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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1960
Page
1
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AP reports escalating Algerian crisis with rumors De Gaulle may invoke constitutional powers amid deadlock. Debre resignation denied while clashes leave 26 dead and 150 injured. Insurgents demand Algeria remain French. government troops maintain loyalty though morale shaken.
A coalition of Western Pennsylvania dairy interests forms to block Local 733, a Teamsters affiliate, from expanding to unionize dairy farmers supplying Pittsburgh. Led by Hollis Hatfield and Allen A Lauterbach, the drive includes Farm Bureau and Dairy Association leaders. about 125 farmers attended to plan a united front as Sen Joseph Clark vows action against secondary boycott law violations.
Lf,-county commissioners trimmed 41,200 from the 1960 budget at a lengthy session, cutting the deficit by 195,103 with earlier reductions and higher revenue estimates. A 36,200 cut from prisoner maintenance was the latest, while the 1980 Institution District budget may widen the gap. If deficits persist, the county general fund will bear the shortfall. officials still aim for an eight-mill tax rate, but further cuts may be required.
In a Pittsburgh district court a New Castle widow, Jennie Mone, received an $80,000 award for the death of her husband Harlon Mone, a structural steelworker, who died in the explosion and fire at Sharon Steel Works in Lowellville, Ohio, in 1958. The decision was handed down yesterday.
Paris dispatch reports General De Gaulle confronts a high stakes dilemma as Algerian European settlers demand swift action. The army’s morale is strained after recent deadly clashes, risking a blow to De Gaulle’s prestige if he pursues heavy force or appears to concede to rebels. Continued on page six.
Jack Dietsch, 42, formerly of Corry, was sentenced to ten years in a Fort Lauderdale court after pleading guilty to breaking and entering. The FBI plans to pursue a related forgery case, while Dietsch’s wife Minnie Lou faces separate charges and remains free on bond. Police recovered stolen items during a raid on the Dietsch apartment last year.
The remains of 10 men who died in a 1944 B25 crash on a New Guinea mountain were found. The Army told survivors that the wreckage had been located by natives near the Resdwaters of the prop and Erap Rivers, with government data later confirming recovered materials.
Erie County Planning Commission rejected a 4500 grant request from Corty City Planning Commission to cover a 14500 bill from the Michel Baker firm. The vote, 5-4, followed earlier support from Carl Proctor but opposition from Merle Babbitt George Thomas Charles Kennedy Lee Smith and Carl Co Williams. A further meeting with county officials is planned to seek county support for Corry’s case.
Erie grand jury indicted Rusell B Bemis and two others in a multi count case. Bemis faces one false pretenses charge from an August 12 bait check at Union City, $32, with Bernard Wellman as complainant. Mountain charged with two counts of false pretenses for checks at an Erie clothing store and Wellman was victim in the $10 check. Olmstead charged with three burglary counts for December 1959 incidents in Union City and North East involving a garage theft and cash from a service station.
Photo shows Stage 1 and Stage 2 rockets in assembly phases. A complete first stage sits ready for shipment from Cape Canaveral area with no background, while the second stage behind it undergoes final prep for shipment.
Airman 1 C Brice C Barwise of Bovey Minnesota endures a 72 hour test in a cold capsule afloat near Buffalo harbor. He remains tethered to Coast Guard tender Maple with radio contact while performing bilge pump tasks as temperatures drop to 15 20 below zero and water steadies at 32 degrees.
New officers for the Carey Community Chest were elected at a noontime board meeting at the Hotel Corry. Frank McKnight will be president, with Walter Bertram as vice president Patsey Notte as secretary and David Nichols as treasurer. A campaign letter drive for the March of Dimes was discussed and funds allocated to the Polio Foundation Erie Chapter and the local United Fund. the Chest noted support from the American Red Cross in the combined effort.
Nearly 40 Corry residents attended the second steering committee meeting at Corry Area High School as Reed J. Dunn Jr of Michael Baker Jr Inc presented three study areas for the $14,500 city planning survey. The group endorsed land use and housing analyses and discussed expanding industrial areas, updating housing codes, and promoting the Volunteer Home Credit Mortgage program to fund housing.
Heavy surf and a broken cable dumped 30 Army Rangers off Santa Rosa Island near Eglin AFB. Two officers drowned and nine were reported missing after landing craft with 140 men capsized in the waves during a training exercise. Two bodies washed ashore later in life preservers.
Police are hunting Richard Huntley on a disorderly conduct charge following a complaint by his estranged wife Virginia Huntley. A Texa Lunch waitress reported Huntley threatening to beat her, prompting officers to escort Virginia to Alderman Cobbett's office for safety. Huntley remains at large, previously living on Matt Street Wit.
Corry Presbyterian meeting of Lake Erie Presbytery convened at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Richard B. Graham of Titusville installed as moderator replacing Rev. Paul Bauer of Corry. Reports, committee meetings, and a noon dinner by the Women’s Association were held.
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