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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1961
Page
2
Titusville Hospital reports 434 babies born in 1960, with figures close to 432 in 1959 and below the peak of 485 in 1957. Also mentions state inspector Clyde Hl Maize named brigadier general, Jamestown budget talk, and various local notices and ads across multiple towns.
In Philadelphia and surrounding counties five inmates nearing release joined a Sunday night break from Eastern State Penitentiary. The plan involved improvised grenades and weapons. one guard injured, nine hostages taken, and authorities vow a thorough investigation into prison laxity and security.
A hospital report lists admissions including Raymond L. Clark Bear Lake and Mrs. Richard Page Columbus and other residents. Discharges include Mrs. Donald E. Wetherbee and daughter Kimberly Sue Spar Rickie and a transfer to Hamel Hospital. John Campana, 45, a city police traffic bureau clerk, died at Hamlet Hospital after a fire department response.
Milan obituary reports 80 year old retired General Lulei Carini died yesterday from a heart ailment. A World War I division group commander in the Italian army he was later removed and imprisoned for refusing to collaborate with the Germans.
ABC announced James C Hagerty as vice president and head of news and special events. He will lead strengthened Washington and overseas reporting two days after Eisenhower's inauguration, while promising steady, not dramatic, changes and remaining behind the camera. CBS to end The Witness after Feb 2 due to weak ratings, with a Ma Barker special as a notable upcoming program. NBC presents Salute to a Patriot honoring Eisenhower with leaders like Kennedy and Adenauer.
Funeral services for Henry Ben Keefer held at Bracken Funeral Home Wednesday at 1 30 p m with burial at Rose Bil Cemetery Spartansburg. Visitation at the funeral home Monday 7–9 pm and Tuesday 2–4 and 7–9 pm. Wade.
A yearend Erie police summary shows juvenile crime fell in 1960 from 704 cases in 1969 to 684. Nowak attributes the dip to youth activities and school counseling, with 485 of 584 cases involving boys and 99 girls. Crimes include larceny, vandalism, burglary, runaways, and sex offenses, with 57 cases under age ten.
Lowell John Thomas of Grand Valley is charged by Titusville police with drunken driving speeding and failing to stop after a chase of over 15 miles through Route 27 towns including Pleasantville Enterprise and Selkirk. He allegedly forced about 17 cars off the road and was sought by Oil City and state police on related hit run allegations.
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, both from Atlanta, were set to begin classes at 9 a.m. as the first Black students at the University of Georgia, while about 2,000 white students protested and 9,000 signed petitions to keep the campus open. Governor Vandiver suggested possible reopening on an integrated basis if segregation laws are repealed.
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