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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1961
Page
3
Fragmentary report discusses Canadian and American iron shipments, Mesabi range ore, and foreign market effects. Mentions Seaway, blue ribbon, blast furnaces, and increasing iron content concerns shaping rates. Lacks clear names or dates.
Residents in the French Creek Basin and its tributaries protest proposed dams in a flood control project. Protests, including a filing to the Army Engineers Board, cite compensation terms from a May 1980 report. The Teepleville, Woodcock Creek, and Muddy Creek sites would include dozens of homes, farms, churches, and businesses in reservoir areas, with costs listed per property.
A Stinson plane owned by Clarence Wallace of 820 West Pleasant Street crash landed near a farm pasture after carburetor ice caused loss of power on takeoff. Pilot Wickwire and two children survived with injuries. Wallace, Air Port Authority chair, reported full insurance for passengers but none for the plane.
A fire that destroyed the former Lenhardt Garage in Albion injured one fireman, 24 year old Robert Church, and forced two families from nearby homes. The blaze, starting around 10 10 p m, sent flames over 100 feet high and disrupted telephone service for about 50 subscribers. Firemen from six companies battled the two story wooden structure for nearly an hour, with other crews aiding from Platea Springboro Girard Springfield and Cranesville. The owner, Mrs K J Tikkanen of Springboro, faces an estimated 6 000 insurance, while damage is placed at about 10 000. Church was treated at Brown Memorial Hospital in Conneaut and released after back burns. The fire may have started from faulty wiring.
Titusville police dispersed a group of about 20 to 25 teenage boys after a reported fight escalated from two men to a larger affray. Five officers responded, some youths were bruised, and no arrests were made.
Corry’s Centennial Queen and court were deluged with gifts from local merchants including Meerdink’s Furniture Evan’s Dress Shop and Sears Roebuck. Donors listed many items such as a transistor radio crystal jewelry Corning ware and cash totals.
President Kennedy resumes duties after a weekend at Hyannis Port with Mrs. Kennedy. He plans to tackle major issues including foreign policy and civil defense. Secretary McNamara is to report on military needs and Berlin, while a White House meeting with advisers shapes early-week actions.
Republicans largely avoid partisanship as crisis deepens in Berlin. The piece notes doubts about Kennedy’s stance, cites Mansfield and others, and discusses congressional mood, foreign policy debates, and potential effects on U.S. leadership amid the Berlin crisis.
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