Abbrevia City News Briefs
Abbrevia City council approves budget measures amid push for street repairs. Independent columnist Idon Byrn notes delays in project funding and urges citizens to attend the next public meeting for updates.
08 Jun 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1962
Page
1
Abbrevia City council approves budget measures amid push for street repairs. Independent columnist Idon Byrn notes delays in project funding and urges citizens to attend the next public meeting for updates.
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Erie County Commissioners press for State Planning Board support to switch from a dry to a permanent dam at the Union City area on French Creek. The $23 million water control project would create a recreational lake, with Army Corps input and possible linkage to Project 70 funding. Notables from Gorey Corry and Erie County attend the meeting at Union City Country Club.
Police sought a 10-year-old girl missing since yesterday afternoon from her Oakland section home. Officers say Mark Ann Berdooce left with an aunt, as her parents are separated.
Port Chester report states Ruth Ryan was charged with second degree murder after allegedly forcing black pepper into her daughter's mouth to stop thumb sucking. The child Ceerlia Rosewing died after choking and the mother was hospitalized for mental testing. Police say the incident followed a prior attempt to discipline the child late Tuesday night.
State Police say a collision between a freight train and a tractor trailer loaded with industrial chemicals caused leaks of chlorite fumes. More than two dozen families fled their homes as dangerous vapors spread from scattered cylinders near the wreckage in a Dauohine area.
Beav erettes on tour recount a tale of General Anthony Wayne and the Battle of Lake Erie with references to the recovery of bones believed to be Wayne in Philadelphia. The piece notes a Fort Erie era frame and the intrigue surrounding early American history.
The Senate voted a 47 billion dollar ceiling for foreign aid next year, about the President’s request, but may cut the program in later steps. The measure sets spending for the new fiscal year beginning July 1, with appropriations to be decided in separate legislation. The debate included Poland and Yugoslavia aid, with a later vote exempting surplus food gifts and sales, while a ban on aid under the foreign aid bill remained. Kennedy praised the food aid move for flexibility to aid independent peoples.
A Wednesday Lawrence Airport session discussed financing as the major hurdle for upgrades. The FAA announced a five year civilian airport improvement program with the Lawrence and Corry fields listed among Pennsylvania sites awaiting funds. Local leaders explored soil cement tests with contractors to possibly surface runways, aiming to proceed independently if federal aid is constrained.
The Baltimore Chapter of a civil rights group seeks a freedom ride along a busy highway between Baltimore and Delaware to press for desegregation of interstate facilities. African diplomats and the U S State Department will receive notices and affidavits as the plan is announced, signaling a coordinated effort to challenge barriers on the route.
President Kennedy outlines a recovery program to boost prosperity with across-the-board tax cuts starting next January. He argues the plan will aid workers, businesses, and jobs, urging Congress to act while targeting tax credits for new investment and revised depreciation rules.
Police chase widens to Canada and Mexico as they seek Dr Harvey Lottlinger and his receptionist girlfriend Theresa Carillo after the dismembered body of 19 year old Barbara Lofiumento is found in a sewer. Investigators fear the physician fled toward Cuba amid diplomatic limits.
The city recreation department announces a playground program from June to August with supervision Monday through Friday at Harding Concord Mead Park Wright School Pairview and Washington play grounds. Hours are 2 to 4 PM and activities include outdoor basketball at the high school and a girls tennis instruction program starting July 2. The Journal will publish phase details before launch.
Striking workers at the Erie County Plastics Corp plant in North Corry have rejected a recent wage package and halted a major expansion project. Local contractors report halted construction valued at millions as the dispute widens, with banks and area firms watching closely.
Steven Repka, 60, PRR track worker from Latrobe, is hospitalized in Titusville with facial, internal and back injuries after being struck by a southbound car on Route 8 near Bement's Restaurant. Driver George Simpson told troopers he swerved to miss a pedestrian in headlights. charges pending.
Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor appear to be in disagreement over their separation with Fisher citing the divorce in Las Vegas while Taylor’s secretary says the couple will cooperate to end the marriage. A Rome-based secretary and Richard Harley comment on Taylor’s reaction to Fisher’s statements.
The Massachusetts Democratic contest pits Ted Kennedy against Eddie Kennedy as leaders trade charges over delegate influence. Edward J McCormack Jr and others accuse tactics to boost one brother, while Kennedy denies any use of family power. Proceedings hint at a national dynasty debate with potential postmaster and tax issues framed as leverage.
Harrisburg Highways Department hires Cartip HI Lor firm to study a 42 mile bypass of US 6 from Warren to Youngsville in Warren County. The project runs near the West side of Warren County, with interchanges at Route 62 east of Irvine. It aims to remove two grade crossings and reduce sharp curves, paralleling the New York Central tracks. Traffic is estimated at 9 000 vehicles per day at Youngsville and about 11 000 near Warren.
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