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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1960
Page
1
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Washington AP Truman led a large Democratic fund raising dinner as four major and several minor presidential hopefuls tested their cases for 2,500 army attendees. Party power brokers gave no commitments, keeping the Los Angeles convention in mind as the race progresses.
Algiers on Boulevard Laferriére erupted as shots fired split a crowded scene of barriers, tricolor symbols, and panicked crowds. Gendarmes and National Guardsmen intervened while ambulances and army trucks rushed to the area as sporadic gunfire continued for minutes amid fleeing pedestrians.
City enjoys intermittent sunshine under a high pressure system for two days with a monthly low temperature record last night. Forecasts predict snow, partial clearing, and little temperature change tonight as Erie County snow removal crews continue clearing tons of accumulated snow from last week’s storm. Southwest winds 10 to 35 miles per hour. Sun rose this morning and will set this evening at 5 26.
Pennsylvania's Democratic Party chooses the first large block of presidential convention delegates, with 42 at large and 120 district delegates to be elected by the April 26 primary, while the June Los Angeles convention will see the full 41 votes allocated. Governor Lawrence will chair and aims to keep delegates uncommitted, as factions back Kennedy Humprey Stevenson and others.
In Los Angeles a legal wrangle opens as defense seeks to block admission of Finch prelim hearing transcript. Carole Tregoff, 23, testifies under possible self incrimination amid jealousy and alleged plotting with Dr. R Bernard Finch to ambush Barbara Jean Pinch, 36, at the Finch estate. Pinch and Tregoff are linked to a Las Vegas liaison.
Curry youth Keith Wade 15 suffered a serious forehead laceration after colliding with a barbed wire fence while tobogganing on a Spring Creek area farm. He joined about 30 youths, was cut across neck and forehead, treated with 15 stitches at Corry Memorial Hospital and released the same evening.
A 15 year old Clymer youth, Robert Boerst Jr., was rescued after a farm tractor tipped into an ice filled pond. He was pulled from the water by workers and rushed to Cor vy Memorial Hospital in good condition for exposure and a fractured left limb.
Aboard a plane over the English coast, six ships battled in Spithead Channel as British tugs pried apart an American freighter and a Norwegian tanker after a severe collision. The tanker carried flammable oil, one ship’s bow was damaged, and a coastal mine defense fort watched while the vessels were guided to safety.
Joyce reported two more wrist watches taken from a teacher's desk at Corry Area High School. Owners Paul McDonald of Liberty Street and Thomas Brown of East Main Street had watches stolen last Monday, with police receiving Saturday’s reports. School officials note a prior similar incident and say lockers and desks are used briefly during classes. Dr. William Rodemeyer, the schools superintendent, says watches are placed in a locked desk during class and returned to owners afterward, but the district cannot act as guardian. The student involved is believed to have taken the items, and accountability rests with students.
Unscheduled vacation at St Edward's School ended as Rev Cyril Cooper announced classes would resume. A fire Wednesday caused about 750 in damage and forced the parish school to close. A gas leak in a kitchen line was found Saturday. workmen repaired the line and heating resumed.
A 20 year old, recently divorced woman named Matilda Pint was found dead yesterday in her New York City apartment, her body discovered by her nine year old daughter Leslie. Police report the death as likely self-inflicted, with no immediate signs of foul play.
Washington AP Secretary of the Air Force Dudley Sharp says the key is overall deterrent posture, not missile count. He doubts any gap will be larger than earlier estimates, as senators and Pentagon views align against a looming U S disadvantage through 1963.
The Navy launched a two million cubic foot balloon atop the USS Valley Forge at 5 32 am EST. The 200 foot tall, 13 foot diameter bag rose over the Atlantic as crew watched from deck. Further tests planned include much larger balloons carrying 2 500 pounds and lasting up to 29 miles high to capture cosmic ray data.
An Allegheny Airlines flight departing Erie with about 15 passengers diverted through Pennsylvania stops due to landing gear trouble. After leaving Bradford, the craft waived intermediate landings including Williamsport, finally landing safely at Washington National Airport amid emergency precautions. The Detroit origin flight carried several Erie area residents.
Russell E. Bemis of Corry faces new counts of forgery and false pretenses as additional cases head to the grand jury in Erie. He is in Brownsville Texas on a car theft charge and awaits sentencing in Erie on a fraudulent conversion tied to a $4000 appliance sale he did not own. Texas extradition is delayed as prosecutors expect voluntary surrender for sentencing.
Miss Lucille Applebee 21 of R D 1 Clymer was driving through the borough when a vehicle emerged from an alley and forced her car into a truck. She sustained a lacerated knee and was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital. Her father John J Applebee suffered body bruises but required no treatment.
A 1951 sedan driven by Leroy Bailey of Union City skidded on ice and hit a washout hole on a gravel road four miles southwest of Union City injuring two of three passengers. James Balle and Ethel McMunn of Union City were treated at Stem Memorial Hospital for face and head lacerations and were in good condition. no charges mentioned.
Williams, seen meeting Boston Red Sox General Manager Bucky Harris at Fenway Park, reportedly signed a 1960 contract in private. The veteran player departed as a secret TBAS after officers warned the rest of the club, with only parts of the deal disclosed per Sox custom.
The Air Force with the U S Coast Guard and Navy will launch a survival capsule 14 miles off Dunkirk in Lake Erie for a 72 hour test. The program aims to replace ejector seats with capsule escape for aircraft over 600 knots. Fourteen personnel including government staff and factory reps will participate aboard the Coast Guard ice breaker Ojibwa. Tests will also study cold weather garments as part of the operation.
In Algiers armed rightists clash with police amid 19 dead and 150 wounded after attacks on university grounds and Rue Michelet. De Gaulle bans meetings. Gen. Challe imposes martial law as a three man junta forms led by Pierre La Gaillarde.
VFW Post 264 bowling committee met at the West Washington post rooms with a Pittsburgh contractor to push a remodel plan that moves alleys from the basement to the main floor, adds four more lanes, and installs modern conveniences like pinspotters, under-alley returns, pew benches, and scoring stands. Saunders-Wilhelm Company’s James Ross said an estimate would be provided in about 10 days for the building association to consider.
New Hotel manager, Mr. Agnew, formerly of Oakland Beach Hole at Conneaut Lake, moved to the local hotel with his wife and two sons and daughter. He previously ran the Colonel Drake hotel in Titusville for five years, leased the Lafayette Hotel in Meadville until a 1952 fire, then took charge at the resort Hotel Comment Lake since April 1956.
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