15 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1962
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment cites a local official action with partial details. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, but the item suggests a civic notice or public process. Further readable text is needed to identify the exact action or deadline.
Weather complicates the Glenn mission with another postponement. NASA will reassess at midnight and Friday’s launch remains unlikely amid gale force winds and 18 foot seas in the central Atlantic. A further delay could push checks and readiness into an extended window beyond Friday.
AP reports John H. Glenn Jr remains focused and busy despite a new delay in his space voyage. Psychologist Dr. Robert Voas says his training and routine help him bear frustration, accept delays, and stay engaged with meetings and continued training as weather or mechanical issues arise.
Douglas and Barbara Shue, already parents of five, welcomed triplet boys yesterday at Oneida City Hospital. The couple now has eight children, with Mrs. Shue noting joy at expanding their family. The event marks a joyful milestone for the family in Oneida City.
U S attorney general Robert F. Kennedy drew cheers and jeers in Jogjakarta as he challenged students to speak up on American policy. A single student stepped forward with a question on capitalism and imperialism, and Kennedy defended U S policy toward West New Guinea while urging maturity. He noted ties with both Indonesia and the Netherlands and pressed for a peaceful settlement, saying the United States seeks a negotiated outcome and that Sukarno and Kennedy are pursuing a rapid peaceful resolution.
Barbara Diane Crosby, wife of singer Lindsey Crosby, has regained consciousness and is no longer in critical condition at St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank California. A spokesman said doctors believe she may be suffering a kidney disturbance related to her pregnancy. The Crosbys anticipate their second child in June.
Explorers from a local post collected over eight tons of paper Saturday, earning $82 for the fund saving co to send 10 scouts to Philmont Ranch in New Mexico in August. Spokesmen said the drive supports travel costs and the post has more boys signed to go than any other group in the Washington Trail Council.
Armelia McCarrell of Pittsburgh announces a remarkable family milestone. Her twins Darrel and Darrel were born February 6, ten months after her twin daughters Kimberly and Karen, born April 3, 1961. The mother said she and her husband were surprised by the timing.
Officials report a slow start to the YMCA enrollment drive with breakfast at 7:15 a.m. and only about 10 percent of workers counting in. Lt. Gen. Frank A. Bogart USAF will speak at the Chamber of Commerce dinner February 28. A family membership for the Wade family of Columbus totaled $30, making all ten members members for $3 each.
President Kenney praised Mrs Kennedy's White House tour and refurbishing project as a way to make history a living force. He said dramatizing the nation's story helps Americans feel connected to leaders like Grant Lincoln and Monroe and hopes future residents would value the house as a center of historic life.
Mrs Smith grandmother of Mrs Roger Brown died in Franklin at 101 after living with attorney Brown family and a daughter in law. Born in Rockland Pennsylvania in April 1860 to Henry Adam Gilger and Mary Alsbach. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Punseal Home with Rev George Myers officiating. Interment in Rockland Cemetery.
Sparta Merged Schools shut down until Monday due to flu like illness sweeping the district. Absenteeism more than doubled from Monday to Tuesday and several students attended despite symptoms, prompting principal Rol Putnam to close all schools for two days. Four teachers were absent, one substitute available. junior and senior high basketball games were postponed.
A Miami barmaid Arhelia Madelis telephoned police to report a man staring at her from the One Eleven bar. Officers arrived to find the man dead, seated on a bar stool with a rigid stare and no visible signs of life.
Philadelphia AP Sen Hugh Scott announces candidacy for Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania Scott aims to block Judge Robert E Woodside from the nomination backing by former President Eisenhower Scott entered race after Woodside refused to bow out and factions debated a unity ticket with Rep James Van Zandt Scranton had floated a compromise candidacy but declined to run for governor now aiming for reelection to Congress
Six brothers aged 12 to 1% and neighbor girl Barbara Ewing died in a late night blaze in a frame house at St Anne Woods near Pembroke Township. Fire Chief cites defective wiring. mother Gwendolyn Mallory was away at a neighbor’s home. The dead include Hocolda Bets Claude, Robert, and Mark, with Thelma Ewing’s daughter also among victims. Police identify bodies. the mother’s husband Robert Mallory died in a 18 months earlier building collapse in Chicago.
Nelson A Rockefeller, facing divorce after 31 years of marriage, refuses to discuss whether New York should loosen its sole ground for divorce, adultery. He states he will answer only questions in the public domain as he pursues residency in Nevada.
Corry Area High School English Department evaluates the current course of study as it plans a district wide revision. Miss Ruth Bennet leads a committee reassessing curricula from seven through twelve to align with modern teaching methods. They re evaluate existing courses, identify shortcomings, and adjust placement of classics to reduce repetition while integrating elementary and secondary programs. Continued on Page Three.
Jamestown groups push fluoridation with the Jamestown PTA Council Jamestown Jaycees and the health officer joining the campaign The health officer Dr Donald D Trantum has long supported adding fluoride dating back to a 1951 Lake Placid health meet The proposal faces anticipated heated debate before city council action
MOSCOW United States Britain and France protested Soviet interference with Allied air corridors to Berlin. Western powers rejected Soviet requests to restrict corridors to certain altitudes amid repeated Soviet demands. Communist jets heard over Berlin and near a Berlin bound airliner heightened tensions. Four power agreement requires each flight to be announced and cleared by the four power air safety center in West Berlin.
Washington man Robert Roger faces sentencing after a conviction on a voluntary manslaughter charge for the December shooting death of his brother Joseph, age 25, in Minleyville. The case proceeded despite defense claims of intent and emotional distress.
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