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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1958
Page
1
Sun Hager taunts Pringer over cattle deal as plans move forward. Officials indicate action on the matter, with parties awaiting formal regulatory steps and potential hearings.
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Washington reports Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will remain in office and resist Democratic push to retire. Eisenhower backs him. Dulles faces health questions after earlier surgery and a taxing Paris trip. Next months may decide his and the free world response to Russia’s space age challenge.
Flooded towns on the lower Gulf Coast began easing as more than 250 people remained displaced by five days of heavy rain. Families sheltered in schools watched TV and awaited the next steps toward rebuilding while Red Cross workers aided in a local shelter. The Weather Bureau projected coastal tides about three feet above normal with winds tapering. small craft were advised to seek safe harbor along the Texas and Upper Mexico coasts.
The Romanian Communist leader Petru Groza died aged 72 after a long illness following an abdominal operation last November. Reports from Bucharest cited Vienna as the place where he had been hospitalized with intestinal cancer after suffering two heart attacks last year.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson presses Secretary of the Army to explain Lt. James M. Gavin's testimony on a rumored promotion and missile policy critique. Gavin disclosed plans to retire, seeking freedom to advise on national defense. The Preparedness Subcommittee will probe facts this week in closed session.
The Corry police department logged 2 077 arrests and 49019 patrol miles in 1957, with 232 arrests of York residents and 18 percentage auto incidents. Officers cited 10 others for violations including drunkenness and disorderly conduct, with burglaries and thefts also reported. Auto accidents numbered 582 with property damage over $2000.
Indonesian head arrives in India during a tense regional push. The report notes a first major stay by the tour, with officials descended to formal ceremonies. The envoy seeks African Asian backing for a westward initiative toward New Guinea from the Dutch.
A city meeting approved multiple appointments and reappointments across departments. Notable items include Civil Service Board Attorney John Spiemel for four years, Deputy Pinence Director Hazel Acker for one year, Street Commissioner Walter Russ for one year, and various department posts led by City Policy Chief Hurley Take. Financial notes cite Hangtown National Bank and Nat ional Bank of Corry as fund repositories.
Corry area unemployment pay totaled 90000 plus for December as reported by the local offices of the Pennsylvania State Employment Service. The December period pushed total job seekers to about 850 with 275 women and 295 veterans. Five job openings drew four hires two women and two veterans in clerical and sales and skilled work. Initial applications declined from November though total weeks claimed rose. 26 disqualifications were issued for unemployment bar to work availability referral refusal quitting or misconduct. The outlook remains dark with callbacks slow and unemployment high until new jobs appear.
Police seek help from PLCB as Erie city officers report five youths, all 17, with a half case of beer bought across the state line in New York. The beer was confiscated and the youths admitted purchasing it. Details awaited PLCB involvement and further action.
The Pennsylvania New York Western Bar Section of the American Chemical Society will hold a 6:90 PM dinner meeting next Monday at the Colonial Hotel in Smethport. The talk, The Evaluation of Automotive Finishes, will be given by Ralph J. Wirshine, head of GM research chemistry.
Washington convened today as Congress opened for a session dominated by space and rocket age concerns. Returning members signaled urgency. mood shifted from last August, with focus on national defense and funding debates as the 1958 election year looms. The report references Soviet advances in space and past U S experiments with aeros and small payloads, noting a tense start to the new session.
Reports claim the Kremlin remained silent as informants suggested a man carrying rocket reached about 186 miles high and a passenger parachuted back. Officials denied knowledge while speculation grew that the mission may have been attempted after January 1.
A Navy patrol plane with one engine out crashed into a sea shore resort area at Ocean View near Norfolk. Four of its twelve crew are dead as the Mercator struck a group of cottages, destroying three and damaging three others. The commander said engine failure forced a water landing to avoid populated areas. The aircraft, from the Port Lyautey squadron, had been en route from Bermuda to Norfolk.
Forecast warns of a cold snap returning to the Corry area possibly this afternoon. Arctic air pushes in from the north bringing snowfall potential up to five inches. Yesterday the high reached 43 with a low around 8. the night may dip to 5 to 10 degrees.
The state fish commission said no rebuilding of the Columbus Dam on Brokenstraw Creek near Corry will proceed, citing unchanged physical biological and cost factors. Previous decision not to build stands, despite appeals from Corry Chamber of Commerce and other agencies. The commission also noted a reduced state share of federal aid for fishing programs and sought reasons from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
City council reports year end cash on hand 23966 after paying all bills. Earlier estimates ranged from 9000 to 16820, final balance gives a 7146 cushion for 1958. Parking meter revenue totaled 13906 transferred to general fund. Sewree disposal deposits were 4753 in December leaving 10194.
In Los Angeles convicts known as the Red Light Bandit cross examines Superior Judge Charles Wyfele over his 172nd appeal claim regarding a fair trial. The jurist, cool and assured, faced the question as the case proceeds at San Quentin. The hearing aims to determine if bias affected the sentence. The transcript is to be carried over to Page Five.
Centerville police seek an agile thief who pried loose and stole the 12 pound iron bell from the Maple Grove School tower. The bell vanished over the weekend, likely raised via ladder or toy car, leaving the counterweight and mounting damaged. Miss Buell Mair reported the scene after a bell rang fails.
City Fire Chief Charles Collier reported to City Council that Corry’s total city damage for the year was 3050.00, an all-time low for a 12 month period. Stanford Hose Co. answered half as many calls as the city firemen. 6 compared with 18 outside the city. There were several resuscitator calls and four emergency summonses, with 13 grass fires and four total alarms from Tallse. The 1957 review listed no outside city damage, and the report urged replacing the aging ladder truck due to motor and ladder deterioration.
A 17 year old, Mai-William Borg er, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol after a fatal auto crash in Indiana. He received an indefinite term in a juvenile republic. The case follows a prior sentence and connects to other youth incidents. Subways and public transit fares were raised yesterday in Paris, affecting costs amid a separate discussion of juvenile court burdens.
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