City Council Reorganizes 1961 Appointments
In a special session followed by the first 1961 regular meeting, Corry City Council approved new appointments and reappointments to city boards and agencies. Mayor Kinley named Abbott finance director Grice streets director Drake police chief Cobbet police magistrate Weber safety director Hawkins zoning, Miller planning, Myers city planning replacing Ott, with terms to 1965. Also approved were airport and civil service appointees, depositories, and staff changes as tax collections reported progress. Kinley and Stewart Long expressed thanks for cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pred Kinley
Ward Hawkins
Zoning Appeal Board
Louis Miller
City Planning Commission
George Myers
Robert A. Ott
P. B. Sonoski
Municipal
Ross Bailey
M. J McIntyre
Airport Authority
Clarence Wallace
George Sample
George Gould
Hugh a'Hare
Civil Service Board
Guy Abbey
Hazel Merjer
Tiaice
Theodore Swanson
al Apps
William Halfast
Lawrence
Nichols
David Loveland
Wr. Dearing
Walter Rossistreet
Cait Smith
Corry
Smith
Kinley
Stewart Long
Light Snow Turns Western Pennsylvania Roads Slippery
A light snow fell across western Pennsylvania, leaving slick, hazardous driving conditions in many areas. Pittsburgh and Washington each recorded about an inch of snowfall, with lighter amounts near Greensburg and in northwest counties. Roads reported icy spots in Corry Butler Erie Greensburg and Washington as crews plowed and salted the Turnpike sections from Northeast Junction to the Scranton Interchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Washington
Greensburg
Corry
Butler
Erie
Polle
Venango County
Turnpike
Scranton
Corry Area Roads Relatively Safe Over Holiday
Corry area roads remained relatively safe over the New Year holiday weekend with three accidents reported. A 10 p.m. crash on Route 19 near Waterford involved Kelly Hoffmann backing into the highway, colliding with Ronald Jones. Hoffman’s car damaged, Jones’s vehicle damaged, troopers investigating with possible charges. Earlier, 6:26 p.m. on Route 69 near Wattsburg a Pittsburgh man’s car struck a stopped vehicle operated by Robert Enfferlin. injuries reported, total damage about 295 dollars. further investigation ongoing by state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Hoff
Fourth Avenue
Strincke-Whils
Waterford
Corry
Hofman
Ronald Jones
Hoffman
Jones
Thomas Powers Jr
Pittsburgh
Wattsburg
Robert Enfferlin
Re. D
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Likely To Meet 340 Estimate
National traffic death toll for the New Year weekend stood near the 340 preholiday estimate. The 78 hour period ending Monday midnight recorded 393 deaths in traffic accidents, with final figures pending. The total holiday deaths reached 473 including 63 fires and 77 other misadventures, marking a record 313 for a three day New Year holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Erie Police probe brutal sex-slaying of 60 year old woman
Erie police pursue a full scale inquiry into the Friday night killing of 60 year old Mrs Laura Mutch found in the snow outside a neighbor’s back door. Two suspects out of more than 50 questioned remain in custody awaiting lie detector tests as investigators review alibis and connections to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Police
Erie
Laura Mutch
Leonard Muteh
Lawrence Park
Jaben
Burglary Probed At Union Service Station
Police investigate a break in at Union Service Station 949 North Center Street last night. Thieves pried a rear window, dragged two vending machines into the back room, rifled a pop machine, and took cash from a desk drawer while leaving other money and items. Station owner Barney Wellman could not estimate losses. The station had closed at 9 p.m. The second brief item notes motorist William Henry Hall, 31, killed when his car slid on ice and struck a tree while en route to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wry Pouve Wouy
Union
North Center Street
Harley Drake
Barney Wellman
Union City
Wellman
Dead mother lay for days as 3 year old clings to life
Bronx police break into locked apartment and find 93 year old widow Mrs McKiernan dead for days while her emaciated granddaughter Patricia, three, huddles nearby. The child, fed milk and water by Patrolman Fortuna, slowly revives as investigators report the mother died five days earlier.
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Plance
Jenvile Meklenin
Matthew Mahoney
Long Island
McKiernan
Ansious
James Fortuna
Patricia
Portuno
Ike Calls U S to Halt Reds in Laos Front
VIENTIANE Laos government says royal troops hold Ban Bin 30 miles northeast of Kienukhowang against pro Communist rebels. News blackout blocks details as battles for Xiengkhouang continue with conflicting reports. Moscow radio claims fall of Xiengkhouang while official sources say fighting persists.
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Vientiane
Laos
Far
Xienehkouang
Taos
Bouyan Norusing
Prnd Boot
Xilegkhouang
Moscow Radio
Xiengkhouang
President Still Hopeful Despite Red Invasion Crisis
President Eisenhower remained hopeful that a clear action would deter the Communists and avert outside military involvement in Laos. Officials tracked reports of North Vietnamese forces advancing, with a high level meeting among top advisers and a public warning issued to red powers not to intervene.
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Dent Eisenhower
Laos
Viet Nam
Eisenhower
United States
Red
McCloy to lead U.S. disarmament drive under Kennedy
President-elect John F. Kennedy appoints John J. McCloy as director of the United States Disarmament Administration. The 65 year old former Allied high commissioner in Germany becomes Kennedy's chief adviser on disarmament policy. McCloy will help plan and coordinate efforts ahead of talks with the Soviet Union, though no summit seat is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
John J. McCloy
John F. Kenney
McCloy
Germany
United States Disarmament Administration
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Truman
Chase-Manhattan Bank
New York
Eaea Ae “Jong
United States
Pierre Salinger
Lane named Cleveland manager of Kansas City Athletes
AP report says Frank Lane, new general manager of the Kansas City Athletes, announced by Charles C. Ba after buying 5 percent stock from Widehall club. Lane succeeds Parke Carroll since the club moved from Philadelphia in 195. Lane resumes his fifth major executive post as the team plans no immediate replacement. Segregation dispute continues to affect New Orleans schools after a 10 day holiday break.
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Bulletin
Kansas City
Frank Lane
Cleveland
Lane
Charles C. Ba
Widehall Club
Parke Carroll
Philadelphia
Lane Mus
Jeane
Ty Cleveland
Trdjans
Newspaper price hikes hit multiple papers in region
Two Area Dailies and one Weekly announce increases from seven to 10 cents per copy effective today. Titusville Herald raises city delivery to 3 cents for carriers with mail rates unchanged. Linesville Herald moves to 10 cents weekly. Enterprise News of Cambridge Springs already at 10 cents a copy. Production costs cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geranklin
Oil City
Emain
Titusville News Co
Linesville Herald
Tauwrence Lating
Enterprise News of
Cambridge Springs
Werkly
Fires Hit Canandaigua GLI Plant Damaging Grant Unit
A large fire damaged the Grange League Federation GLI marketing service building in Canandaigua causing an estimated loss of 1 250 000. The plant was the only GLP unit to manufacture food for small animals and suffered about 1 500 000 in annuity losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canandaigua
Din
The
Grange League Federation
GLI
Bebe
GLP
Weekend Fender Benders Leave City Streets Minor
City police logged five minor crashes over the weekend as winter ice slowed drivers. A Corry man traveling to Titusville was hit here by another vehicle. On Saturday George Montgomery and Leland Sperry collided on Northwest street near West Pleasail. Three Sunday incidents involved parked cars and drivers failing to observe proper procedure, including Thompson who claimed he stopped but had no way to identify himself at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
George 4. Montgomery
R. D
Spartansburg
Leland W.sperry
Jamestown
Northwest
Montgomery
Sperry
West Pleasail Street
Spery
South Center Street
Richard Boglen
Brie
Alving
Dt Thompson
East Futh Street
Pollue
Tompson
Eugler
Auto rolls end over end on Route 6 near Corry
Driver nicknamed Lucky escaped serious injury after his car rolled end over end about 4 PM yesterday three miles west of Corry. Passenger Thomas Pieper of Erle, 29, listed in satisfactory condition at Corry Memorial Hospital with no broken bones. Police say Pieper lost control on a slippery road, veered into a culvert and caused the crash with about $1,000 damage. Possible charges pending. Railroad mogul dies in Winnipeg. Mather, 75, chairman of Canadian Pacific Railway Co, died yesterday of cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Corry Memorial Hospital
Thomas Pieper
Erle
Pieper
Winnipeg
W A. Mather
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
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