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26 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1961
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR mentions three people and a ring entry with unclear wording. No definite event, date, or organization identifiable. Further readable details are needed for a precise headline and summary.
President Kennedy resumes official duties in Palm Beach while doctors assess his back. Dr. Preston Wade travels to examine him alongside Dr. Janet Travell as three advisers prepare for the State of the Union budget year. The family enjoyed a cheerful Christmas with Caroline and John as they spent the holiday at Col. Paul’s oceanfront home.
Pennsylvania residents battled more bitter cold and heavy snow as two storm systems lingered. Temperatures 25 to 35 degrees with brisk winds yielded drifting snow and icy roads, while seven highway deaths were linked to the storm. Slight relief from sun in most areas followed a difficult Christmas.
Sheriff Clyde Orton says James Buddy Williams, 34, an ex convict, admitted involvement in the public safety slaying of an Arkansas youth. The youth's girlfriend Frank Craigh, 19, of Blytheville Ark, and Brenda Joyce Raines, 17, of Holland Mo, were found dead on a country road near Halland Saturday. Miss Raines had been hurt and defeated.
A pre Christmas snowstorm across Pennsylvania boosted holiday death tolls. Accidental deaths reached 82 over the counting period, with 25 traffic fatalities, the highest weekend total this year and above the prior high of 21 on Thanksgiving. Road conditions and reduced crews made for hazardous travel during the holiday period.
A Hastert Air Lines passenger plane from Syracuse New York to Nashville Tennessee was grounded at Friendship International Airport after a bomb threat. Airport police searched the aircraft for about two hours as 66 passengers disembarked. Chief agent JE Baker confirmed the tip came from the line’s Washington office.
Corry amid a sea of tragedy over a long weekend with police noting few calls yet area roads plagued by crashes. A two car collision at Wayre and Snyder Circle left Clyde Miller 27 of 80 Snyder Circle with a damaged car and no injuries reported.
Congo soldiers join the United Nations force at Kamin base in Katanga Province with over 900 more Congolese slated to serve under the UN flag. They will guard the base and conduct reconnaissances alongside Indian, Swedish, Norwegian, and Canadian troops, while not engaging in offensive actions. Officials say Tshombe’s government fears UN presence could push central forces to reoccupy Katanga, as Katanga legislators prepare to join the national legislature.
Hotel Corry desk clerk Mrs. Virginia Mackey reported a sneak thief took 102 dollars from the lobby cash drawer while she aided a bar party. She left the drawer open about 20 minutes and found the loss upon returning. Guests heard no door activity during the period. Police investigate.
George Hazelwood a 14 year old from Warminster Pennsylvania was killed accidentally while hunting near Oklahoma City. His brother Larry aged 15 was with him and they were visiting their grandfather. Their father served in the Air Force and the Hazelwood family were visiting local relatives.
Five Campman grandchildren age 19 to 1 remain in fair condition after a Sunday wagon collision that killed their parents and two others near Warren New York. Mrs Kathleen Smith and Lloyd Palmer, both 45 and 47, died in the crash. The older Campman couple hosted a family dinner before the fatal trip, and state police say Mrs Smiths car veered left into the oncoming wagon. The injured children are Judy Rita Mona Sandra and Janet with hospital care ongoing.
The Associated Press reports holiday traffic deaths surpassed pre holiday forecasts. The National Safety Council had estimated around 60 to 70 deaths during the 74 hour period from 6 p.m Friday to midnight Monday. By mid period officials raised the estimate to 500 plus deaths.
The latest tally shows 512 people killed in highway crashes during the 78 hour Christmas period ending at midnight December 11. Fires claimed 2 victims and 4 died in miscellaneous accidents, totaling 78 deaths in the three day span, the highest since 1955. The period saw many icy, packed highways increasing hazard as states report higher tolls than a non holiday weekend survey.
The Journal adds Sidney Sokolsky and Jim Bishop to its editorial page for today and tomorrow. Sokolsky, renowned for global analyses, joins Bishop, a famed reporter and evocative writer, whose word pictures accompany his reporting. Readers are urged to follow their thoughtful columns.
Erie County Health Department probes imported shellfish after a federal listing dispute. Inspectors, led by sanitarians, checked 85 Corry area establishments for Japanese oysters and clams, with two handling unapproved shellfish sources. Continued on Page Three.
Nine year old David Wale son of Mr and Mrs Robert Walle of 302 East Street suffered fractures to both wrists when a toboggan ride on East Pleasant Street ended in a ditch Sunday afternoon He was initially treated at home and then rushed to a hospital for care and later discharged to celebrate Christmas at home His sister was mentioned as JSX in the report and the incident occurred while he rode the toboggan alone near a designated area, with medical staff noting the injury as a bilateral wrist fracture
A Czech family of six, a father, mother, and four children aged 1 to 11, fled east of the frontier to reach safety. They are reported as the first group in months to escape Communist Czech territory, crossing into a safer zone after evading near the border.
Av Associates Press reports West and East Berlin leaders appeal for peace during Christmas amid fear of renewed tension. Kennedy promises steadfast walls and unity while Berliners face barbed wire and snow. Queen Elizabeth and Pope John XXII warn of gravity as faith and resolve shape global reaction. Palestinians and pilgrims flood Jerusalem churches as news coverage continues.
In Webster, Pennsylvania, George Shultz is held on murder charges for shooting Steve Evich, 62, and his wife Mary Evich, 46, on Christmas Day. Police say jealousy over an affair led to the killings in their second floor Webster apartment. Their son Robert, 18, discovered the bodies with an uncle. Evich worked at Page Steel Works in Monessen. Shultz was a bulldozer operator at a coal plant in West Elizabeth.
The Erie County Plastics Corp in Corry seeks a 8300,000 CAIDC loan for a 3,000 square foot addition and 40 percent more floor space to expand after adding 50 local workers in a year. The plan aims to smooth workflow and store high bulk items, including refrigerator panels for GE Louisville. CAIDC has exhausted funds and may seek new financing avenues to cover the expansion.
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