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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
1
The Erie ensemble under Nick San Fillipo will perform excerpts from the Auxiliary's recent Big Broadcast during intermission. Stump seats for the event are supplied by Nelson Thompson of Thompson Maple Products Co.
Western Europe views Khrushchev's Berlin declaration as tough but largely a restatement of prior Soviet aims. He demands a peace conference keeping borders and Allied rights, while warning that a separate East German treaty could cut supply lines to West Berlin. Kennedy called Vienna talks a step, but Western hopes for easing tension fade.
President Kennedy backs a $4.8 billion foreign aid program during a speech to a National Conference on International Economic and Social Development. He attends with crutches as doctors say he is on a full schedule while contending with congressional criticism.
In Sharon Pennsylvania three men died in a high speed crash when their convertible missed a curve and struck utilities and a building. Victims were Roland J Barr 25 Sharon Charles W Haines 34 Farrell and Alfred Haines 29 of Sharon the latter identified as father of eight children. An officer estimated the car was traveling about 100 miles an hour.
Dr Edger V Allen Mayo Clinic physician and past American Heart Association president dies at 61 from pneumonia Wednesday. He joined Mayo in 1930 and had a long career in cardiovascular care.
Farmington and Pine Grove townships will merge into the Farmington Pine Grove Merged School District. The reorganization takes effect July 3, unlocking $800 per teaching unit for 1961-82 and about $8,509 additional supplemental state reimbursement each year thereafter. The merger followed a popular referendum held in November.
A 30 day temporary White House detail marks the first time a Black officer serves as a Secret Service guard for the President. Chief Inspector Michael Torins emphasizes normal expectations and potential for permanent assignment. The report also notes unusually low June temperatures in Harrisburg.
The Senate passed a multibillion dollar highway financing bill with a billboard control bonus extension. It would provide the federal government covering 90 percent of the costs for the interstate system. The measure goes back to the House which already passed its version, with a key difference on two year continuation of incentive payments to states regulating billboards.
A tractor trailer carrying a $1 million pay load rolled over two miles south of Kane on Route 68. Driver Francis Drumateer, 43, Covington PA, suffered a mangled left arm. Insurance estimates place total loss at about $500,000. the rig, film and cameras destroyed. Police say brakes locked, truck veered into a culvert. Drumateer hospitalized, transfer planned.
Ray Lamiellé was clocked at 85 mph on North Center street driving north toward Columbus avenue on June 6. He allegedly ran a red light, passed a stopped car, and left the scene without pursuit. Police traced the car to Dusye Troyer of Elgin and plan to detain Lamielle for driver credentials. Charges include reckless driving and traffic signal violation.
In La Paz a riot night left four leftists dead as crowds clashed with police. Demonstrations continued into the night around the capital, with shots fired as security forces dispersed protesters. The chaotic scene followed Stevenson’s departure from the troubled Bolivian city amid calls for stability.
The Tractors for Freedom committee has received a secret report from four technicians who negotiated with Fidel Castro on a plan to exchange men for machines. The panel may delay any statement, awaiting a fuller written report and advice from figures including Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Walter Reuther.
Castro tells newsmen how his revolutionary movement triumphed over the April invasion. He tours the island with foreign journalists, points to wrecked invasion sites near Playa Largo and Playa Giron, and cites missteps by the invaders and overestimated air support as key to May rebellion success.
A man tentatively identified as Edmund Morrison, 25, of the Bronx, was killed today while working in an attic in Pleasantville. Police said Morrison apparently was electrocuted while using a stapling machine to fasten insulation over wiring.
A damaged OCR fragment describes temperature contrasts between an Icebox and a Deep Freeze unit. It references a one hour temperature drop and suggests rapid phone contact with Corry and Pittaburgh officials. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or full names.
In a spreading port to port flare up the nation's merchant marine faces paralysis as 80000 officers and crewmen walk out. The strike roots in a contract dispute between shipping companies and unions, with picketing at New York and other ports.
Three local Future Farmers of America youths scored highly in the annual contest. The report lists participants, rankings, and excerpts mentioning related events and locations.
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