28 Jul 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1961
Page
1
Police investigators took over the auto outside Philadelphia residence where ex-convict Richard Blaney died when the car exploded as he turned the ignition key.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk expected a Havana reply on the U S request to return the Eastern Air Lines plane hijacked and flown to Havana with passengers and crew last Monday. Rusk noted Cuba’s claim of sovereign immunity over the aircraft and described U S judicial and court procedures relevant to such cases involving Cuban-owned planes.
Bloodmobile will operate at the Moose Lodge on East Washington Street from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m on Tuesday to collect 100 pints per visit, part of a four visit fiscal plan with a yearly goal of 406 pints Reservations necessary. walk ins welcome College students urged to donate. Corry Civil Defense will tour the city to remind residents of the blood drive.
Mrs. Shindledecker, secretary of the local Selective Service office in the Corry post office, reports a surge of phone inquiries and walk ins after President Kennedy’s Berlin remarks. The nationwide reaction reached Corry, with many draft files updated and parents presenting birth certificates and marriage licenses as enlistment activity rises, while recruitment offices see upticks in California and other states.
Joseph H. Phillips of Titusville was driving north on North Center Street when he neared the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. He thought a car had hit him but a bystander said he had only crossed Corry’s railroad tracks. Phillips’ car suffered front end damage and he received a minor bump to the head before heading home.
Geneva reports say Britain plans to open talks with the European Free Trade Association about joining the booming Final Common Market. Prime Minister Macmillan to present position in Parliament, with aides briefing EFTA members in Geneva. The move aims to avoid shutting Britain off from 200 million potential Common Market customers while not harming Commonwealth trade, amid French resistance and Cold War tensions. Former actor William Cullen Hodges, 85, died in Ohio, noted for Broadway appearances.
Walter M Sehirra and Shep ard lead a group of astronauts in St Louis for a series of conferences with Mc Donnell officials. The session aims to discuss space program goals and collaboration strategies amid evolving aerospace priorities.
A fragmentary report details US and allies preparing discreet options in the Berlin crisis as tensions rise. The Kennedy administration seeks Western initiative through talks with Britain France and West Germany ahead of potential summits.
Republicans press attacks on Kennedy administration foreign assistance plan as Senate debate looms. Kennedy seeks authority to commit SH8 billion over five years with $7 billion borrowed from the Treasury and rest from postwar loan repayments. House Foreign Affairs panel approved the measure in a preliminary vote amid tensions.
In a Route 5 North East town cherry picker dispute yesterday left 50 year old John J. Bullock hospitalized with abdominal stab wound and 58 year old Elijn Floyd charged after a confrontation at Lawrence Park. Floyd was released on 1000 dollars bond for a hearing on the stabbing.
Joseph Bupik, 31, of Natrona, was electrocuted last night while touching an electric drill and standing in water. He had been resting near his brother's home when the accident occurred. In a separate event Dan McDonald of Greenville placed second in the open division of the Nordic Model Airplane Championships at Willow Grove Naval Air Station.
A Titusville youth was hospitalized with a ruptured pelvis after a two-vehicle collision on the Old Creek road near Titusville. Will Sutton, westbound, could not stop and crashed into an embankment, causing estimated damage of 250 dollars as investigators assess possible charges.
A bloc of 36 Asian and African nations urged the U N Security Council to back Tunisia in demanding France withdraw all troops from Tunisia and give up the base at Bizerte. Dag Hammarskjold was to report on a peace mission and criticize France. Yugoslavia joined the call.
Two men, William Goetz and David Meeker, denied kidnapping and aggravated assault charges after pleading innocent yesterday. Bonds set at 2500 each pending August 4 hearing before Alderman William Olsler. Victim James McCarty, about 16, sustained severe cuts and bruises, with doctors reporting he rests at home. Police say the assault occurred on Tik Creek road near Route 5 before dragging McCarty to a wooded area and forcing him into Goetz’s car.
Health department officials blamed mine drainage for thousands of dead fish on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River after heavy rains flushed dormant acids from abandoned mines. Tests indicated surface damage occurred earlier this week with periodic adjustments observed in the area.
In Chicago and surrounding suburbs a milk strike shuts off almost all dairy supply. An Associated Milk Dealers representative notes 2 million quarts sold daily in the metro area but none are available as workers press wage demands. Parents report turning to iced tea fruit juice and canned milk while children adapt to substitutes awaiting resolution.
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