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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1958
Page
6
State police investigated a break in at a Rogers Fenny friend area pyrotechnics storehouse where 7000 dollars worth of fireworks were stolen. The theft was reported by Thomas Shell who arranges public fireworks displays. The item is part of a spate of similar thefts in the region.
The government said crop production in 1958 appears likely to equal or exceed the record volumes harvested in 1948 1950 and 1957. Favorable weather and tech advances may offset cropland retirement and surplus controls, with a large wheat crop potentially boosting grain surpluses unless new market outlets develop. Officials cited continued favorable growing conditions through June and early July.
Secretary Weeks announced proposed national standards for roadside billboards along the 4000 mile Interstate system. The standards will be published in the Federal Register as part of the highway law enacted in April, giving states licenses to regulate billboards along the highways now under construction.
In Cincinnati a jury awarded $8,000 to railroad engineer Raymond G. Branin ck after a coin toss during a $100,000 damages suit against New York Central Railroad. The case dated June 27, 1954, involved Branin ck seeking medical expenses and damages. a coin flip reportedly influenced the final payout as jurors remained undecided at interval.
Washington committee leaders press Goldfine as aid Sherman Adams draws attention. A subpoena looms while Samuel Sears defends the turn in Goldfine's fight against committee questioning. Investigators plot a tough 120 minute closed session and edge toward contempt if there is no reply.
Space scientist Dr. J. B. Froelich told the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences that Explorer satellites reveal heavy, unpredictable radiation in orbit from 600 by 1 200 miles above Earth, endangering crewed missions. He noted unknown radiation sources and meteoroid collisions, saying shielding would add weight and slow deployment, while space progress may proceed more slowly.
District Immigration Director Bruce Barber said the federal government canceled the deportation warrant for Mrs. D A Aquino known to GIs as Tokyo Rose due to a Supreme Court ruling. D A Aquino, 42, UC Los Angeles graduate, was in Japan when WWII began and was later convicted of treason in San Francisco, serving six years before parole in 1956.
Houston Tex James E Anderson 62 vice president of Clayton and Co worldwide cotton firm died yesterday Anderson joined the firm founded by his father and uncles after World War I He was born in Jackson Tennessee.
City youngsters 75 to 100 strong gathered at playgrounds last evening then marched to City Park for judging of unusual costumes. Winners from Wright Street included Bill Roseberry and Betsy Bracken. Fourth Ward winners were Jimmie Stahl and Susan Brit junction as mop head. Mead Park featured Harry Crawford and Wanda Henry costumes. Judges were Mrs. Claude Parker Mrs. Thomas Stroup Sr and Mrs. Fred Kave. All received treats. winners earned spitfire guns and batons. A bicycle parade is planned in two weeks.
A clothing store received an unexpected 39 dollar payment and a note from a former customer who paid off a 28 year old bill, mailed from Maryland Texas by a man who had bought 29 dollars of clothes in 1990 but could not pay earlier. Los Angeles faces a heat and smog attack with record highs. The city logged 93 degrees, hotter in suburbs, with 104 in Van Nuys and 120 in Palm Springs.
TV critics examine Sunday afternoon fare as NBC and CBS revamp schedules. Omnibus trims to an hour, Wide Wide World may vanish, Small World could join CBS alongside Conquest and Twentieth Century. Networks seek sponsor interest for smarter, prestige shows amid a shift away from giveaways.
Angola Indiana officers dragged Jimmerson Lake after an unattended boat with a fishing pole appeared. A man later surfaced at a lakeside tavern claiming two friends rowed away and he swapped boats to join them. His identity and charges were not released. In Detroit, Frank Martinko 19, Romans Road Club president, lost his license for a year and paid a $50 fine for speeding to a club meeting.
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