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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1958
Page
1
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The Corry Jamestown YMCA drive closed with 87,042 pledged and more funds expected. Special gifts totaled 61,821 with an additional 12,613 bringing the five totals to 61,621. The drive raised 66 percent of its goal despite debt to three banks, aiding reduction of bank indebtedness.
Jakarta reports government troops within five miles of Menado, Celebes, with rebel headquarters city expected to fall soon. Military leaders warn of advancing forces near the north Celebes stronghold.
Four boys aged 12 to 18 in Snyder Circle stole a 5 white pine rough box from Pine Grove Cemetery yesterday afternoon. A passerby alerted police and officers followed the trail as the boys lugged the box toward the cemetery’s northern edge. The box was recovered and turned over to the Pine Grove caretaker and the youths were taken to discuss next steps for obtaining lumber.
Lockheed Star, a new utility transport, set a border to border and coast to coast record of 17 hours 60 minutes with 14 hours 50 minutes actual flying time. Piloted by Ray Gau dey and Hob Schumacher, the jet departed Edwards AFB Calif and landed at McChord AFB Washington, Westover AFB Massachusetts, and McCoy AFB Florida before returning to Burbank. Average speed reached 456 mph over a 6700 mile flight.
Washington reports the Senate approved a broad labor control bill 88 to 1 after days of debate, with leaders predicting limited House action. The measure requires detailed financial disclosures, secret elections, and curbs on union trusteeships, aiming to curb racketeering in the labor movement.
Two sections of the Second Narrows Bridge over Burrard Inlet collapsed yesterday afternoon. About 40 workers were on the structure when supports failed, sending sections into the tide and causing 22 injuries and two missing. A witness described a frightening roar as the front parts sank, with one section submerged and the other still atop supports.
William Halfast of the Stanford Hose Company and Stanford House Company officials presented Corry with a new emergency truck. Fire Chief Charles Collier said the machine and accessories cost about 1500 dollars and the vehicle will be parked by Murphy's store Friday night from 7 to 9 for public inspection.
A money conscious Congress funds an estimated 350 million dollars a year for the secret CIA. The agency runs a vast American espionage network in an atomic space age, with secrecy strict enough to withhold sources. Allen Dulles leads the CIA, able to approve large expenditures unseen by the public. The article compares CIA and State Department budgets and notes the Soviet Union spends far more on spying. Continued on Page Four.
Budapest observers debate Janos Kadar's future after Imre Nagy's 1958 execution. Once Nagy's ally, Kadar led Hungary, then allied with Soviet forces to seize power. He later helped arrest Nagy, sparking questions about Titoism and the broader Soviet-Tito split within Hungary's leadership.
President Eisenhower stated Sherman Adams was imprudent in his relations with Bernard Goldfine yet needed as a top presidential aide. He announced no plan to fire Adams, though he did not phrase it directly. Eisenhower read from cards and defended Adams while praising his integrity and usefulness.
Montreal police sought Greta Goode a 40 year old German immigrant maid after her disappearance during the kidnapping of Joel Reitman, 2 millionaires grandson. The boy was found safe and a ransom note demanded 10000 dollars from the Reitmans.
The Eisenhower administration affirmed that Sherman Adams remains top aide and will not be fired, while Republicans remain split over his assurances that he exerted no influence for Bernard Goldfine, the Boston industrialist, in exchange for favors. The party debates how to defend or condemn the aide amid campaign tensions.
A weather forecast says summer begins Saturday at 4 57 p m and runs to Tuesday September 23. It predicts good chances for hot weather sports with generally fair and cool conditions for the day and night. Highs and lows over the past four days ranged from 65 to 85 degrees as conditions shift toward summer.
John L. Landers, 68, of Altoona, was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison after a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter in the slaying of his roommate Henry Burne, 53, also of Altoona, on March 18.
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