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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1962
Page
6
Fire consumed a Waterford house trailer where A B 1 resided, with the blaze blamed on an overheated autos pipe. Chief Whitelsey led the response as the trailer was a total loss. Nearby, polio drive totals topped $636, surpassing last year’s mark.
After lengthy talks Warner Bros buys the rights to the Broadway musical My Fair Lady for 5.4 million dollars. The deal was announced by Jack L. Warner and CBS chairman William Paley, noting the previous top movie rights price was 2.27 million for South Pacific by 20th Century Fox.
A Harrisburg man, Harry Daniel Thomas, 3b, died after being run over by a tractor-trailer he had just alighted from. Police said his friend stopped at a corner to let him off and the vehicle pulled away, causing Thomas to fall beneath the trailer and be run over. He died at Polyelinie Hospital about four hours later.
Harrisburg AP report on a Republican county convention planning May 1 primary endorsements. Key figures discussed include Woodside for governor, Van Zandt for U.S. Senate, with Sen. Hugh Scott and Rep. William Scranton seen as draft options. Another line notes Sharples opposing Woodside’s candidacy and urging top figures to decide.
In Harrisburg the Pennsylvania reapportionment crisis deepens as Congress may add a ninth seat and Gov. Lawrence’s plan to scrap three seats faces mixed GOP and Democratic reactions. Attorney General Stahl warns a statewide election if no bill passes. leaders debate timing and possible May primary changes.
City officials warned of fluoride toxicity and uneven dosing in water fluoridation. They favored distributing fluoride tablets at health stations as a safer, cheaper option while stressing the need for open discussion and full risk disclosure.
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