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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1960
Page
1
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A garbled note references beach activity and unidentified Gulf related persons. The readable fragments point to a scene with a group near the shore, but key names, dates, and locations are unreadable. The text implies a missing or uncertain event involving coastal individuals and a Gulf context.
All but two of 34 aboard the National Airlines DC6B crash near Bolivia, North Carolina, lay in three rows of shrouded bodies in the Southport High School gym awaiting identification by relatives and an FBI fingerprint team. Searchers found 32 bodies by nightfall across plowed fields and marshy woods as darkness and foul weather delayed recovery of the remaining two. Relatives began arriving to claim their dead, and National Airlines officials noted the plane apparently disintegrated in the air from an unknown cause.
Coty Area Industrial Development Corp board authorized secretary S A Long to begin planning a fundraising campaign to attract new industry. Meadville recently launched a $750,000 drive aimed at creating about 2,000 jobs, highlighting the regional push for financial reserves to aid industrial expansion and plant relocation.
A defective chimney caused a Tuesday night blaze at the Legreys Brothers farm four miles northeast of Clymer. Ed ward Burke spotted the fire around 11 pm. 20 area firefighters fought the smoldering flames until shortly before 2 am. No injuries were reported. damage valued between $1,000 and $1,500 as the fire breached a partition and required cutting a hole in the wall.
NORRISTOWN AP A 30 year old paroled sex offender faces a murder charge in the slaying of Maryann Mitchell a 1 year old Philadelphia girl. Police link the suspect to a watch found in a Bridgesport man s home and a blood stained car two blocks from the suspect s home. Investigators say a blood stained bumper jack with auburn hair matches the victim and was the likely weapon. The suspect faces burglary arson and larceny counts and is slated for a murder preliminary hearing Friday in Whitemarsh Township.
Corry Area High School senior J Karen Mallick and the Beaver staff earned one of three county wide honors in the National TB Association press project for 23rd annual entries. Erie County judges praised the paper for TB coverage through cartoons puzzles and articles.
The report notes the birth of Rex Lée Munsee, newborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Munsee of R. 0. 2, Corry Memorial Hospital. The infant is described as unusually mature for his age, already teething, signaling readiness for more solid foods.
President Eisenhower told Congress 1960 could be the most prosperous year in U S history. He spoke of a new technological era and guarded optimism about Soviet relations while stressing the need to maintain vast defensive military power. He highlighted Atlas intercontinental missiles and urged disarmament as a condition for peace.
Democratic leaders pressed a middle ground civil rights bill amid party splits. Speaker Rayburn hinted at moving the measure while a petition gathered signatures to force House action from the Southern led Rules Committee. Senate hearings were planned on federal voting rights appointments as a separate measure faced opposition as unconstitutional by Southern opponents.
The Civil Aeronautics Board continued its inquiry into the Allegheny Airlines crash that killed 25 of 26 aboard on December 1. Testimony cited snow squalls near Williamsport and ground visibility of 1% to 2 miles minutes before impact. Weather forecasters and a CAB safety official described conditions along the flight path from Harrisburg to Montoursville. Atlas missile tests report Cape Canaveral success as the 18th in a row.
The big five railroad unions challenge industry claims on pay for engine and fireman crews. They cite a Chicago to Denver run of 1 034 miles where a fast passenger train takes 16 ½ hours and argue pay scales grant 10 to 19 days of pay per engine crew position for that route, claiming engineers and firemen earn more for fewer days’ work.
The union questions railroad pay, arguing workers are undercompensated while industry cites an engineer earning 481.63 for 19 trips totaling 4244 hours at 11.26 per hour. It notes eight hour day and 40 hour week equivalents, plus uncounted layovers and away from home expenses. The Brotherhood reports ME. White’s July 1958 Burlington Zephyr run averaged 2 hours 51 minutes per trip.
UNION City borough secretary Campbell was named wage and salary tax collector for the borough and school board effective January 15. Records shift from Ernst and Ernst Erie to the local city hall. Employers will pay quarterly at the city hall. Campbell says new forms go to wage earners with a April 20 deadline and back taxes included. The committee will pursue a get tough policy targeting delinquent payers and lax employers.
A freight train struck an automobile at a crossing in the Florida East Coast area killing Evelyn Albaugh of Warren Pa and Ernest Albaugh aged about 40. Police say the couple were vacationing in Florida. An eyewitness Louis Rizza of Dunia said a loud plane noise drowned out crossing warnings.
A 5 year old Swedlish maid testified of a violent night at the West Covina home as Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff face murder charges to gain control of a $750,000 estate. She described being struck, ordered into a car, and hearing shots after Mrs. Finch fled the scene.
President Eisenhower outlined a tour of Brazil Argentina Chile and Uruguay beginning February 24 as part of a "peace with freedom" campaign. Mrs Eisenhower and Christian Herter will join him aboard the presidential jet. The White House expects warm receptions similar to his Asia and Africa voyage, with stops set for February 23 to March 2 across the four democracies.
Mary Elizabeth Teel aged 47, widow of Forrest Teel of Eli Lilly and Company, died yesterday from burns suffered in her bed during an early Sunday incident linked to the 1958 fatal quarrel involving her husband. Connie Nicholas, a 45 year old divorcee, was sentenced to 2 to 4 years for manslaughter in Teel's death.
Edinboro State Teachers College President Thomas R. Miller stated there is no plan to raise the basic fee of 100 dollars per semester. He noted board costs stay at 89 dollars weekly and dormitory room rates may rise by up to 2 dollars per week as new dormitories are built, but class-work fees remain unchanged. Total current costs for room, board, and fees are 3369.50 per semester, with off campus students paying 117.50 per semester.
Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania, a 59 year old congressman since 1937, died at Naval Medical Center Bethesda after brain surgery. As senior Ways and Means member and former Republican Congressional Committee chair, he was known for steadfast tariff support, blunt speaking style, and influence on House policy. His passing deepens Pennsylvania delegation vacancies and prompts tributes from colleagues.
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