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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1961
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text describes a local wartime item with sparse details. The readable parts mention a hat idler and a partial phrase about a ws and r on, offering no clear event or names.
Castro regime bans exit permits for civilians seeking to leave Cuba while tourism remains allowed. Ernesto Guevara urged Kennedy to consider reconciliation on sovereign terms, noting Kennedy’s pending inauguration. Cuban authorities press protection of Americans, amid reports of four CBS crew members detained by Cuban police with undisclosed charges.
In Los Angeles a zoological exhibit announces a male gnu will join the herd after quarantine. The plan aims to breed calves within a year or two, increasing available horned stock. Authorities note prior lack of males at the park and expect offspring from the pairing.
Two sewer line blasts ripped through downtown Erie last night as manhole covers flew and fires sparked along a 75 foot shopping block. Firefighters battled flames for about 40 minutes while Penelec workers cut power and inspected wiring after thawed sewers filled with water.
The new Congress faces moves to trim the House Rules Committee and curb Senate filibusters. House Speaker Sam Rayburn signals possible removal of Colmer from the committee to break GOP and Southern Democratic grip. In the Senate, proposals to limit debate seek a 51 vote or a three-fifths threshold, stirring constitutional debate and political maneuvering.
Donald Bronson, 31, of Harborcreek Township, jumped from his stalled vehicle at a railroad crossing seconds before a westbound New York Central passenger train, about 80 mph, struck the car at Davidson crossing. He suffered shock but no injuries and was held at Hamot Hospital. the train halted to repair damage.
Actress Nanette Fabray is recovering at home from exhaustion and laryngitis as her doctor cites fatigue and throat illness.
San Francisco authorities blame an open back stairway with no fire doors for the fast spread of a Friday morning blaze that gutted the Thomas Hotel. Nineteen people died and eight were injured as flames raced from a pensioner’s mattress through five floors. Raymond T. Gorman, 61, in whose room the fire started, was booked on suspicion of manslaughter after minor injuries.
An elderly Erie drug store proprietor was attacked by two men around 3 PM. He was beaten, kicked, and robbed of $105 after a cash register theft. he was treated at Hamel Hospital for a head wound and possible spine injury. Detectives Peganoff and Hartwig pursued a brief area search with no arrests.
President elect John F Kennedy conducts a tight schedule of politics national and international affairs during a brief Washington visit before his inauguration. He meets with Dean Rusk and other aides to discuss Cuba Laos and foreign policy while planning a week in the capital and upcoming trips.
President Eisenhower touched down in Augusta Georgia at 10 07 am for a short presidential stay. A crowd of about 180 people greeted the chief executive as he began his weekend retreat.
Federal engineers recommend a large Wattsburg impounding reservoir fed by French Creek to hold floodwaters. The 2200 acre lake would be part of a three-dam system with Woodcock and Muddy Creek sites, aiming to protect Meadville and surrounding towns while offering recreational value.
Workers at Corry Quali Markets and 40 other locations voted against union representation across three departments. In one site the warehouse vote was decisive with 25 no ballots, while clerks split with 84 opposing and 74 backing the Bell Clerks Union. Three departments show close results and several challenged ballots may be counted later. The election is overseen by the NLRB and results will be certified within five days.
The state halts nighttime driving tests and allows motorists who missed the police eye and hands test to complete them at daytime hours from 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. daily. State police report 180000 motorists examined since the program began on November 14 with 1-0 rejected for vision inadequacy and one for lack of use of a hand.
Police in central Arkansas investigate the theft of a 17 year old girl's body from Bayou Meto Cemetery and a separate grave looting at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Jewelry valued at 300 dollars taken from Alma Summers and a 28 year old woman's casket robbed with ropes and a missing wrist watch and rings.
Reports from multiple sources say Lao rebels push toward Luang Prabang from the north while Western officials differ on immediacy of danger. French sources suggested a growing threat whereas other observers placed Luang Prabang about 60 miles away with no imminent risk.
Michael Hanterman of Atlantic City reported a missing jewelry package valued at 28000 after departing a bus in Philadelphia. Detectives traced the parcel to the last stop and recovered it, noting the theft occurred as he left the bus and that the owner had agreed to hold the jewels as collateral. A separate Viet Nam dispatch notes South Viet Nam bans firecrackers for February 15 New Year celebrations amid ongoing security concerns.
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