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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
6
A brief report outlines three major July and August construction efforts. Route 957 at Columbus will finish by August 1, Route 958 and Fouts 6 at Pittafield by August 15, and 25 miles of Routes 6 and 62 between Warren and Youngsville will be widened and resurfaced by late July.
In Lima returns show former President Manuel Prado ahead of Fernando Belaunde with Hernando Tavalle far behind, signaling a runoff between Prado and Belaunde. About 1.5 million Peruvians were eligible to vote, with women voting for the first time.
A two car crash on Green Garden Road near Aliquippa hospitalized seven people including two Catholic nuns from St Joseph's Sorivent. Sister Mary St Charles suffered multiple fractures while Sister Mary Patricia Marie Susie had skull and spinal injuries. both remained in serious condition at Providence Hospital Beaver Falls. Their driver, Mrs Domenica Santolis, 58, and family members were detained at Rochester Hospital. The other driver Elmer Johnston, 41, and his wife Margaret were treated and released.
A three car collision on the Liberty Bridge delayed thousands entering downtown Pittsburgh. Traffic backed up for miles toward the bridge approaches including Saw Not Run Boulevard West Liberty Avenue and Pioneer Avenue. The Liberty Bridge links downtown with Liberty Tubes and Route 51 access. Some drivers spent up to 20 minutes in the tubes. Repairs on Liberty Bridge added to the woes for South Hills motorists.
German chancellor Adenauer voiced confidence in a united Germany, pledging resilience against division amid postwar tensions. He emphasized national will toward reunification, citing wartime sacrifice and the desire of the German people to see a single nation once more.
Nixon said Eisenhower is a man ready to win again and should speak for the presidency. He noted the President looked thinner and weighed pounds less since entering hospital. Doctors reportedly said he underwent a major operation and was given glucose and water with a brief period of only intravenous feeding.
A garbled bulletin reports the President hospitalized after a heart attack at Wallier Reed Hospital. It notes a May weight around 168 pounds, then 109 pounds later, with health updates on sleep, temperature, and vital signs, describing his condition as fragile and improving slowly.
A plan in the United States aims to establish the first commercial processing facility for uranium. Authorities set the event amid significant funding and a goal to advance the project, with costs approaching a major milestone.
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