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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1960
Page
1
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Washington Democrats push to recast President Eisenhower's budget toward their policy goals. They target the 70.8 billion dollar year budget, seek more for foreign aid and a larger defense program, criticize space and housing proposals, and plan a billion-dollar school construction act likely to face a presidential veto. Republicans vow to defend a balanced budget and growth, framing the budget fight as essential to economic stability.
Egypt accepts Soviet assistance to build the second stage of the Aswan Dam, with a total cost of about 373.1 million dollars and 25.82 million in foreign exchange for abroad equipment. The Soviet Union is expected to supply goods or provide a long term loan basis, creating a unified project alongside U.S. and U.A.R. support for the high dam.
The Columbus school board met with three architectural firms to explore a proposed new school. They discussed state funding, required paperwork, and steps to begin exploratory moves. Representing firms were Francis Davidson, Titusville. Hunter, Campbell and Ray, Altoona. and Johnson, Gray and Date, Erie.
A drunk driver struck Dorothy Patterson, a mother of three, while she crossed a street in Erie. Kenneth Hingigs, 21, of Erie, was driving the car after passing another vehicle. Her husband witnessed the fatal incident from the curb. Patterson died at the scene. Hingigs was held on drunken driving charges.
Titusville remains shaken as a car struck Mary Elizabeth Proper six and her half brother David Charles Peeples nine while crossing Route 27 after alighting from a school bus. The driver, John C. Elsenhuth, 16, of Dunsville, veered to the right to avoid the bus but hit both children, who were taken to Titusville Hospital in fair condition with multiple injuries. The incident echoes a 1959 crash at the same location involving Mary Beth who suffered severe leg fractures. Police say charges will be filed for failure to stop for a school bus. the bus involved belonged to Titusville Area Schools and no passengers were harmed on it.
In Little Valley New York, parents and residents gathered to demand the removal of Marian Campbell, the school bus driver for Little Valley Central, after allegations that she slapped a 9 year old and forced students to push a stranded bus. Reverend George Michells led about nine Bucktooth Run families in a petition, citing an incident on the way to school and a later instruction to push when the bus would not climb Leibeler Hill. Principal Arthur Memmott warned about insurance concerns if injuries occurred, prompting the protest and threats to keep children home if Campbell remains.
Leading Japanese critics named Twelve Angry Men the best foreign film shown in Japan in 1959. They chose Kikuyu and Isamu as the postwar Japanese film of 1959, a story about orphans fathered by GIs during the occupation.
City leaders in Erie and Corry debated a formal protest to a Pennsylvan ia Gas rate increase. They chose an informal appeal due to limited funds, with council voicing opposition to frequent hikes. Other actions included engineering form checks and appointing Townsend and Associates to review 1959 filings. Continued on page eight.
State police concluded investigations into a Route 6 crash series at the State Fish Hatchery curve on Sunday morning. Four cars were in three incidents. three drivers were named Richard Parker of Townville, Raymond McCray of Union City, and Richard Saxton of Corry. A fourth driver remained unidentified until later that day when Frederick Diemer, 17, of South Center Street Corry, reported his crash claiming he was blinded by lights, swerved into a tree, and sustained no injuries though vehicle damage was about $200.
United States and Japan signed a defense treaty elevating Japan to an equal partner in postwar relations. President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Kishi attended in the Bust Room at the White House with Secretary Herter, noting mutual defense obligations and parallels to other allied pacts.
At Holdcroft the Capital Air Viscount crash killed 46 passengers and four crew. A grieving man sobbed as relatives waited for word, among them a wife and six month old daughter. The airliner, bound for Norfolk, fell near the Chickahominy River in Charles City County shortly before 11 p.m. News of the disaster broke after midnight as officials offered cautious confirmations and families endured the long wait.
A Titusville lumber dealer files suit against Ecclesiastical Furniture Inc of Corry for 8284 in unpaid timber orders placed from August to October. Fisher and Young Inc of Titusville joins with items of timber unpaid. The local firm has until February 5 to satisfy the suit before judgment. The Sheriff's office notes the action also seeks interest and costs.
Hollywood executives and union negotiators push toward contract talks as nearly 60 screen writers strike against studios and television networks. Eighty writers join the action demanding residual fees for post-1948 films shown on TV. Representing the Screen Actors Guild in preliminary talks are Reagan, Cagney, Dana Andrews, Gene Raymond, Ward Bond, Rosemary DeCamp, and Gregory Peck.
City Council heard that jail renovation of cells halls and offices will cost 274.80 to 593.00 dollars with the lowest bid from BR K Has Brouck of Elgin approved for washing and painting the police headquarters in the Municipal Building. Council also swore in four officials and discussed sewer tax considerations. A Soviet broadcast criticized President Eisenhower’s budget as too small for military needs.
Columbus Township officials say Baressi has not been fired after an incident near Corry Jamestown plant where he allegedly guided a school bus across Erie Railroad tracks in front of a speeding train. The board discussed removing him and planned a special session to hear Baressi’s side, while the Erie Railroad opened a probe into the circumstances.
A Capital Airlines Viscount bound for Norfolk from Chicago plunged in heavy fog near HOLDCROFT Virginia, killing fifty aboard including two infants. Rescue work began after eight hours as authorities planned passenger seat tagging to aid identification and transported bodies to Richmond for examination. The crash occurred about 10 30 p m near the Chickahominy River, with witnesses noting the plane seemed to drop straight down and narrowly miss nearby fields and a farmhouse.
City officials consider two overhead signs at North Center at Smith and Washington to aid drivers on Corty Street corridors. Signs would be year round. a proposed business sign at East Main near Dairymen’s League site faced permit issues and zoning questions. Hammond was told to appear before council but did not. Mayor Kinley directed police to monitor for new signs and coordinate with the engineer’s department on permits.
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