28 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1960
Page
1
A partial OCR item notes a detention or disruption amid unclear context. Names, places, and exact actions are unreadable, preventing precise framing. The readable fragment hints at a local event with potential authority involvement but lacks concrete details.
Fragmented OCR reads like a local city notice touching finances and property issues with references to streets, warrants, and a 0 ex amount. Names and places are garbled but hint at municipal accounting, a prison, and estate matters. The legible parts suggest a terse public notice about city costs and land dealings.
Two ex-dictator era policemen, Juan Carlos and Tats Amaden Cardoso, hold a record for longest political asylum stay in a Latin American embassy. For 5 years 4% months they have inhabited a basement apartment at the Parecuavan Embassy, surpassing Victor Raul Haya de la Torre’s exile by about a week. Their stay, linked to Perón era security services, involves a locked, monitored living space with daily routines and limited movement, while family visits occur and priests provide rare contact.
An unarmed U S Air Attaché plane over Laos was hit by small arms fire while observing Soviet drops to Pathet Lao rebels. The craft returned safely to Vientiane with crew of five, including Mai Armand Riser. Fire likely came from a Soviet aircraft. none injured. Also reported: Pittsburgh state senator Theodore H Doehli, 72, former Penn Baking Co president, died yesterday.
City planners met at Corry Avenue High School to discuss the master planning effort for Carry. Anderson, planning chairman, said zoning studies must advance despite pending reviews and a tight deadline with Michael Baker firm handling the zoning work. The group aims to have a final master plan ready for City Council consideration, though the Baker contract may delay upcoming Steering Committee work.
President-elect Kennedy weighs boosting expense money for U S ambassadors to attract noncareer appointees for key capitals. Rep Rooney notes past private spending by Joseph Kennedy and says the issue blocks appointing top diplomats to London and Paris. The talk followed a Palm Beach discussion with Rooney about financing ambassadorial duties.
A 17 year old RD. 2 Corty received an official reprimand and indefinite probation after a fatal 12 gauge shooting involving his stepbrother Charles Bughee, 17, on December 1. Herbert Muff, son of Mrs Jesse Hull Sr, prepared a gun when it discharged, wounding Bughee in the shoulder. Muff was taken before Warren County Juvenile Officer John Stuchowiuk as deputies Bracken and state trooper Post investigated.
Tear gas used to quell clashes as general strike actions spread from Ghent and Antwerp to Brussels. Socialist unions press tax and welfare cuts clash with Catholic Social Christian opposition. Capital under tight security as demonstrations mount and trains run few.
CHICAGO AP The nations traffic toll during the 78 hour Christmas weekend reached 488 deaths averaging one every ten minutes The toll was below pre holiday estimates and the lowest for a three day Christmas period since 194 when 413 deaths were recorded The Associated Press survey earlier this month noted 28 fatalities and officials projected about 340 deaths for the New Year weekend across a seven hour period from Friday evening to Monday midnight
A national magazine article accuses It Could Be You of rigging at least 40 episodes from 1956 to 1959. Edwards denies knowledge of improprieties. Blake says he supplied actors. Edwards contends Blake was never staff and his claims are disputed.
Reports from Havana describe a series of daytime bombings blamed on anti-C Castro elements. Explosions damaged a store, a power station, a cafeteria, and a hotel, injuring about 60 people with several in critical condition. Authorities evacuated sites as further bombs were found. The attacks followed a collision involving a Havana tram and prompted a large security response and public alarms.
A brutal cold snap hit western Pennsylvania with record low readings across several towns. Lewis Run dropped to 24 below zero, Kane reported 22 below, and Scranton marked 4 below. Other lows included Carry 20 below, Warren 11 below, and Pleasant Mount 14 below. Mostly sunny conditions were forecast for western areas with temperatures near 22 to 30 below in the morning.
Corry Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 87 pints yesterday, short of the 81 pint quota, with 57 donors appearing from 75 scheduled. James St George notes total donations reach 4257 pints and credits local plants and volunteers including Explorer Scout Post 85 and Girl Scouts for support while setting an annual target of about 405 pints.
The article reports that Zuckert is named to lead the Air Force and outlines associated campaign expenditures and political contributions. It notes support from the Teamsters Union and mentions donations from the Pew family of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education. It references the House clerk and congressional campaign committees and cites specific dollar figures for expenditures and contributions.
President elect Kennedy taps Eugene Zuckert former assistant secretary of the Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission member to serve as secretary of the Air Force. Connally chosen as secretary of the Navy, with Fulbright meeting Kennedy at Atlantic City to discuss foreign relations.
Two trains derailed near Warren yard as freight cars and engines left the tracks. Railway workers cleared rails, extinguished a minor fire, and redirected units while weather and ground conditions hindered traffic for hours. Officials reported damage to rails and rolling stock with several cars and parts requiring replacement.
Dr Tom Dooley, famed for his Laos work, entered Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases after recent surgery. At 34, he faced cancer with tests in Hong Kong indicating bone degeneration and spine risk, following a late Orient retirement and a party in his honor.
Corry endures record cold with minus 20 degree low last night. Residents trudged to work as the frigid air slowed travel and temp peaked near 10 degrees above noon. The city braces for continued extreme cold with bright sun aiding some warming.
A school bus broken down on a rural road southeast of Union City was struck from behind by a car at about ten this morning. DeWitt Dean of RD4 Cylon City reported the incident. authorities said no injuries occurred and damage was being assessed as troopers investigated. Dean continued to work after the collision.
In Ababa's Menelik Square crowds view the bodies of Capt. Daye Kassema of the Imperial bodyguard and Grimame Neway governor of Jighiga province. They were killed by the Emperor's loyal troops during the imperial guard uprising, displayed at the right.
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