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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1959
Page
8
Senate late Thursday passed a $565 million federal housing and airport bill, surpassing Eisenhower's request. The measure funds urban renewal, slum clearance, and public housing with emergency financing and extends key programs. The House action was not expected until mid February.
Senators Symington and Jackson pressed for faster defense program expansion as Arlington burials marked the crash victims. Symington warned of growing Communist aggression and warned against tailoring defenses to a weak posture. Jackson linked the incident to a weakening defense stance.
Hollywood highlights discuss the booming record business as many new labels emerge from low costs. Veterans complain distributors exploit newcomers, while teens drive demand and the cycle of hits spreads city by city. Industry revenue climbs, but unrest grows among established firms over royalties and control.
New York AP reports a moderate market easing in early trading with many stocks down fractions to about point while several issues show no change. Notable names cited include American Can AT&T Anaconda Bethlehem Steel Ford General Electric General Motors RCA Standard Oil and Texas Company among others as investors weigh ongoing economic cues.
US Steel, Youngtown, and Penniaut appear in an American Stock Exchange listing involving an aero supply deal. The brief notes a trade activity and regional interest in aviation materials, with entities tied to the steel and aviation sectors.
Wholesale egg offerings in New York show quiet demand with receipts around 14 000. Quotations for whites top quality 48-50 averages 97 40 cents per dozen, mediums around 26 to 35 percent, brown eggs listed with varying sizes and conditions.
West outlines Berlin strategy and potential Allied shifts in plans. He stresses no policy decisions yet but says exchange of views will continue as ideas develop in formative stages.
A violent incident at a local gathering ended with Erie resident Aliwels and another man fighting. Aliwels suffered a throat wound and was taken to Hart Hospital in critical condition. Chester Payne was arrested and jailed pending further investigation. Joe McNal was hospitalized after a confrontation and refused to identify the assailant.
A list of flood relief and dam projects sought in Warren and McKean counties details Shenango Silver Reservoir French Creek flood control Meadville and adjacent works. Amounts include Delaware River Philadelphia to Trenton 1555000 and several county projects ranging from 250000 to 1210000 with planning and navigation work noted. Noted historian Curt Sachs dies in New York at 77, German born scholar of musicology and museum curator.
Fragmentary notice indicates business hours or appointment policy for Meerdink's Dis ince Purniture at West Srmitt street extension. Mon Tue Thu Fri operations referenced. Sunday closed. exact details and entities are garbled.
Erie report shows 400 county employees may plea for raises as commissioners assess budget. Board Chairman Carl Proctor voiced little hope for a raise this year though hinted a sizable wage boost might come in 1960. The 1959 budget was nearly finished with a $500 cut from the Orphans Court budget leaving a balance of about $8,300.
Henry Scates forty two telephoned his wife and said a final warning before a gunshot. Police found him dead with a rifle beside him in the Scates home. Justice Richburg noted the act appeared self inflicted after job loss at a nearby aircraft plant. He was a technical writer.
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