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06 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1961
Page
1
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Water main break near Hotel Cary caused waterless Saturday as guests from a ski competition faced limited services. A nearby North Center street collapse created an underground cave, halting traffic and forcing hotel inconveniences while avalanches across the Alps killed and injured dozens, blocking routes and injuring workers.
Over the weekend a heavy two foot snowfall left many drivers off the roads but no highway deaths occurred for the first time in memory. Most main roads were open though hazardous while many rural routes were closed. Two accidental deaths were reported during the period from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Friday. Eugene Kusniesz of Philadelphia age 10 died by accidental hanging in his room with a play lasso after watching westerns on TV. Warren Webb of Eraone died by asphyxiation Friday night in his home costume play. Police noted the incidents as accidental deaths with no connection to traffic.
Mrs. Minnie Hoops, 60, of Cheswick, longtime auxiliary leader of the Dis polo American Venis Aux ilery, died yesterday at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Tarentum.
The mayor Kinley of Coty and a Franklin youth were involved in a two car collision at an intersection. Police said Kinley fled the scene before authorities arrived as vehicles sustained damage and no injuries were reported.
A Sparta house on Hutchtown road burned Saturday. Annie Nelson suffered third degree burns to face hands and head after she poured kerosene on a fire. Frank Mesini reported her yelling the house was on fire as neighbors and Centerville and Spartansburg fire units fought the blaze for hours. The home, insured, sat near the Ralph Martin Estate where a similar January blaze occurred.
Detectives hunt for clues after a Picasso abstract titled 1H disappears from the University of Pittsburgh Student Union Building where it had hung for five months. The work, part of a Guggenheim Foundation loan, may be worth up to $40,000 according to Dr Walter Hovey of the Fine Arts Department.
A cigarette lighter helped three climbers survive a freezing night after a plane crash on a snowy Colorado mountainside. Pat Floyd, 28, sister Batty Floyd, 1, and pilot Bil Bradley, 20, were rescued and hospitalized with frostbite and injuries. The wreck happened near Alamosa as two other private planes crashed in the same storm. one victim, William Kelley, died when his craft hit a gully near Brigham City Utah.
Report outlines Kennedy and Congress debating gold policy as water supply at a U S naval base in Cuba faces disruption after a takeover. Cuban authorities and U S officials clash over control of aqueducts and distribution with a government embargo cited and the base relying on tanked supplies. The piece notes public safety and political friction as operations continue and a continuation is promised on Page Eight.
President Kennedy asked Congress to reduce the current $500 tax free limit on goods Americans may bring back from foreign travel to $100. The move aims to curb spending on costly souvenirs by tourists and curb foreign dollar use to buy American gold. The proposal caps a 4,500 word message on the gold problem and follows other Eisenhower era policies including exports boosts and foreign-tourist attraction.
Mrs Carpin, 88, and her daughter Minnie, were admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital after a Route 89 crash near Wattsburg. Mrs Carpin suffered facial lacerations and body bruises. Minnie had a head and facial injury. Damage to vehicles totaled about $1,150.
The Delaware River Port Authority reports the St Lawrence Seaway diverts steel and gun shipments from Philadelphia while grain traffic falls. John H Fravier says steel tonnage dropped from 2.8 million in the first year to 700000 last year and grain from 204 million bushels to a similar lower level. eastern rail rate cuts helped Philadelphia compete.
Former SS general Max Simon, of Hitler’s 88th Guard, died three days ago in Ansbach after a heart attack. He was sentenced to death in 1947 by a Polish court for executions and atrocities, later commuted in 1964 via clemency.
Lester Gray and his family reported that a car backed into Gray's driveway in the 117 West Bend area. Floyd Flasher of Pittsfield admitted backing into the driveway but denied ramming Gray's car. Police noted dents may predate the incident and no charges were filed.
An apartment building handyman was charged with the fatal shooting of waitress Blanche T. Sinwek in Batavia New York. She was shot three times in the chest as she stood outside a restaurant Saturday.
Marion Velma Peterson, 36, jumped from a moving vehicle along Route 97 near Summit Township after a quarrel with Edward C. Papson, 41. Police say she died about five minutes after being brought home. Papson said no charges would be filed. Coroner slated to rule on death.
Anthony Gustav de Rothschild, 79, member of the Rothschild banking family, died yesterday after a long illness. He was a partner in Rothschild and Sons, a major London banker and bullion dealer.
An American woman on the Danish freighter Liust Maersk in Tokyo Bay sang The Lord's Prayer to calm survivors as the ship sank after a collision with the American cargo ship Alcon Pioneer. The Coast Guard rescued 43 people including Mrs Andrews and three other Americans. one Danish crewman died and three others remained missing.
A Trailways bus carrying twelve people slid off a highway near Woodbury Tennessee and rolled down a steep embankment. Three died and nine were injured, including the driver, when the vehicle overturned and came to rest on its side.
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