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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1960
Page
3
Just a Paragraf County Commissioners yesterday refused tax exemptions to the Erie Redevelopment Authority and the Erie Golf Commission on the solicitor's recommendation. They paid a $1,500 Mille Creek sewer rental for 1959 and the first quarter of 1960.
Dr John F G Carruthers 71 founder of the United Nations Chaplains League died yesterday in Pasadena California. The Presbyterian clergyman suffered two heart ailments and had served as a church leader and activist for Chaplains League.
Benjamin Fairless president of the American Iron and Steel Institute says the steel sector is moving to competitive levels unseen before, with imports likely to decline and exports to rise amid rising domestic costs. He notes a 2 to 1 import export gap last year and mentions firms contracting to stock foreign steel when domestic supplies are tight. He spoke as the industry adopts the Steelmark symbol for products.
Cape Canaveral AP announces the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile test program has ended and three launcher tests will evaluate a new space engine. If successful, the engine will boost small scientific satellites into orbit and deeper space, powering Thor-Able and Thor-Delta three stage rockets with about 165000 pounds thrust at liftoff.
Hollywood reports Ginger Rogers returns to town after her Broadway bound play The Pink Jungle stalls in Boston. She expresses regret at the flop but stays forward looking.
A major explosion at Thiokol's Longhorn Ordnance Works near Marshall Texas may push solid rocket motor production back as much as 90 days. Army Lt. Col Harrison cited unknown cost estimates while engineers assess length of disruption and repairs.
Hollywood critic Bob Thomas relays Ginger Rogers remarks on a San Francisco Detroit and Boston run. She calls the play lightweight with no substance yet says the audience enjoyed it. Ginger denies a Ginger Moorehead feud while Leslie Stevens defends his writing and criticizes the author’s changes.
A quake rattled Tokyo and surrounding areas with tall buildings swaying and street activity as people evacuated. The Central Meteorological Agency put the epicenter in Southern Thoragi Prefecture about 20 miles northeast of Tokyo, rating intensity at four on a seven-point scale with no immediate damage or casualties reported.
The Union City Area School Board adopted rules restricting after hours events with curfews for weeknights and Saturday sessions. Activities must end by 10 p.m. on weekdays with social events finishing by 11 30 p.m. and a $2 hourly building-use fee. Saturday morning events end by 11 20 p.m. and holidays require all day programs to end by 4 p.m. The meeting also covered committees, sabbatical leave, substitute teachers, and equipment purchases.
A state lawmaker criticizes the Legislature for lacking a clear estimate of schools needs. He questions whether funding should range from 16 million to 50 million dollars and notes possible surplus due to rising inheritance tax receipts and stock values, with December sale taxes also above estimate.
A University of Michigan survey shows consumer confidence rising after the steel pad, with expectations of higher prices and improved incomes this year. Some fear tight money and higher interest rates could damp housing demand, while mortgage costs rise and credit use grows. Retail sales rose 8 percent above 1958, with year end strength shown in department store Christmas sales.
Boston police will attend 14 week courses in effective speaking after the department accepted 40 scholarships. Superintendent Francis J. Hennessey says the program aims to improve questioning and communication in the field.
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