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16 Jul 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
1
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Union City area residents push a 145 acre recreation park project featuring a public opening of the first nine holes of an 18 hole golf course next spring. The site along Route 8 will include picnics fishing tennis archery and a large pond serving water and fishing needs. A local corporation formed four years ago leads the effort with Lynn Gates as president and stock sold to about 100 residents. Plans call for additional holes to be added yearly until the full 18 are in operation.
The West rejects a Soviet plan to recognize East and West German regimes as political equals and to form an all German East West committee. Western ministers at Geneva push for near continuous Big Four talks during a proposed 18 month moratorium on West Berlin occupation with Germans as advisers only. Gromyko hints Moscow may push to hand unification talks to the Germans and recognize East Germany with equal power to Adenauer's regime.
Union City residents are reminded to maintain land free of noxious weeds per Ordinance No 598. Owners must cut weeds monthly May through October or face fines. borough workers may perform the work and charge the cost plus 10 percent. Cooperation urged to improve appearance and aid allergy sufferers.
Harrisburg AP report on a long stalemate as the Pennsylvania House fails to act on a 4 percent sales tax plan for 1959 1961. Key leaders McCann and Johnson watch votes collapse with Philadelphia holdouts, a GOP withdrawal, and no clear path forward.
The Federal Reserve Board reported industrial production at 185 percent of the 1947-42 average in June, up two points from May. Retail sales stayed at a record high with a 3 percent rise in Q2 versus Q1 and 10 percent above two years earlier. Auto and durable goods output grew while steel production fell to 9 percent of capacity as workers faced a strike.
Geneva analysis says Moscow aims to turn East Germany into a showpiece Communist state and strongest continental ally by 1961. A freeze on Berlin until 1961 and unity talks are proposed while Soviet aid boosts East German military and economy to counter West German nuclear and economic strength. Allied diplomats warn of potential anti Communist upheaval among East Germans.
Ban Francisco R Nichols 79 former vice president and manager of Mutt Navigation Company s construction and repair department died Tuesday after a brief illness Born in Bath Maine Nichols had a long career in the company and held top roles in the construction and repair division in his later years.
Pittsburgh AP unions and management stalled as a two day United Steelworkers strike of about 500000 spreads unemployment into rail coal trucking inland shipping iron ore mining and processing. Finnegan varsions say no quick solution. Eisenhower directs mediation and delays peace moves until Monday. Union seeks wage and fringe benefits while industry warns of inflation and cost rises. System wide furloughs hit 6200 Pennsylvania Railroad workers as USW President McDonald tours steel centers. TaftHartley process resumes.
Corry Memorial Hospital directors approved forming a six member dental staff to recognize local dentists and grant hospital facility access. The June patient report shows 309 inpatients, 1,984 days of service, 26 births, 8 major operations, 119 total operations, and several night deaths. A visiting committee praised housekeeping and overall hospital condition while president's committee appointments for the new fiscal year were approved. Directors present included Brundage, Edinger, Flston, Fuller, Gates, Hillstram Nast, Sample Hill, Slattery, Young and new director George E. Wurm.
Borough officials led by Ralph Campbell and William Bilis inspected summer street repair plans for Unio City. Resurfacing costs range from 12,000 to 14,000 with groundwork by borough crews, including grading, base preparation, tree removal, storm drains, and widening where needed. Contractors will bid mid August, with work to start and finish before winter.
A half million striking United Brother workers and about 20 000 or more employees across rail coal inland water shipping industries. Negotiations show no meetings scheduled. Federal mediation chief Joseph Pinnegar has contact with aides but no formal peace moves planned before Monday.
Khrushchev, in Sosnowiec Poland, vowed the Soviet Union would never start a war anywhere at any time. He told a cheering group that balance of forces favors the Communists and spoke without notes after canceling a visit to the Auschwitz camp. The tour shifted from Poland to U.S. civil rights debates in Washington as senators weighed a voting rights bill.
Corry steel plants prepare for a possible nationwide strike. Rogers Structural Steel reports two months stock including custom orders, with 85 workers kept on. Monnes Steel Co states a 60 day supply across alloy steels and plans to expand payroll into Q4 if the strike lengthens.
Five year old James Gill of Coalport dies after being struck by a car on a rural road seven miles west of Clearfield County. The incident occurred yesterday as the child reportedly stepped into the roadway. Police investigate cause and driver cooperation.
Union City civil defense officials plan an emergency first aid station to process up to 1,000 casualties in 24 hours. The setup includes four trailers and nine station officers with six member first aid teams. Two private teams will operate with road service and supplies for emergencies.
Persistent wet weather dominates the Eastern Seaboard with showers and cloudy skies spreading from New England to the Virginias. The rain remains active along the New Jersey coast and mid Atlantic area, while inland areas expect intermittent showers and thunderstorms through today.
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