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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1960
Page
1
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COALBROOK South Africa AP fresh air reached near the area where 406 miners are entombed 600 feet below ground. Rescue teams hack through debris as air flows toward the area across the mile thick rubble barrier. Veteran miners say if not killed in two rock falls there is a glimmer of hope. Water seeps and 45 horses remain with the men, potentially sustaining them for months. Thirty pit ponies were brought to the surface aiding access as deadly methane gas looms. Continued updates expected.
The YMCA announces a 1960 archery season begun with a Monday meeting to organize the program. Gerald Lane of the Corry Archery Club will lead as secretary and arrange club divisions for boys and girls with instruction and competition. Members pay no fee while non members incur a small service charge. Adults are invited to join the sessions, and if interest grows a separate adults group may form. The previous year drew about 50 youths, with improved facilities expected to boost enrollment, and plans include outdoor continuation after winter.
Washington AP reports a co pilot’s possible heart attack may have caused the Allegheny Airlines crash near Williamsport Pennsylvania on December 1. Twenty five people were killed. Oscar Bakke testified autopsy showed a serious heart condition with an artery only ten percent effective.
Reporters yesterday noted 24 new members supporting the Corry Chamber of Commerce with potential to reach 30. The influx came from local business places and individuals awaiting follow-up by membership solicitors. The standing membership committee, led by William Armitage, includes B. G Bennet Merle Dodd Robert Broeken and Jay Rodgers.
Florida endured a hard freeze as Pensacola recorded 31 and Miami 43 degrees. Citrus and vegetable growers faced multi million dollar losses while widespread frost damaged crops. The cold stretched across the eastern U S with 10 below in North Dakota and a Gulf coast chill keeping Mobile and New Orleans in the 20s and 30s.
U S Attorney Laughlin Waters announced the United States has filed a tax suit against the Andrews sisters Patricia La Verne and Maxene in Los Angeles for back taxes for 1949 through 1953 totaling 2 304 422 dollars.
Irvine driver Francis Mike Knapp 42 hailed a burning house in Potter County at 6 45 am yesterday. He found a family of three adults and four children fleeing a tar paper dwelling. no fire crew was summoned as the home burned to the ground in minutes. Knapp, a Sylvania Electric driver from Warren, paused during a NYC return trip to warm the children and ensure their safety before leaving.
Charges may be filed after a crash six miles south of Union City on Route 8 yesterday afternoon. J D Edminster backed a pickup from a private drive into a southbound tractor trailer driven by Russell Warner of Union City. Damage estimated at 1000 dollars with 700 to the tractor and 300 to the pickup. No injuries reported.
Quincy Massachusetts AP report says a Bethlehem Steel Co strike curbed defense output with more than 17 000 workers at nine plants affected. Three nuclear powered vessels including the cruiser Long Beach the Bainbridge and the Luce halted at Quincy while other ships and tankers under construction were stopped across the East Coast. Local 5 leaders cite seniority and call in pay as root grievances and note wage talks unresolved.
Two minor collisions occurred yesterday in Corry. At noon Mrs. G. H. Sorenson opened her car door in front of the Corry Public Library and was hit by Mrs. William Halfast, causing $45 damage to Sorenson's car and $20 to Halfast's. At 4 p.m. icy roads forced Clare Zeaman to collide with Howard McDonald at Summer and Liberty, Zeaman's car sustaining $198 damage while McDonald’s damage estimate was unavailable.
Six month old Lannie Laut, son of Dr. and Mrs. Roland B Touiy, died after suffocating during a bath at the Lakewood residence. County Coroner Frederick La Hitchcnek ruled death due to asphyxia from water in the lungs. Lakewood Fire Department and TRSCUE Equad attempted resuscitation but failed.
Investigators press to link bombings of two airliners, one into the Gulf on November 16 and another crash in North Carolina on January 6, amid questions of bomb type, suspects, and possible covert links. Names like Robert Vernon Spears and Julian A. Frank surface in the probe as theories swirl.
Worry's week long winter storm diminishes to light flurries after dumping over 26 inches on the city since Monday. Roads remain hazardous, with state police urging extreme caution. temperatures range from 37 to 20 and back to around 30 tonight. Rail and bus schedules hold, though Erie Railroad reports slowdowns from the snowfall. no major delays anticipated. A fire causes $20,000 damage at St Marys Roman Catholic Church in California.
Aero Supply's president Leo Strauss says the current slowdown stems from the government purchasing program but outlines a hopeful 1980 for the firm. He notes recent personnel cuts of 26 production and 4 others, ongoing efforts to win sole supplier contracts in the blower field, potential volume from new ultrasonic welding ventures, and a delayed but upcoming bonus reduction shared by furloughed workers.
Paul H. Devaney was named general manager of production for Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. He directs plants in Pittsburgh Aliquippa and Cleveland Ohio. A Corry resident he is married to Vi Paige of Spring Creek. The couple have a son and a daughter. Devaney was works manager at Aliquippa for nine years overseeing major plant expansions.
MARION Ind AP Eight members of the Copp family were found dead in their small home and authorities said they apparently died of asphyxiation. Police identified Franklin Copp, his wife and six children aged two to 14. Newspapers from the prior days lay on a porch, suggesting death several days earlier. A bread deliveryman found the bodies after unable to reach anyone inside.
Havana AP U S Ambassador Philip W Bonsal flies home to report on Fidel Castros mounting anti American campaign. Observers say Castro may seek to wreck Cuban US friendship and oust the United States from Guantanamo. Bonsal plans to tell Washington what he believes Castro is behind the drive and could stop it. Some fear a diplomatic break.
In Washington AP a crowd sees John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson leading Democratic presidential hopefuls. Humphrey and Symington also seek the nomination as committee members weigh ticket options to face Nixon in November. Johnson appears to gain southern support while Kennedy remains a top contender alongside Symington.
The Journal asked Roger Hoover guidance counselor to compile nearby college cost figures. He notes these are minimum figures and depend on living arrangements and items like transportation books and personal expenses. Continued on page eight.
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