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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1965
Page
1
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U S Arms Control chief Liam C Foster flies to Geneva for a new round of disarmament talks with the Soviet Union and 45 nations. He plans proposals on banning nuclear tests and halting weapon spread. Progress with the Soviet Union appears unlikely amid broader disputes and questions about security guarantees to nonnuclear states.
The resignation of Dr. Russell Anderson as administrator of the Erie County Hospital Annex centers on who first raised the question of his accepting professional fees. A news reporter at a County Hospital Advisory Board meeting sparked the sequence of events, with officials suspecting a publicity setup and the reporter named as the key to leaks. Grace and others deny starting the chain, noting the meeting was open and no official action could be taken without a quorum. The reporter’s story appeared the next day, and an Erie TV newscast carried the report before the paper hit streets.
Erie County officials are urged to act for five bedridden residents left at the closed Edinboro Convalescent Home. James A. Murray, operator for 15 years, says conditions are intolerable as the Erie County Hospital at Girard declined to take the patients despite accepting others after the home closed. Murray notes the state long protected these welfare cases, while the county hospital lacks available beds due to earlier applications. The building is being remodeled for another business, forcing the five to shift rooms and endure higher costs as carpenters work. Mrs. Murray confirms few staff remain and no nurses are left, with remaining employees among those who could not find other jobs.
In Los Angeles a 55 year old nurse Dorothy M Bressie was held on suspicion of murdering Father John Thom 32 at the chancery of the Catholic archdiocese She reportedly sought an audience with Cardinal McIntyre after being fired for emotional instability and admitted shooting the priest though details were not released The cardinal’s secretary died from head and chest wounds after Msgr Wade found him and observed a derringer on a table.
A mother of four Shirley Bartko was acquitted of child neglect after her estranged husband John Bartko shot himself following a home incident in which he held the children at gunpoint. Magistrate Frederick Bradley dismissed the charges for insufficient evidence. The husband, 35, reportedly forced the children to stay with him before taking his own life while the wife was at work.
A local driver Arland Edwards aged 26 of Liberty Street was cited for reckless driving after a two car crash on East Columbus Avenue yesterday afternoon. Edwards rear collided with a car driven by Don S. Stevenson injuring the driver, with Mrs Stevenson and their baby present. Police noted Edwards fled the scene leaving 85 feet of tire marks. A separate hit and run on East Main Street last night damaged John M. Jonson’s parked car. officers seek the other driver and all clues. Damage totals were $150 to Stevenson’s car and $25 to Edwards’ car. A second hit and run was reported with an unidentifiable vehicle.
Captain Allen Lauber, 36, pilot of Allegheny Airlines Con vair 440, crashes near Williamsport after returning to work following his father Harry Lauber’s death on July 14. An aunt says he has flown since age 16 with no serious incidents. Mother and brother Elliot traveled to Williamsport after the crash.
Police report two incidents at Banksville sites as gunmen seized $160. In a separate Motel holdup a man masked with a stocking took $11, followed by a second hold up at a service station for $95.
Volunteer firefighters led by Harry Paul fought a quick blaze at 119 Third Avenue, the home of Mrs Maude Nielsen, with Assistant Fire Chief Al Apps Jackson aiding. The fire began from spontaneous combustion in trash beneath the structure, and a rapid response saved the dwelling.
Three Girard area residents Fred Weaver Charles Northrop and James A Doolittle confessed to at least four burglaries in the Corry area over the past two weeks to Trooper Edward Pass. They admitted breaking into a Girard safe the Corry Drive in Theatre Sunset Drive Theatre near Waterford and the Area Diner near Mill Village with total loot estimated at 5. Interrogations continued as police expected more crimes to be solved.
Corry contractor George Tinka submitted the low bid of 23560 for two tickets, new lighting, and classroom tiling on the Wright School second floor. Other bids: Beyer Construction 24920, Martin Bstock 27485, H Platt Co 27300. Plans by Johnson Horrigan Yaple cover about 120000 in work over several years.
Harold T. Bowler, a well known portrait artist from New Hope, Pa., died Thursday at age 62 from a heart attack. A Requiem Mass will be sung Monday at St. Martin's Church. Bowler's best known work is After the Hike, a painting of battered combat boots inspired by a 25 mile World War II hike with his unit.
An Allegheny Airlines Convair 446 with 86 passengers and three crew made a wheels up belly landing in a pine grove near Williamsport after engine trouble. Pilot Allen Lauber, 36, was injured but saved lives. the craft burned but all aboard exited, with crew including James McClure and Barbara Creske aiding evacuees. Flight 604 originated in Pittsburgh then Dubois and Philipsburg before Williamsport.
Washington reports indicate military and political figures weighed wartime draft levels while President Johnson enjoyed a weekend at Camp David. Moyers said Johnson would stay in touch with Defense Secretary McNamara, Secretary Rusk, and Bundy as conferences on Southeast Asia continued. The Pentagon issued a draft call for 17 000 men amid heightened manpower concerns. General Harold K. Johnson noted Viet Cong tactic shifts toward sustained combat and a focus on key district capitals, with enough ammunition since January to support 20 000 Communist troops.
Athens AP report says the pro Communist EDA could determine whether ousted Premier George Papandreou regains power. EDA backed demonstrations for Papandreou after King Constantine toppled him July 15. Papandreou warned the EDA would vote against the new Athanasiadis Novas government when parliament votes July 30, possibly forcing resignation.
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