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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1962
Page
6
Erie area updates report high bacilli counts at Meadville tests and ongoing dredging due to pollution. Beach closed 24 hours after water deemed unsafe for bathing. canal linked lakes remains clear.
A fire erupted today in the maternity ward of St Marys Hospital in Brooklyn. Two alarms were sounded as occupants were evacuated. initial reports say the fifth floor was affected but the extent of damage was not known.
Pan Am resumes flights after a strike by engineers and cockpit crews. Eastern Air Lines followed with negotiations and a federal restraining order halting further disruption. Both sides sought future staffing changes as the dispute over third crew positions and pilot training continued.
US Steel announces permanent shut down of facilities in Donora due to free economic competition and weak demand for wire products. About 1700 workers are laid off with several hundred reemployed at other plants, while two red-rolling mills and the wire and wire products division continue operating with around 100 workers at Donora Works.
Jess Willard sues over a long lost Cuba fight film showing his 1910 knockout of Jack Johnson. He alleges fraud and invasion of privacy in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming film owners and broadcasters tried to monetize the footage without his consent. Willard recalls the Cuban bout and disputes Johnson’s win for the historic knockout. He seeks relief to stop further showing and asserts potential $10 million value.
David discusses civil service reform and tenure to attract and keep top talent in state government. Lawrence notes no municipal reactions yet to a highway safety program conference at Hershey, which issued 15 recommendations including radar expansion to municipalities. Willard Johnson film prints were confiscated by U.S. customs, with additional prints later located in Australia in November 1954.
The governor said Fruit has been invited to testify before the Democratic State Platform Committee meeting in Harrisburg. He expects to be invited. Supreme Court vacancy remains unsettled as Justice Curtis’s death earlier this year prompts a candidate search. Gen. David Stahl is drafting a report for review within a day or so. Lawrence weighs candidates for West Chester State College presidency, with three finalists under consideration.
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