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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1960
Page
1
Richard is pictured examining a torn telephone pole from a Moorboard position after an estimated 35 to 40 mph crash. A hole in a house in the background is linked to the Evansville Indiana youngster who dreams of driving a police car when grown.
Corry area Industrial Development Fund workers reported 457100 this morning at the campaign breakfast report. The initial returns show early pledges reaching 37 percent as three local banks and a bank pledge lift the total. Campaign officials say more calls are needed and a larger report is due at Friday’s Hotel Corry breakfast. Bracken notes a major company representative may visit Corty to inspect plant sites and evaluate Corry as a progressive, industry-ready community.
AP report from Tokyo says Zengakure Student Federation threatened a runway sit-down at Tokyo International Airport on June 19 to block President Eisenhower’s four day state visit. Authorities assured strong action if needed including closing airport traffic.
Secretary of State Christian Herter testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the advisability of President Eisenhower's trip to Japan and the new treaty. Debate focuses on postponement, Japanese public opinion, and continued U.S. bases under the pact.
The council considers failures in civil service exams for truck drivers amid a city unemployment problem. Safety director Raymond Weber reports only one qualified applicant after two exams in 60 days. Carnell allows a probationary hire up to six months with workers compensation coverage and seeks another exam in July.
A bear raided Don ald Swart s beehives on Baker Hill road early yesterday damaging one hive. The animal weighed an estimated 250 to 900 pounds and neared homes including Richard Clark s. Deputy Game Protector Jaquith said damages were investigated and the bear may trigger a hunt if it returns. Swart has 30 beehives and does not want the bear back.
Corry faces possible legal action over a February fish kill in Hare Creek. State sanitary engineer Dr Harvey says cyanide from Aero Supply plating deposits entered the city sewage system, killing scores of fish. The city council was told Aero disputed entry, while Harvey pressed for city action and monitoring of industrial discharges.
A 16 year old Warren County prisoner escaped from a jail work detail yesterday. He fled in a stolen car after taking a wheelbarrow full of weeds to the rear of the courthouse. The car, later found to belong to Verona Jones, had been left with keys in the glove compartment.
Voters in New York and California shape most convention delegations in primaries. Democrats lean Kennedy in California and South Dakota. Republicans lean Rockefeller in New York and California, with Nixon favored for pledged delegates. Governor Herschel woreless wins Democratic Senate nomination. Miller and Countryman contest GOP nod. Erbe trails.
The Labor Department named 18 Pennsylvania areas with persistent unemployment among 91 nationwide. Major Pennsylvania communities listed include Erie Altooona Johnstown Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Hazleton, with smaller areas such as Meadville New Castle Uniontown Connellsville and others. The listing, updated every two months, targets regions with at least six percent current unemployment.
Paul Wilkinson, a 24 year old refrigeration repairman, describes entering a tavern basement police found the beer cooler door stuck. He closed valves and cut off beer supply to the bar above, freeing a missing unconscious patron while awaiting aid. He then reopened the cooler to finish his work and left the scene.
Two New York state men, Howard C. Lewis Lakewood Nix and Lawrence L. Dame R D 2 Clymer, pled guilty to two charges each after a drunken driving incident on Mead avenue. Lewis admitted drunk driving and operating without a license, Dame pleaded guilty to drunk driving and letting an intoxicated person drive. Both posted $500 bond and were bound over for the next term of Erie court. Blood tests showed Lewis 0.28 percent and Dame 0.21 percent, under the 0.15 threshold for conviction in the case context.
Atlas missile production and launch-site construction were disrupted by a machinists strike affecting Convair General Dynamics facilities. Five bases including Vandenberg Cape Canaveral Warren Offutt and Holloman idled as workers refused to cross picket lines, while a 25,000 TAM crew continued at other plants. The stoppage marks the first major labor action in the aircraft missile sector, with broader implications for readiness.
A 500 foot diameter U S balloon neared the end of a three day ascent into the stratosphere to study cosmic rays. It was over Biloxi Mississippi en route westward and is to drop a parachute with nuclear emulsions for recording rays. Scientists from 13 nations will study the data.
City Council split over hiring engineer Victor Ward on a temporary basis at $35 per day with $3.50 overtime per home, after Parks Director J J Doarting reported screening about 60 applicants. Some members favored a full-time post. others supported a limited monthly cap of 10 days. The vote reflected differing views on staffing and cost.
The Corry Elks Lodge will hold a public Flag Day event at 4 p m on June 14 in the second floor ballroom. Exalted Ruler William W Hammond Jr said the lodge is one of over 1900 nationwide saluting the 183rd anniversary of the flag’s Continental Congress adoption. Committee includes Guy R Davis assisted by Reade Langhurst Merrill Patterson and Richard Williams. Details to follow.
The Warren County Bookmobile will appear in front of the Corry Public Library tomorrow from 12 to 2 pm for public viewing. Mrs. Georgill Doyle, head librarian, will be on hand. Also announced is the annual meeting of the Corry Public Library board of trustees tomorrow night at Hotel Corry.
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