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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
4
The Corry Evening Journal lists staff positions and office details including publisher George R. Sample and management names. It also lists advertising offices nationwide and subscription rates, with pricing per year and per copy, plus display deadlines.
A reader criticizes how terms like special education and exceptional are used for retarded and mentally damaged children. The piece argues educators avoid blunt language, urging stronger terms exposing bias and mislabeling in schools.
The body found along the Allegheny River was identified as Arthur Dillemuth 63 of Oil City by Oil City Police Chief E G Potts. He had been missing since 11 p m Saturday March 4 after jumping from the Petroleum Street Bridge three months earlier and the body was located 60 miles downstream.
A body recovered from the river near the bridge after a debris jammed boat, found 30 feet from shore, was reported at 4 30 p m Sunday by James Corry of New Kensington. Authorities removed the body and towed it to Cowansville funeral home for identification.
Louisvile press figure Tom Wallace, former president of the American Newspaper Editors Association and dean of Kentucky journalists, died at his home aged 86. He served as editor emeritus of the Louisville Times and held honorary and past presidencies in national press groups.
James Marlow surveys Kennedy's likely use of a nationwide TV talk to present foreign policy after his trips with De Gaulle and Khrushchev. He notes Kennedy seeks broad public support without provoking domestic factions and recalls Eisenhower's earlier TV address and later missteps after his Khrushchev talks.
Raymond Wade and Norman Keeler, both in their 20s and 40s, pleaded innocent to five charges including burglary tools possession and larceny. They were among escapees from Huntingdon State Prison after a November 14, 1960 breakout. Wade and Keeler were captured after a high speed pursuit near Linesville.
Helena Walker three of Philadelphia died at Temple University Hospital from injuries after being struck earlier in the day.
Yesterday's Memories of Corry notes Italian bombers strike Gibraltar amid expectations of Suez blows. A baby boy of Mr and Mrs William W Myers born at Corry hospital. New contagious diseases listed include several children on local streets. Two car crashes reported on South Center and East Main streets involving local residents.
The Stanford Hose company will open its new luxurious home to the public this evening with a formal opening expected to draw a large turnout. Mrs. Mary Cullivan has returned from Mt. Morris New York after three weeks away. Ralph Bly suffered severe cuts on both hands when a wrench slipped while he worked on his car. Born to Mr. and Mrs. O W Bracken of West Pleasant Street Juneth a son Charles Herbert. Debt trends show public and private debt rising to a record 883 billion with corporate and personal debt leading the increase amid 1961 economic notes. The Gross National Product reached 503.2 billion with ongoing recession effects. Miss Ruth Hill left for Erie morning to work for Nu-Bone Company, while a Meadville resident moved en route to Philadelphia. Jonathan Lodge hosted breakfast for orphan children from Shop Twenty.
The recession slowed borrowing by corporations and reduced plans for expansion. Firms cut funds for new plants and equipment, drew down inventories, and relied on on hand cash to finance operations. Across government, corporate and individual sectors, cash holdings dictated ordinary activity.
A tractor trailer rolled on Route 1 south of Youngaville after striking three deer. James B. Sopak, 25, of Falconer Indiana, said he turned left to miss the deer and hit a culvert. The tractor tipped onto its left side while the trailer overturned on the right. Sopak escaped injury nine miles south of Youngaville.
Samuel Caley of Nanticoke was killed in Glen Lyon when struck by mine cars at a Glen Alden Corp operation. Authorities investigate the incident as the scene prompts ongoing questions about workplace safety.
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