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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1962
Page
1
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The Congo Parliament censures Antoine Gizenga by a wide margin for defying the central government. Gizenga, surrounded in Stanleyville by U.N. and Congolese forces, agreed to return to Leopoldville by Saturday after his bodyguard surrendered. The vote, six to one with one abstention, allows Premier Cyrille Adoula to oust Gizenga from the deputy premiership. About 300 of Gizenga’s gendarmes have been disarmed and captured. a remaining platoon is to be neutralized.
In Brussels the United States and European Common Market nations near signing a sweeping tariff reduction pact. Howard Peterson and Jean Rey are to sign, with negotiations noting up to 20 percent cuts on hundreds of tariffs. France voices some chemical import concerns but hopes for a satisfactory resolution.
Philadelphia Mayor Richardson Dilworth resigns effective February 12 to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the May 15 primary. The 63-year-old leader announced the move at a news conference after years of speculation, noting no mention of plans in his resignation letter to Council President Tate.
A predawn farmhouse fire 26 miles north of Morriston Ark killed ten people, eight of them children. Sheriff Marlin Hawkins identified the victims as Mr and Mrs Andy Paladino and their children aged 1 to 10 years. The blaze spread through the two story home before a neighbor saw it as winds swept through the area.
In its second meeting of the year the City Council led by a new mayor will discuss establishing a regular police court and further study of the enforcement officer post. Mayor Zalzneck says the police court is definite on the agenda while the enforcement officer issue hinges on input from Millcreek Girard and Harbor Creek during a Planning and Zoning Commission trip.
A mild 44 degree winter day drew many to Mead Park for ice skating and to Presque Isle State Park in Erie where 7,800 autos carried 35,100 people. Crowds marked the largest turnout this year. more light rain and a drop toward the 20s are forecast as colder weather moves in.
Area drivers ignored a newly declared no parking zone along Mead Avenue despite loud speaker alerts. Police intervened, issuing warnings then tickets to noncompliant motorists. Chief Harley Drake warned this was the final chance before tickets become regular.
In Algiers sirens scream as French and Moslem terrorists strike. The weekend toll reached 48 dead, including Muslims and Europeans. A city in fear shows a mix of patrols, curfews, and reports from the Albatross police network. Champagne toasts and revelry contrast with the violence.
Hollywood crowed mourns comedian Ernie Kovacs at a simple Presbyterian funeral planned by widow Edie Adams to be held at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. He died aged 42 after a car crash that smashed his station wagon into a telephone pole. pallbearers include Sack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Billy Wilder, Dick Quine and Joe Mikalos.
A tractor trailer and an automobile collided on the West Virginia Yarnpiké about 29 miles north of Beckley killing Gene R. Conrad 21 of Boyertown Pa. Two others were injured. Conrad was the driver and served in the Navy.
At the United Nations in New York the Angola debate strains U S relations with Portugal as diplomats anticipate a resolution on self determination for Angola. Portugal rejects assembly jurisdiction over its colonies, warning it may quit the UN if the matter is discussed. A 50 nation Asian African group plans its own resolution to press for independence and end to arms supplies.
United Fund officials and Corry residents plan a meeting at the YMCA to diagnose repeated campaign failures and discuss actions. James St George, UF chairman, says the board will re evaluate the local situation and pursue a new approach to restore drive success. The session, set for 8 p m, aims to find the key to future drives in Corry. A separate item notes a Karachi bus crash that killed 32 and left seven survivors.
CAPE CANAVERAL Ma AP A huge space balloon broke apart hundreds of miles above the Atlantic during inflation to the size of a 13 story building. Debris showered the sea. the Echo satellite test was terminated after the Thor booster launch at 6 06 am. NASA said the balloon separated and began inflating, then split. Technicians planned to review film footage and recover a movie camera ejected into the sea.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk briefed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a closed session on world trouble spots. Discussion centered on President Kennedy's proposal to authorize buying half of a 20 million dollar UN bond issue to fund Congo and Middle East operations. Opponents and supporters argued over UN financing and nations paying their assessments as the UN deficit nears 179 million by June 30.
Police charge Alex Poldl 42 of 135 East Congress with leaving the scene after his car rammed the rear of Gaylord Collins 33 on Wayne street Friday night. Collins said Poldl refused to talk, then fled after noting his license. Poldl pleaded not guilty at arraignment and bonded for a hearing. Leaving the scene of an accident is a misdemeanor with possible fines and up to three years in prison.
Four young people died when a ram vehicle struck the rear of a lumber truck two miles south of Nelsonia Virginia on the eastern shore. The mobile ram caused the fatal crash, with investigators identifying the victims and pursuing further details.
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