22 Jan 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1959
Page
1
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Havana reports show massive crowds backing Fidel Castro as Cuba justifies executions tied to Batista regime crimes. At a foreign press conference in the Sports Palace, Castro previewed reforms while urging support for harsher measures. The crowd filled Havana and extended to surrounding provinces, underscoring a polarized reaction to the crackdown and international scrutiny.
Associated Press reports a winter storm wave caused extensive floods and heavy snow across the eastern half of the nation. Thousands homeless in Ohio Kentucky Pennsylvania and New York areas as rivers overflowed and cities declared states of emergency. Deaths rose with the disaster as National Guard aided relief efforts and travel stayed difficult amid snow removal challenges.
A severe cold snap flooded Corry basements and streets while Meadville Warren Titusville and Franklin faced worse conditions. Firemen aided pumping out basements along Wayne street and Raymond avenue as water rose in 40 year highs. Traffic rerouted, trains delayed, and power outages reported, but by afternoon the worst subsided with temperatures near 20 degrees and many families evacuated or staying with relatives.
The council plans a semi emergency meeting to vote on buying a rubber-tie high lift at about $15,000 amid taxpayer objections. Critics argue the unit lacks cost scrutiny and proper quotations while a road grader with a V plow would serve year round and better benefit taxpayers and drivers.
Nine tong distance weep none operator answering your phon today had a decidedly masculine tone there is reason Mate telephone operators were being Wained at the local switch board in the event they are need ed during a strike. Negotiations between General Telephone and the union have been unsucces ful and it is possible that a sirike may be called aver this mantt CHARGE BOAT SEIZURE TOKYO.
Corry Memorial Hospital plans to add an orderly to the staff as directors authorize partial hiring. Heating plant upgrades will install a thermostat transformer and valve system to uneven heat in rooms. December patient report shows 254 admissions, 1109 days of care, 25 births, 6 deaths, and 20 major plus 57 minor surgeries. Directors present included Edinger Elston Fuller Hawkith Hillstrom Slattery and Yow.
An Air Force aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a training mission near England Air Force Base. All six crew members were killed.
A January report from James Roseberry at the Corry Pennsylvania State Employment Service shows 33 400 jobs in Erie County, with declines in food products lumber and wood products paper and publishing non electrical machinery and transportation equipment offset by gains in fabricated metals and electrical machinery. Industrial payrolls remain below the yearago level. average factory workweek December at 99.7 hours. Most employers avoid longrange forecasts as seasonal trends repeat.
President Eisenhower addresses the National Committee urging a four year round campaign staff to keep Republican energy alive beyond election seasons. He criticizes the party’s "hibernating elephant" image and calls for sustained political activity and progressiv e leadership within the GOP.
Police reported that former child actor AllalPrs Switzer was killed in San Fernando on Wednesday following an argument over a $50 loan. Investigators said Switzer struck a man with a clock during a dispute, then drew a knife. the other man fired, but Switzer died.
After a day of severe weather in Corry residents faced slick ice and rising water. Warder moved appliances to safety as basements flooded and trees blocked streets. Civil Defense aided evacuations while drivers battled stalled cars and vehicles frozen shut by the rapid temperature swing.
Brisy Cihaner, eight, drowned near her Fillmore home after falling into Buffalo Run Creek on the way home from school. The accident happened about five miles northeast of here.
Floodwaters surged through Meadville area with water rising five to six feet. Hoodslice and surrounding towns faced inundation as the Allegheny River crested, prompting evacuations of about 150 residents. Highways closed, property damage feared but initial estimates below the 1956 flood mark. Snowfall and freezing conditions hinder relief as river levels recede.
The county retirement board added a new investment, boosting total securities to 1 004 134. A 400 000 allocation funds several issues: 260 000 Suburban Erie Building Authority bonds at 4 percent, 40 000 school bonds of Forward Evansburg and Jackson district at 5 percent, and 20 000 more bonds from the same authority at 4.5 percent. Funds come from the county pension system.
Mead J. Mulvihill Sr, age 68, longtime attorney for the Pennsylvania and Western Pennsylvania Brewers Associations, died last night following surgery at West Penn Hospital.
A fogbound submarine test showed a spray of harmless germs could blanket coastal cities, spreading over thousands of square miles. Navy mock attacks used 120 gallons over 29 minutes with detection up to 23 miles away, prompting questions about countermeasures and warning devices.
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