio report after returning to Washington. A report would likely come early next week. The president plans to travel by plane to Washington and arrive Friday morning with a refueling stop at Keflavik, Iceland.
A broad weather system covers the central plains to the Ohio Valley and south into Arkansas and Tennessee. Northern Michigan and the Great Lakes expect snow with rain and freezing rain in parts of Pennsylvania and New York. Widespread rainfall, with lighter drizzle elsewhere, signals a wet pattern across much of the country.
The Corry YMCA hosts the St Johns Day Banquet on Friday December 27 with more than 100 Masonic members from Corry and nearby. Dr W Clinton Selty of Gambier will speak at the dinner featuring introductions of officers jewels and benediction by Rev George Myers. The Corry chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will serve the meal.
The article reports on congressional hearings into missile and space programs. Senators warn of urgent action matching Pearl Harbor shock and press for acceleration of development and testing. Testimony notes a delay in long range missile work due to August budget cuts and calls for continued investigation.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled today that common carriers may not accept contracts containing hot cargo clauses or labor disputes terms. It ordered motor carriers to stop such practices and held it lacks jurisdiction over the legality of hot cargo, deferring to Congress and the National Labor Relations Board.
Forty five high school pupils escaped serious injury when a school bus was struck by a New York Central freight train 14 miles east of Clearfield. Four pupils were injured, none seriously, as the bus was dragged about 1000 feet. Bus driver Harry Hannon did not see the approaching train.
A Wallingford delivery boy diverted from a wrong turn saved Patricia Bunnell a 2 year old girl who fell into a water-filled excavation ditch while playing with her siblings. The boy’s quick action drew attention from bystanders as he stopped to render aid and pulled her from the water.
The leader and Boehm call for a shift from a six day to a longer school year. They argue for increasing the school year to at least 180 days and possibly a 11 year primary secondary program. The plan aims to align with governor and education leaders and was discussed at a January 28-29 event.
Solon responds to criticism of the Vanguard satellite program amid public concern over secrecy. He asserts continued support for public updates while Navy officials acknowledge secrecy tensions and Pentagon officials debate information policy and defense news disclosures.
A two car crash Monday at about 8 pm near Columbus caused 400 in damage with no injuries. Mrs Mary Savko of Go Columbus and Victor A Froncek of Por Pace allegedly collided when Froncek passed on the left and veered into Savko on a township road four miles south of Columbus. Troopers said Savko’s car totaled 300 and Froncek’s 100.
A dense fog belt slowed travel across the central United States with wet roads and restricted air landings. The Weather Bureau reported the fog extending from the Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes and parts of Michigan Wisconsin Indiana Ohio as rain, sleet, and mist spread elsewhere.
The former Minnesota governor and Eisenhower figure, Stassen, hints at entering the Pennsylvania primary race for the 1956 Republican gubernatorial contest. He has debated the decision as party leaders in Pennsylvania respond with cautious reception.
The Public Utility Commission in Harrisburg authorized Pennsylvania Power Co to raise rates by 70 mills per 1 000 cubic feet to offset higher wholesale gas costs for 60 725 Erie Elk Forest McKean Warren county consumers. The increase is subject to refund if federal action changes the wholesale price.
Nikita Khrushchev warned Britain in the New Statesman that the Cold War could end in a new and bloodier war with the use of weapons from the United States. He said a retaliatory strike would follow immediately if such weapons were deployed.
Nine suspects were arrested in a gambling raid by state police from Waynesburg Unvi ntown Belle Vernon and Washington barracks led by Sgt. John Rock. Names and addresses were reported with several released after posting a bond of 1096 dollars.
Reporters observe fluctuating energy and pauses as President Eisenhower meets with NATO leaders in Paris. Secretary Hagerty and James Hagerty say he is fine and resting after a long morning of meetings. The presidency notes no health change despite public concern.
Senate investigators focus on an alleged $18,500 payment by Tennessean union official Glenn W. Smith’s in law to Judge Ralston Schoolfield of Chattanooga to quash a conspiracy indictment against Smith and 12 other Teamsters. Smith invokes the Fifth Amendment as Criminel Court Judge McClellan invites testimony and responses.
One defendant in the Lawrence County conspiracy trial was freed after the state rested its case. The judge refused to clear seven others including District Attorney Perry A. Reeder and dismissed charges against Patay Dando of New Castle on defense motion.
CAPE CANAVERAL Major General Yates said the Atlas missile flew beyond expected range in a limited test and landed in the pre selected area. He noted the missile was not recovered and no recovery attempt will be made. He called the tests 95 percent successful overall and said failures are expected to advance learning in the program.
At a dawn meeting the Atlantic Alliance pressed ahead with a 14 nation plan despite red warnings. Leaders described a united push to ease tensions as talks extended through a third day focusing on arms control and strategic restraint.
Reform Bakery Workers dispute may reach the courts as a trusteeship seizes six locals Philadelphia New York Newark and Providence offices with about 15000 members The new American Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union gained about 50000 allegiance from the original union and Daniel Conway is acting president pending convention
EW aN DLVUEUR store employees in New Kensington pleaded guilty to violating Pennsylvania Blue Laws by operating on a Sunday. Each was fined $4 and costs $2.40. They were arrested that Sunday on orders of Mayor Raymond Gurdlock. It was the second such case recently in western Pennsylvania, the other in War ir on Township, Allegheny County.
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