21 Jul 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1962
Page
1
A partial readable fragment mentions a bag and printing error with unclear details. The brief item hints at a stray phrase and a stray number but lacks concrete names dates or places to define a full event or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a broken notice about a departure or memorial event involving nurses and a naval vessel. Details are unreadable, with multiple misspellings and missing words, offering no verifiable names, dates, or places.
New York AP report of one of the era’s largest stock thefts. A 12-a-week clerk accused of stealing 1.3 million dollars in stock certificates from Bache & Co. Four men arrested, including the clerk and an inside man Gordon Tallman. DA Hogan says Mr X identity known to police.
President Kennedy announced Gen Maxwell D Taylor will replace Gen Lyman Lemnitzer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff this fall. Lemnitzer to become commander in Europe and likely NATO supreme commander after his term ends September 30. Kennedy signals easing out the Eisenhower appointee who faced a cloud since the Cuban invasion disaster.
Erie County Solicitor Lindley McClelland ruled that a 12 percent penalty cannot be levied against the estate of a deceased person for unpaid personal property tax. The ruling preserves the penalty for living taxpayers, citing higher court decisions and a 1961 Chester County ruling that favored a smaller amount.
Cove! Vitamin & Pharmaceutical Tac and CDCR Pharmaceutical sue Simott & Lehnster Inc. for 65 million in a breach of contract case. They allege an September 1961 agreement to promote the book Calories Don’t Count and to remarket safflower oil as part of a weight loss program, with reprint rights to taller’s book. The suit claims the publisher repudiated the deal and issued statements against selling the book with their product.
A fragment describes boys receiving their first haircuts at John Wayne’s barber shop on East Matt Street yesterday. The text is incomplete but indicates a local event with Mrs Woodcoe le involved and a big hurdle noted in the narrative.
Bradford Pa AP FAA reported a private plane crash nine miles south of Bradford. The pilot, identified as Cease Atkinson of Hartsdale New York, was found with the aircraft in a dense wooded area near Kennedy Springs. A search for a second presumed passenger continued after the Friday night takeoff from Bradford McKean airport.
Alcoa reports earnings and sales for the first half of 1962 well above 1961. Net income totaled 34,209,720 dollars or 1.45 dollars a share, versus 19,941,626 dollars or 88 cents a share in the same period of 1961.
Washington AP reports rising voter opposition to large foreign aid spending as a Senate vote advances a 46 billion authorization amid House compromises. Critics warn against continuing wide scale aid to communist governments while election concerns shape support and funding limits.
NORRISTOWN PA AP Teenage boys faced juvenile court for beating four youths after a centennial celebration in Souderton. Richard Mince testified that arms were broken and one victim worn a sling. Parents were ordered to cover about 179 dollars in medical bills for Terry Moyer and a 5 dollar doctor bill for David Tonsher.
In Italy reporters and editors launch a 24 hour walkout demanding an 18 percent wage rise. Strikers average $100 to $110 monthly and have staged spot walkouts and nationwide actions for weeks, deeming management’s latest offer insufficient.
A minor explosion and fire occurred in a dust-collection bin at Koppers' Co. Kobuta 1 near Beaver Falls Pennsylvania in the early hours. No injuries reported and investigators began examining the scene. Local fire units contained the blaze and cleared the area. Public safety officials reminded residents to avoid the area until it's declared safe.
Two Hoboken men Juan Santana 18 and Jevanto Jimenesterga 21 were captured after burglarizing a Union City home on Route 4. They stole small items and cash totaling 27 dollars before being arrested by troopers and held for county court.
Gerald M Bauer, 18, was critically injured when his car left Route 77 east of Spartansburg, struck a concrete bridge, and left him with extensive injuries. State Police investigate cause while noting auto damage around 500 dollars.
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