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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1959
Page
3
A garbled four day fragment notes delays and restraint in actions. It mentions an actor and matches, with unclear references and attempts to describe postponement or avoidance of certain steps. The readable elements suggest a disrupted record of plans or events without full names or places.
Union leaders from the AFL-CIO met in San Juan to discuss anti corruption actions and backing a new federal minimum wage bill. They anticipated a Congress bill offering a 1.25 per hour minimum and extending protections to about nine million workers.
Chautauqua County Assemblyman A Bruce Manley said the measure may soon reach the Senate and be signed by the governor. The bill allows farmers to hire children over 12 with work permits for hand harvest tasks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on non school days, with parental accompaniment or written consent required.
Police shot and killed 20-year-old Richard Green in Wilkinsburg after a Pittsburgh auto chase began when he allegedly ran a red light in a stolen car. Officers fired several warnings before he was struck in the back as he attempted to flee, ending pursuit. Green had recently received three years probation for a purse-snatching offense.
Corry Area High School musicians joined a 125 piece Northwestern Pennsylvania District Orchestra at Wesleyville High School for a public concert. The festival featured Mozart Marriage of Figaro and works from Dvorak Corelli Rodgers and Anderson with guest conductor Stanley Levin. Hundreds attended as local hosts Will Lake area schools plan housing and meals for visiting musicians. Donald E Brooks led Wesleyville as host director with Harrisburg committee results forthcoming.
The Corry Archery Club hosted its monthly cup shoot yesterday afternoon on the local club grounds. High scorer was R Kinney with 384 in the expert class, followed by R Bailey at 316 and G Roberts with 312 in the bowman division. Women competitors Dean Lindberg and Josephine Coy scored 177 and 162 respectively.
The article notes President Eisenhower may tap John Foster Dulles for secretary of state if needed as Dulles battles cancer and plans for allied conferences and Soviet talks face delays. Vice President Nixon asserts the Eisenhower Dulles policy will endure, while some Democrats in Congress hope C Douglas Dillon would become his successor if replacement is required.
Mrs Eisenhower enters a term engagement at the Maine Chance beauty resort in Phoenix Arizona. She had previously spent two weeks at the same resort a year earlier, marking the start of a public appearance schedule and duties during a stay in Phoenix.
Gov. Lawrence tours Meadville Sharon New Castle Kittanning and other flood affected communities in western Pennsylvania to push for Kingua Dam construction along the Allegheny River. He seeks state funds for flood control and potential relief from remaining emergency funds, while the project faces legal delays by Seneca Indians. Data on a Shenango River dam at Sharpsville and cross county aid are discussed as part of the tour efforts.
In Lewistown, Pa AP report says government may finish its case today in the conspiracy trial of Rep. William J. Green and six associates. Two FBI agents testified about a political contribution allegedly given to Green. Judge Pollmer recessed for a long weekend after these last prosecution witnesses.
The report notes a large narcotics raid in New York with 27 people arrested. It references a prior larger seizure in Elmont, January 1954, when 35 pounds of heroin were seized and 7 people were taken into custody.
Hal Boyle surveys odd facts and trivia from everyday life and history. From New York drivers to ancient Rome wigs, Paris Mona Lisa visitors, barbers, lucky charms, weddings, and dieting, the column offers quick, quirky notes and aphorisms.
North American Aviation designs the Super X15 to reach near orbital speeds using molybdenum and columbium materials. The rocket plane aims for a two year operational lead toward space, potentially before Mercury designs. The X15 would launch vertically, circle twice, then glide to a landing, with a pilot reaching 10 miles altitude at speeds above 3600 mph. In a separate crash, W Pershing Stahlman, 40, Corsica strip mine operator, dies at Brookville Hospital after injury.
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