29 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1960
Page
1
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Fire last night at 729 Wayne Street, home of Mr and Mrs David MacKenzie, caused estimated 11800 damage to house and contents. Fire began in a fireplace and chimney, spreading to the roof. Firemen fought flames for four hours with 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. response. MacKenzie family and three children evacuated to Hotel Curry. Fire crews included Engines 2 and 3, Aerial Trick 4, Ememeney 5 with 21 men. two firefighters injured mildly.
An official recount in Hawaii shifts the state to President-elect John F Kennedy with 303 electoral votes to Richard Nixon's 219. The nationwide popular vote totals show Kennedy ahead but not a majority, with Kennedy at 34,221,531 and Nixon at 34,106,474.
In Oldsmar Florida Bill Wendix grand dragon of the Kylux Kin Southern Northern Knights announces he is quitting the Ku Klux Klan. He says there is no way to stop racial integration and adopting it is best. He rejects maintaining segregation and notes threats of bombings and burning schools.
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports a deficit of 5,186,014 for the first 11 months of the year. The railroad, described as the darkest in the country, said yesterday. Its November earnings were 1,050,688, equal to Glen t cents a share of common stock.
Washington Republicans accuse President Kennedy of using White House news conferences as propaganda and threaten equal air time if Democrats press similar use. Kuchel notes legal limits on timing and a prime hour address could be proposed, while Kennedy aides say networks may carry evening conferences live but remain free to air other sessions.
Mr and Mrs Richard P Dupont returned to Holyoke with two small coffins for the six children killed in a Feasterville Pennsylvania home fire on Christmas Eve. Laurie 11 survived after a neighbor lowered her from a ladder. The couple, living away for 14 years, faced the tragedy during a midnight mass as Pennsylvania neighbors flew in for the Holy Rosary Church funeral.
A Monday open house invites families to visit the YMCA from 1 to 5 pm with a swimming meet by Intramural League teams supervised by William Cochran, a water polo demonstration by Mary Beth Keppel, a diving exhibition, a surprise pool finale, and a color cartoon show. at least one parent must accompany children. A separate Pittsburgh report notes a week-old infant girl found dead in a shack near an oil Well in Hampton Township.
In Brussels the Belgian king and Queen Fabiola returned amid widespread unrest. Demonstrators damaged storefronts and movie theaters while police prepared to block access to government buildings. Minister Pierre Harmel announced 2,000 to 2,400 Belgian soldiers were recalled from NATO posts to reinforce security in Brussels.
Marjorie Vosburgh and 11 of her 45 children perish in a house fire near a Quebec village south of Montreal. An explosion, likely from a stove, ignites the wooden home as flames spread before firefighters arrive. The father Abel escaped, later tended for burns. several children survived by being away at the time.
The will of James H. Keys late of East Smith Street discloses a $20,000 personal property estate to be divided among five relatives. Executor George Rumbaugh receives $1,000. remainder goes to Elizabeth Matthews of Charleroi and sons Robert of Greenville, William of Richeyville, and Theodore of Freeport, N.Y. The document was probated in the county Register of Wills yesterday.
The State Personnel Office said the December 14 action by the executive board raises pay in 824 job classifications affecting about 19,000 state employees. An earlier report overstated the affected count at 2,000.
President Kennedy selects banker Robert Roosa of New York to be undersecretary of the Treasury for monetary affairs and Harvard law professor Archibald Cox as solicitor general. The president holds a global policy review and hosts a luncheon with Senator Fulbright at the seashore home, with possible news conference later.
A rare inside job at a Florida armored car firm netted $400000 in sacks of coins. Investigators say two to four intruders entered after midnight, used a key to open the front door, and dialed the vault combination to steal sacks, deterring alarms with an insider password. FBI and police probe centers on inside help and security lapses as agents piece together how the largest burglary in state history unfolded.
Union City fire units aided Waterford Maine at night to stand by as crews battled a house fire on Route 97 near Seth Himrod s home. The blaze, likely from wiring to three freezers in a shed at the rear, caused no published damage estimate and was largely confined to the shed as Waterford fought the flames with two pumpers and 15 firefighters. Union City provided assistance in support.
Corry heirs of Dr Tiving G Hyer sold the Clarendon Water Co to Benjamin Hofer for 25000. The firm served Clarendon Borough with 337 customers since 1984, drawing water from 100 wells and four storage tanks totaling 6900 gallons. Hofer will take ownership on March day as executor Nichols administers the Hyer estate for the grandsons.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon refused participation in a NBC tribute program to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Press secretary Herbert G. Klein cited two reasons: a scheduling conflict and a policy against TV appearances for the time being to honor President Kennedy. The show, airing January 10, will trace Eisenhower’s career from youth to the presidency.
Doris Day leads the top ten money making stars in a Motion Picture Herald poll, with Pillow Talk Midnight Lace and Please Dont Eat the Daisies as prime moneymakers. Runners up include Rock Hudson Cary Grant Elizabeth Taylor Debbie Reynolds Tony Curtis and more. Wayne remains the sole Western icon in the upper ranks.
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