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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1960
Page
1
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Meadvill e Crawford County grand jury will hear charges against Ellwood Heaster who sold Corry High School to the city. Heaster faces assault and battery counts from his wife amid scrutiny of a rushed deal tied to Pennsylvania Right to Know law. City Council approved the purchase after price drops from 20000 to 15003, with opposition from two councilmen. The sale aims to remove the building, but legal and contractual hurdles threaten the agreement.
Washington reports Asian flu spreading in about 20 states this winter but doctors say the outbreak is tapering. Public Health Service urges vaccination as some new cases expected. compares to 1957 pandemic where 20 million Americans were affected and about 5,000 died. Several states have reported the Asian Mu strain in parents.
A committee of Corry Area School Board members is evaluating five applicants for the post of assistant principal at Corry Area High School. The candidates are Felix Matthews J Donald Watson Philip Segal David Yard and Russell Brant. Interviews begin Monday as the board plans to pick a finalist for early approval by the board.
AP reports John F. Deatt, 60, dies from injuries after a series of beatings and robberies in Pittsburgh this year. Deatt, a Yellow Cab Co. driver, died Friday at Mercy Hospital from a throat stab wound suffered January 17 in Terrace Village. Earlier, William H. Allent, 28, Owl Cab Co. driver, was fatally beaten and robbed in the Hill District on New Year’s Day.
Phoenix AP report notes FBI silence amid questions about a mysterious package tied to ex-convict Robert Vernon Spears and the 16 November Gulf of Mexico airliner crash. A Dallas-born suspect, insurance payout details, and a Tampa man named Taylor emerge as investigators trend through limited confirmed facts.
Corry State Police Troopers assisted Titusville police in arresting Alfred Ammerman and James Sibble, both 27 and 26 respectively, at a trailer home near Titusville around 4 am. They face burglary and kidnapping charges tied to a used hotel room kidnapping report from Harrisburg and are suspected in a Erie area burglary spree. The men were jailed in Titusville awaiting Punxsutawney state troopers.
A two story frame building on the outskirts of Erie burned causing about 70000 in damage. About 75 firemen fought the blaze for three hours. Deputy chief Louis Hammond said the cause was undetermined. Fire Captain Larry Roan was overcome by smoke. Five small businesses on the ground floor and a single family dwelling on the second floor were damaged.
Harrisburg AP Pennsylvania Republicans will select their first bloc of presidential convention delegates on Feb 13. All are expected to commit to Vice President Richard M Nixon. State Chairman George I Bloom said no sentiment for any candidate other than Nixon exists. The site committee will elect 10 delegates at large and 10 alternates at large. 60 delegates from each congressional district will be chosen by voters in the April 24 primary. Pennsylvania will send 70 votes to the Chicago convention. Substantially all 70 are expected in the Nixon column.
In Corry a man named Pless was found guilty of disorderly conduct after allegedly hitting and biting a girl, Barb Rooney, in her West Main Street apartment. He chose 30 days in jail over a $25 fine and costs, with an $800 peace bond set. he did not attend the rescheduled hearing.
In Algiers and Oran the French army calls up the home guard to back De Gaulle amid a stubborn insurgency. Insurgent leaders vow defiance while barricades hold and streets stay quiet. The junta meets in a barricaded stronghold as De Gaulle brands them usurpers and urges self determination for Algeria.
The County Commission unanimously voted to allocate 4500 from county funds to the Corry Planning Commission to support the Michael Baker Co survey. The contract allows use of Baker's data for county purposes. funds to be paid in 1961 as part of a 14500 contract with a February 1961 completion.
Leslie, 75, of Union City Pa, is in critical condition at Medina Community Hospital after a two car crash on U S Route 42 southwest of here that killed his son Rev Ethan B Leslie 45 pastor of West Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church Medina Rebecca Leslie 4 daughter of the Rev Leslie was in fair condition at the hospital Roker Robertson 1 Ashland driver of the other vehicle was treated and released
Billy J. Smith, 25, underwent an unprecedented near miracle surgery last July but complications forceme to amputate the right leg. He remains in Eden Hospital where doctors say the operation will proceed soon.
Daryl Chessman, condemned for kidnap robbery and sexual perversion, appeals to the U S Ninth Circuit after Judge Goodman rejected a habeas corpus petition. Goodman noted potential counsel from the California Supreme Court and Governor Brown, who previously denied clemency. Chessman maintains innocence and seeks a new trial or release amid a long wait on death row. Also, Hank Wales, 72, longtime Paris correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, died.
AP reports Revenue Secretary Charles M. Dougherty granted a three day extension for 1959 driver licenses to midnight February 3. The move helps mail deliveries and accounts for delays in increasing renewal fees to $2. About 4.7 million licenses issued this year, with 60,000 applications returned for old $1 fee and 150,000 pending due to irregularities. Dougherty said no further extension is planned.
Bruce Barwise an airman from Bovey Minnesota completed a 72 hour float in a capsule designed for downed bomber crewmates. He slept six hours and reported cramps and water seeping into the vessel while under Coast Guard monitoring. He said he would do it again but not tomorrow.
Corry seeks $700 as down payment to bring the Climax engine to Mead Park. Walter Casler chairs the purchasing committee with Norman Schinger Frank Grice Kirk Sawyer Sidney Elston and Richard Rossbacher. About $4,000 total needed for purchase transport housing and erection, with a June deadline. A fund raising meeting is planned next week and donations may be sent to committee members.
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