Unclear fragment notes motion on federal aid measure
Fragmentary report references a federal aid measure and the amount 1 000 000 with mentions of administration and figures. No clear names or dates are readable to specify entities or outcomes.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1959
Page
3
Fragmentary report references a federal aid measure and the amount 1 000 000 with mentions of administration and figures. No clear names or dates are readable to specify entities or outcomes.
Paragraphed notes report Mr and Mrs Gerald Bagley East Irving Street selling Ye Old Booke Shoppe to Mr and Mrs Wayre VanGuilder. New owners will keep same religious books and merchandise line shown over 15 years under Bagleys.
A recurrence of eye infection keeps evangelist Billy Graham in bed in Melbourne Australia. The eye trouble, present since the Melbourne crusade began, delays his departure from the United States. Rev Grady Wilson asserts he will continue the crusade.
Gov. Lawrence asked Congress for quicker federal funding to combat flood risks across Pennsylvania. He argued the $14,224,000 proposed for navigation and flood control is the minimum, urging approval of dam and reservoir projects on the Shenango, Allegheny River systems, and French Creek, plus planning funds for Turtle Creek and Connequenessing Creek. He cited January floods causing $13.5 million in damage and urged reconsideration of Allegheny River projects amid recent damage at Friar, Kittanning, and New Kensington. He also supported the industrial and rural redevelopment bill to curb unemployment and fund retraining and subsistence for workers.
The committee discussed UAW funds and the explosive tactic issue in last fall's right to work campaigns. Senator McClellan confirmed the topic was raised in a closed meeting with no motions or votes, as hearings closed on alleged extortion rackets in Chicago jukebox and game machine operations.
An airliner on approach to LaGuardia hit the ground after reporting altitudes 600, 700, 600, and 500 feet. Investigators note altimeters functioned normally until tested at 1,000 feet AGL, suggesting instrument error or lag as a contributing factor.
AP reports Maxwell Anderson 70, noted playwright and Pulitzer winner for Both Your Houses, is in serious condition at Stamford Hospital after suffering a stroke this morning. He is a Stamford resident and author of Winters, The Bad Seed, and The Eve of St..
A 10 member committee appointed by the state mines department will enter the Knox mine near Pittston to probe the 1959 disaster that entombed 12 workers. Hearings are set for Wilkes-Barre with witnesses from Knox Coal and Pennsylvania Coal, plus miners who escaped. The panel seeks $50,000 to cover probe costs and aims to air the facts and recommend remedial legislation.
A U S detective freed Richard N. Thomas after six days in the Tijuana jail as authorities announced he was cleared of suspicion in the strangulation and dismemberment of a mystery woman. The 34 year old California man said he planned no immediate departure from Mexico. The case involved a headless torso found beside a highway south of Tijuana on February 19 with other body parts located later.
The New York Stock Exchange reports about 11 000 Monthly Investment Plans in force with 5422 starting in January. Investors cite simplicity discipline and saving as reasons while noting growth despite inflation.
The Southern Rhodesian Government Gazette empowered arrest without charges, curfews, bans on gatherings, and control of information amid rising tension. A 4,000-strong African strike at Kariba on the Zambezi hydro project signals possible political aims linked to Nyasaland agitation.
The article notes growing use of market investment plans where investors commit regular payments to buy shares at market price. About 164000 such plans exist with 89000 completed or terminated, totaling 11244 million dollars for 2% million shares. Investors favor mid priced shares while low priced stocks attract fewer participants. Examples include Phillip J. Newhart of Bath Ohio funding college via four plans, Barney Nelson in Milwaukee using payroll deductions for Rambler and Sparry Candy purchases, and Jim Austin starting two payroll based MIP plans. Investors like the simplicity and the claim they cannot touch the funds until broker commissions are discussed.
A 21 year old from New Kensington died from a skull fracture after his car plunged into a ravine during a police chase. The driver, James A. McCoy, a recent Army discharge, was in a stolen vehicle pursued by Lt. William Ellwood on Logan Ferny Road just outside the city.
Federal court jury begins deliberations in the conspiracy trial of Rep. William J. Green and two co defendants. Motions for acquittal were renewed as Green and John P. Gilboy challenge the evidence while others acquitted in the same case. Actress Greer Garson to inherit $100000 from her mother’s will probate.
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