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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1961
Page
6
Phyllis Mixer Barbara Sphron Judy Stoddard and Jayne Pless identified in the case. The victim's wife Mrs Helen Wise collapsed after the shooting and was rushed to Pittsburgh Hospital for treatment of shock.
The piece outlines state efforts to reduce relief rolls through tightened eligibility and wage work, citing Washington, Ohio, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. It notes a 14.5 million cut by Washington legislators affecting about 1,000 people, retraining programs in Cuyahoga County, and other measures reducing aid to dependent children and enforcing work requirements. It also mentions Pennsylvania salary-raise legislation for county judges pending final approval.
Charlottesville AP report on University of Virginia psychiatrist Tan Stevenson studying memories of former lives. He cites ten years of cases including children in India and Sri Lanka and a Philadelphia woman under hypnosis, suggesting some aspect of the human organism survives physical death. Stevenson travels to India for seven weeks seeking corroborating cases, noting Buddhist and Hindu beliefs support reincarnation narratives.
The gunman opened fire on Short Van Pelt and Hoover after an attempted detention near a stalled motorist on U.S. Highway 40. Clark was wounded in the jaw as deputies pursued through Kremmling toward Eagle County, with the suspect fleeing into dense roadside woods.
President Ayub Khan of Pakistan, visiting Washington, presented the Kennedy family with two silver rattles for John F Kennedy Jr and two Pakistan bracelets for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The gifts marked a state visit note as the Kennedy children received tokens reflecting Pakistan.
Pittsburgh AP reports Donald Wise, 30, shot his father Job Wise in the driveway over wage disputes. Wise then drove to East Liberty tavern, later surrendered at a police station after a two hour manhunt. They had quarrels over pay in their electrical contracting business.
In Centralia Pennsylvania a 14 or 15 year old girl was found murdered on Artists Mountain after a brutal sexual assault. Coroners said death came from a fractured skull after severe beating. The community of 1400 is shaken as police search for suspects. Her family includes a 17 year old son and a sister in Philadelphia. Local officials and volunteers conducted a wide search with Civil Air Patrol and firemen aiding.
A lone bandit robbed the Fin National Bank in Saxton about 10:30 am. He fled in a green and white car with a woman and child aboard. Bank cashier Robert Steele said the thief emptied cash drawers in about eight minutes and the amount stolen is undetermined. The suspect weighed about 140 pounds and stood five feet tall.
A Portuguese coaster of 2037 tons ran ashore near Qualingine Mozambique after a storm and explosions in her hold. It then burned leaving 259 dead and 200 survivors. The vessel was driven ashore and wrecked in heavy seas.
A reader is offered three days at the Gill Hotel in Fort Lauderdale known as The Venice of America and three more days elsewhere. The fragment notes an extended hospitality proposal but provides no final arrangement or dates. The call to action and remaining details are incomplete in the text.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a college matchup involving a team from Cleveland area and a national public university. The fragment mentions a street address, a stadium, and play start times but lacks clear dates or full team names.
A brief item notes a question about a shoe pair linked to ERG Syracuse Osterkorn Nonlin, suggesting a local discussion or inquiry. Further readable context not provided.
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