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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1962
Page
1
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Miami AP The 90 jet copilots may be assigned to flight engineer posts as Eastern Air Lines resumes service halted June 29 after a strike by Flight Engineers International Association. Copilots must qualify for the engineer jobs. returning flight engineers get priority rights. Training and timing depend on individual pilots. negotiations in Washington stalled with no money agreement. Continued on Page Three.
Elmer Dale Haight 91 arraigned on charges of shooting and killing a boy by mistake for game. Regis Thompson Haight waived preliminary hearing, case to go direct to Warren. The boy, visiting the Harold Mitchell farm in Cochranton, died after five days unconscious in Hamot Hospital Erie. He will be buried at Lady of Lourdes Cochranton and St. Agatha's Meadville.
The Texas Department of Public Safety revealed that Henry Marsh Keats death near Franklin on June 3, 1961, is now considered murder, not self-inflicted. Marsh, a federal Agriculture Department official overseeing acreage allotments, was shot five times and later found to have carbon monoxide exposure and a head injury. his death followed his probe into Billie Sol Estes' ribbon slot schemes.
DES MOINS IOWA AP Four SAC crewmen escaped a blazing B47 during aDes Moines Airport crash landing despite fuel shortage and stormy weather. Lt Col Arthur d Stokes 39 of Charlotte NC Lt Gerald Bentwood 21 of Butte Pa navigator and S Sgt Walden E Fenderhide 25 of Dayton Ohio all suffered only minor injuries. The jet tried to return to Lincoln Neb on routine training but gear failure and runway repairs forced a risky landing.
Scranton report states Robert Crosbie, 49, of Taylor died after falling from a ladder while painting a Taylor house yesterday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Fire and police investigated the incident as a fall from height.
City Council met in a special session to reject a 2.55 per foot bid for concrete curbing on White Street and to advertise for blacktop curbs instead. Officials discussed Highway Department specs, state standards, and costs shared by White Street property owners, with a revised plan to swap to blacktop curb and substantial savings expected.
William and Swall, 22, of Moon Tow ship, was injured fatally early today when his car left control on Route 61 and struck a light pole. He died in Sewickly Hospital from multiple injuries sustained in the collision.
The Army will test fire unarmed rockets in the Southwest as White Sands NM cannot accommodate full-scale tests. Dummy warheads carry no explosives and flights will traverse areas with about 1.4 people per square mile. Launch sites at Blung U FY Wingate and Blanding Call NM will monitor and destroy misfires in the air.
Union City leaders formed a development corporation and plan a fund drive to aid industrial growth. A steering committee met with Thomas Bundy and R B Andrews to discuss incorporation and a revolving fund to attract plants and save 150 jobs at Standard Chair Company, contingent on a 10 percent local match for an Area Redevelopment Administration loan.
Scout volunteers plan a bar B Q fundraiser at the Corry Moose Club on East Washington Street to support a Cimarron New Mexico trip. The event runs 12 30 to 3 40 p m with prices 50 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Ten boys from Post 85 lead the effort and a chartered bus will carry 40 scouts and four adults from Eyre. They depart August 40th and return August 41st.
Christmas in July brings joy to 54 crippled children at Catnip Lend Hand camp near Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Society for Crippled Children organized the event with sponsors, beginning with a Wednesday night gathering. Children woke to stockings and enjoyed a turkey dinner, as Santa Claus distributed toys during the visit.
Washington AP reports Congress and Pentagon tout the Nike Zeus test as a potential breakthrough in ballistic missile defense. A 48 foot Nike Zeus intercepts a target launched from Kwajalein, near Vandenberg, with speeds up to 16,000 mph. Though no direct hit occurred, authorities say it would have destroyed an armed target. Costs rise to 1.2 billion so far, potentially 15 billion if produced. McNamara urged more tests before production. Thurmond and Miller call it a significant advance amid Cold War pressures.
Cape Canaveral preparations aim to launch Mariner 1 toward Venus to study mystery shrouded planet. The 446 pound craft will pass within 10 000 miles of the sunlit side for a 30 minute data pull, gathering magnetic field, radiation, temperature, rotation and atmosphere readings to beam back to Earth.
Erie industrialist William E. Walker told Corry leaders that adopting a land tax could unlock 4,000,000 in redevelopment funds for Ettie and curb city tax hikes while encouraging new construction. He argued land tax would curb speculation, lower land prices, and promote center-city renewal by forcing unused core land back onto the market. The Pennsylvania Graded Tax League backed the discussion, noting third class cities may switch from current tax to land value taxation under certain conditions.
The Senate confirms President Kennedy's pick Anthony Celebrezze of Cleveland for secretary of health education and welfare. The Finance Committee unanimously approved the nomination as part of Kennedy’s initial cabinet reshuffle.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said the Laos treaty is a guarantee of peace in Southeast Asia and beyond. He noted the accord would establish Laos as united independent and neutral and urged that interested states understand each other to resolve disputes. He arrived in Geneva ahead of Dean Rusk for treaty signing and Berlin talks, with Prince Souvanna Phouma and Howard Green also in attendance.
Nora Wexn Arzillage, 10, of Grosve Bouile, Mith, died after a snake bite despite doctors delaying serum administration. The incident occurred near Cognashene Point while the Armitage family vacationed at a Georgian Bay resort. Local physicians Gerald E Murpey and son Gerald W. Murphy reviewed the case. the girl died upon arrival at hospital.
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