20 Jun 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1961
Page
1
A fragmented OCR excerpt details City Pennsys L 961 EY and various commissions amid references to bylaws, public utility charges, and public notices. It mentions 1961 amendments, the Bor mty, and AP style car and race notes about laps and speed timings, implying a civic governance and transport context with scattered event notes.
Karen Sue arrived this past Saturday and is reported healthy. Parents and family celebrate the newborn without complications.
Eichmann swears to tell the truth as he testifies in his defense, denying voluntary involvement and claiming he was powerless to influence Nazi extermination plans. He recounts being chained to a bed during Israeli detention and disputes Israel's role in kidnapping him from Argentina. Defense argues the Nazi machinery bore responsibility, not him.
Centennials Centennial headquarters and local banks and shops offer the Climax Half Dollar souvenir coin for sale. The coin features the Climax engine on the front and a redemption statement on the back, redeemable for face value like wooden nickels. Proceeds benefit Centennial, Inc. treasury to fund the week long July event.
A Pennsylvania civil service hearing heard that Michael L. Palmer of New Castle says he was fired from the wage tax office for refusing to buy eight tickets at ten dollars each for a Lawrence County Democratic party dinner. The state contends Palmer violated political activity rules. Palmer denies it, claiming the dismissal stemmed from his ticket refusal.
Robert Garfield presses for a speedy decision on siding his North First Avenue building. City speltton Roger Brown says granting the request would violate the fire ordinance. Officials discuss studying or revising the ordinance before ruling. Raymond Weber and Jerome Davis review the combined residence and business site under construction rules.
City officials reveal survey of main avenues and facilities to guide sidewalk work. Of 65,000 feet total in good condition, 1,837 feet need repair and 4,100 feet require major work. About 31,000 feet need new walks. City engineer drafts concrete walk specs and will apportion costs to abutting property owners via bids, targeting May 1962 start in populated areas.
After an on site check of Heath Alley behind the General Telephone Co building, councilmen agreed the city should share responsibility for the alley condition and related flooding. The phone company said the alley was raised too high during a paying project, causing water into its garage. officials discussed repairing drainage at the site, with an estimated cost between 390 and 4500 dollars and no further council action required.
Delegates at the 11th annual convention of the National Commission on Teacher Preparation and Professional Standards open in Paak. The debate centers on whether teaching deserves professional status and authority over standards of performance. Critics blame educators for not establishing clear criteria, while supporters argue for greater teacher input to raise the profession.
Detroit AP report says Cuba’s Fidel Castro faces a Friday deadline to accept a ransom deal for 1,214 prisoners or the proposed freedom exchange collapses. The Tractors for Freedom Committee lowers demands to 500 tractors worth money for indemnification, with White House backing and notable backers Milton Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Wycune senior directors from six districts in the Corry Area Jointure convene tonight at 30 in the library of the high school for a special session. They will elect Thomas R. Shupe of Riverside New Jersey as superintendent of the Corry public schools. The Joint Committee previously recommended Shupe unanimously after interviews and a Corry visit.
City Council reintroduces a revised bills-reading process after a brief trial by Earl T. Cherry’s administration. The clerk will type all bill information on both sides, creating a single list to speed processing before routing to the city clerk and treasurer. Critics warn of potential problems, with a likely return to the prior method.
Western Asphalt Co under Director J R Destiny will pave West South Street West Park Place and West Frederick street starting Thursday. The project, aided by Van Matter Company of Jamestown, covers four miles of city streets and should run through the remainder of the week before the Centennial observance progresses.
An aircraft carrier identified as Shangei-ln was set to port off the Florida coast following routine operations. The ship departed near Mayport, with early sightings near the Dominican Republic and Rafger Tru- noted in dispatches.
The Supreme Court ends its term with a landmark ruling that workers forced to join unions cannot have dues spent on political causes without their consent. The decision targets union shop agreements, emphasizing that members’ free political choices must be respected or risk loss of rights. The term also addressed evidence legality, limits on public office holders who refuse religious oaths, and declined to rule on Connecticut birth control statutes.
Daniel Young of Rochester, 17, reportedly extracted a bullet from his chest using toothpicks after attempting to remove powder from a slug. Patrolman Frank Batt said the youth, experimenting with a chemistry set on June 6, triggered heat that caused the slug to explode near his chest. The boy later claimed to have probed the wound and removed fragments. he remained in hospital in unknown condition.
A young chemical engineer was killed and two assistants injured when an explosion hit a wave dropellahl plant laboratory at Indian Head Maryland. Navy spokesman John Boyd said the incident occurred around 6 50 p m. The injured were Dennis C Hace ion 19 of Trillian Zend and Charles HH Adiuns 18 of Valley Lew Md. They were treated at the ake diapenearynd and released. Boyd and his assistants were the only people in the laboratory when the blast occurred. a Navy spokesman said the laboratory building sustained minor damage.
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