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19 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1961
Page
1
Readable fragments suggest a local notice or brief with names or dates obscured by damage. No clear event, location, or entity can be confirmed from the visible text.
A damaged OCR fragment lists dairy equipment, straw, a Spring cemetery reference, and a home offer. Mentions Perzu and Pennsylvan ia places, an antique lamp, and a buyer or bidder context. Details are unclear but indicate a mixed sale or estate items in a local notice.
U N troops controlled Elisabethville as Katangan forces melted away in parts of the city. Diplomats in Leopoldville and Lille expected a settlement between Tshombe and Adoula, with Thant ordering a cease-fire while talks continue. Katanga seeks autonomy tied to Congo finances, as central government presses for downgrading Tshombe.
In Washington the Kennedy administration faces Senate scrutiny over U N action in Katanga. Foreign Relations members like Dodd Lausche Javits urge inquiry and defense of U N force legality amid rising dissent.
A chaotic report notes India claiming quick victory in a bombardment to oust Portugal from Goa and nearby enclaves, while Portugal says fighting continues at Nova Goa. Sukarno orders mobilization in West New Guinea West Papua as U N efforts stall. Katanga cease fire holds but resistance looms. Laos neutralist government efforts unresolved. The Holy Land remains calm.
Plainfield New Jersey AP reports a relief program will employ able bodied men on relief to clear snow while receiving relief payments. Mrs Rath Dindley, assistant relief board director, said screening women on relief to determine suitability for babysitting work could occur.
A light plane chartered by a Madrid magazine crashed into a crowd at Sevilla entrance. At least 21 people were killed and more than 100 injured as the craft struck telephone lines and plummeted into the gathering for flood relief deliveries worth 250000.
A letter from Guy Cammell of the City Planning and Zoning Commission urges a zoning study before council approval. Mayor Kinley notes parts to improve and requests copies for all council members and board members before further discussion.
The council debates enforcement of the 1996 bowling lane tax aimed to regulate profit lanes not raise revenue. Mayor Kinley cites coverage of all bettors while VFW and Elks Club evade payment as they expand lanes. Continued discussion on Page Three.
The Indian Defense Ministry announced fighting ceased in Goa Din and Duman as forces blitzed Portugal's three territories on the west coast. Goa's governor called the Portuguese defenders ready to resist while reports say about 1,000 Portuguese troops surrendered with light casualties for India.
United Nations Security Council veto by the Soviet Union killed a Western draft urging withdrawal of Indian troops from Goa and other Portuguese enclaves on the subcontinent's west coast. US delegate Stevenson warned the act endangered the UN, while Soviet and Asian-African allies opposed intervention.
President Kennedy says he feels fine as he boards a plane from West Palm Beach to Washington after a day of rest. He had suffered a cold and ear ache during a Latin America trip and expects to attend a National Security Council meeting and a news conference before Bermuda talks with Premier Macmillan.
State Police at Corry report two separate crashes yesterday when unidentified drivers forced a station wagon and a truck off area roads. A potato truck carrying Samuel Bowles and David Muir overturned on Route 89 near Titusville injuring Bowles and Muir. vehicle damage was $4,400 for the truck and $100 for cargo. In the second incident James Green of Cleveland was forced off Route 6 near Corry by an unknown car, resulting in $1,000 damage to the other vehicle. no injuries were reported.
An American scientist drilled into Antarctic ice to assess depth by creating a crater through the surface. The operation occurred yesterday as teams prepared measurements at the ice field.
President Sukarno declared total mobilization and ordered Indonesians to thwart Dutch efforts to set up a Papua puppet state in West Irian. He urged the people to liberate West Papua while Australian forces control the eastern half and Dutch rule continues in the western portion.
City treasurer reports police court fines totaled 760 dollars for the year after Mayor Kinley questioned the unusually high amount for a single month. Chairman Carlton Smith explains fines are not turned in on a fixed schedule and can accrue over months before being recorded. The error occurred from listing the total in November after earlier figures of 10 and 25 dollars in March and September.
YMCA Board of Directors approved a membership fee hike effective March 1 at a hotel meeting. Individual memberships rise 150 and family plans 5, with new rates covering Gray Qtoll Junior High High School College Young Adult Adult Couple and Family categories, and current members before March 1 stay at old rates.
AP dispatch by Jose Maria Orlando reports Cuba under Castro edging toward a Marxist-Leninist regime as Communist planners tighten control. Despite some armed resistance, a unified internal uprising seems unlikely while underground groups struggle for leadership and U.S. tensions fuel Havana’s political drift.
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