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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1962
Page
1
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Ford workers return to the Fort Motor Co office for talks over a work quota dispute that halted operations at 16 assembly units. An Ohio strike choking parts suppliers has closed plants including glass and metal stamping sites, with 10,000 laid off in Buffalo Chicago Dearborn and Monroe. Five truck plants will stay open under current plans.
AP dispatch from Ottawa notes Conservatives led by John Diefenbaker and Liberals under Lester Pearson race to polls as unemployment and dollar devaluation top voter concerns. Close contest may give balance of power to third parties, with potential new election if no clear majority.
The Agriculture Department ordered labeling of tar smoked hams with water added as ham meat. Secretary Orville Freeman previously asserted imitation ham was banned by a court ruling, while the new directive yesterday allows adding up to 10 percent moisture during curing. The change follows earlier guidance by Secretary Ezra Taft Benson after a related court decision.
A Nickel Plate freight derailed near Westfield as three dozen cars left the track. A man riding in a gondola was killed when pipe shifted and pinned him. The victim, Charles Harold Nolan, about 60, identified by a social security card, died around 9:15 p.m. after rescue crews freed his body. Investigators planned to question the engineer Gilbert B. Gilson and conductor Joseph Morass to determine exact cause, with rail workers moving wreckage for NY Central transfers.
Police charged a local man with driving without an operator's license after a 1959 auto, owned by Jesse S Dowd, rolled from a slope in front of his house and struck a utility pole. The crash damaged the bumper and hood of the unoccupied car and tore electric wires from the Dowd residence. Wright received a summons related to the State Motor Vehicle charge.
The county holds its first Sabin oral polio inoculation at Vernon Grange Hall tomorrow afternoon with 1840 doses available. Additional clinics are planned at Linesville Center Road Cochanton and Sparta Grange Halls plus Meadville, with costs 5 cents where possible.
Judge Laub of Erie County intends a second hearing on Nathaniel Hatcher's extradition petition after Alabama seeks custody of the man accused of escaping a ten year old residence ten years ago. The Civil Liberties Union and NAACP oppose Alabama's bid. No date is set for the next hearing.
Rio de Janeiro reports on Howard M. Gilbert once a New York financier who authorized withdrawals totaling 2 million dollars from his company before fleeing to Brazil He now says he hopes to repay all and restore trust yet faces obstacles including U.S. investigations and possible extradition talks with Brazil His statements come as lawyers estimate next moves while authorities scrutinize the fraud case and securities probes continue in New York.
Washington reports threats of a walkout by the Flight Engineers International Association affecting Pan American Eastern and TWA. The union seeks arbitration on all issues except cockpit staffing, while Kennedy pressures for outside neutral arbitration to avert a nationwide disruption. The grounding could halt up to 40 percent of service, impacting around 60 000 domestic and 20 000 international passengers daily.
The Pennsylvania Railroad proposed cutting five trains on the New York City to western Pennsylvania route via Philadelphia Lancaster Hackshire Williamsport and Olean New York. An ICC spokesman said the plan would leave one daily through train each direction. Hearings occurred at Harrisburg Williamsport and Olean with examiner decisions possible later and possible court appeals.
Philadelphia report details a detective, his wife, and daughter as past targets in staged robberies. Two women endured armed holdups, with suspects fleeing after demanding cash. A recent incident yielded about $10,400 in loot. two weeks earlier Maria Coddington, 20, suffered a $3,212 robbery in Wynnewood.
Two U S soldiers from the Military Advisory Assistance Group in South Vietnam were killed in a Communist ambush near Cu Chi. The ambush occurred as reinforcements and helicopter gunships supported a convoy. casualties and exact details were unclear as reporting continued.
An 82 year old Titusville area man was treated at Titusville Hospital for a concussion after his car collided with a second vehicle on Route 8 north of Titusville. The northbound 1962 sedan driven by Gertrude M Gregory struck a 1950 sedan driven by John C Simpson of Washington Pa as both cars pulled into a park, leaving a 80 foot skid, clipping a spruce tree and causing $700 and $39 damage respectively. Simpson was warned for a failure to maintain a river suite.
A revival of a 55 year old Jamestown penalty targets teen smoking. The law imposes a $50 million annual fine on anyone selling cigarettes to minors. Store owners complain teens may buy cigarettes and use machines to obtain money to purchase tobacco.
The funeral for Mes. Berth Gay features relatives and friends, with Gay’s widow and aunt Grargeame Gay among the pallbearers. The service at St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church is noted, as is the presence of key community figures and parish staff.
Citizens Bank plans to demolish the old Hardware Building located just west of and adjacent to Citizens National Bank. A contract has been let to George Tinka Construction to remove the structure, which previously housed Cherry Hart Wave on the first floor and the Pennsylvania Office of Employment on the second. The site will be cleared for a wall and future bank expansion, with work expected to finish within the next eight days.
Warren police search for an armed man who tried to rob the Penn Laurel Motel yesterday at 3 20 pm. Louis Loding, night clerk, described a man outside the locked door with a revolver who ordered him to open the door. Shots were heard as the robber fled, but police found no shell casings or blood. Officers chased a suspect car but reports do not confirm a concrete identification.
County judges review the Pease case as a panel considers orders to reinstate certain parties. Willie Mikko, former State Superior Court judge, leads the representation and questions the public record.
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