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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1960
Page
6
A fire ignited on a roof adjacent to a building, sending sparks into a ventilating cupola and damaging about 4000 dollars. Fire Chief Jexonie Davis reported engines and aerial trucks arriving as volunteers battled the flames, marking the mortar truck's first use since acquisition.
A 17 year old youth was shot in the chest and arm while hunting near Waterford. State Police report another accident earlier involved Robert Potter, 17, and Frank Potter, 17, with details still unclear. Both victims were transported for medical care. The injuries are described as non fatal.
A Conneaut area incident reports Mrs B F Gaugh jumping into a lake to rescue 5 year old Laura Louise Hayes who had wandered underwater during a picnic with teens. She pulled the child to shore and handed her to George Ankrum for resuscitation efforts. The event echoes a previous drowning scare last summer in Conneaut. Meanwhile a separate California, Pa. crash left six year old Marsha dead after being struck by a car near her home.
The Mercantile Minin g Wage Board heard testimony in Meadville seeking to lower the current 85 cent hourly minimum for retail workers. Merchants argue cost of living and business size justify keeping or lowering the rate. union representative Donald Atwell backs the opposite view amid hearings in Pittsburgh targeting about 200,000 women and children in state stores.
Fragmentary text notes wage and employment compensation issues. Mentions destinations Jefferson town Wilkes-Barre Philadelphia Altoona with dates July 28 July 26 and September 7 but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
The article notes Belgian troops intervened as the mutinous Congo army failed to keep order endangering thousands of whites. Arkady Sobolev and Henry Cabot Lodge clash as Sobolev calls for a UN condemnation of Belgium and accuses U S officials of meddling. Lodge calls Sobolev statement outrageous and untrue.
In Berkeley California a 21 year old coed was shot dead by a fellow student named Mohammed Abdullah formerly Burtran Hawk who then shot himself. The assailant survived with critical injuries and blindness in one eye. Witnesses reported a warned troubled relationship and the woman had asked him to leave her alone. Also noted is the death of Thomas Council 74 founder of B C Remedy Co from a cerebral hemorrhage in Durham North Carolina.
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