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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
1
Jensen secures a narrow relay victory in a 261L event at the meet, edging rivals as top runners push for the final leg. The performance highlights a strong team showing with decisive splits and a commanding finish by the anchor.
Washington AP Sen Karl Mundt and Sen Carl Thurtis accused Secretary of Agriculture Freeman of trying to thwart a Senate investigations subcommittee probe into Billie Sol Estes dealings with the Agriculture Department. The Republican pair said Hughes ordered staff to disrupt the inquiry and urged President Kennedy to respond.
Erie County Medical Society and Dr Felix Shubert report federal approval for oral polio vaccine against all three strains. Health officials advise coordinated, community wide immunization to avoid strain interference, with rollout targeted for early 1903 and urging unprotected individuals to obtain Salk injections from physicians or health departments. Local groups will assist for those unable to pay.
Corry Public Library will add 1299 dollars worth of new adult and juvenile titles funded by a state grant. Library trustees chair Mrs. Robert Tunnel says the grant requires 4 percent of funds for juvenile books and the remainder for adult fiction or reference works. The governor supports state library grants for free public libraries, and the library plans to use the funding to expand holdings across ages and genres.
EL PASO Texas AP Fresh criminal charges pile up against Billie Sul Estes the West Texas promoter whose fertilizer grain storage and cotton ventures involved millions of dollars A federal grand jury indicted Estes on 29 counts including mail fraud and conspiracy The same jury earlier accused others of fraud through tank schemes that allegedly never existed creditors seek bankruptcy or a reorganization plan while a court receiver holds the assets Judge Thomson said no extra bond is required for Estes who posted 10000 bail on prior indictments
Corry area effort by CAIDC and Chamber of Commerce aids Bulkley Dutton Inc, a paper processing plant with 25 local employees on Pennsylvania Avenue. ICC friction over trucking routes threatened deliveries to New York and New Jersey, prompting lobbying by Long to intercede and secure a franchise for Eye Trucking Co to haul freight directly to the Erie area.
Francis Case, longtime South Dakota Republican senator and former congressman, died today at age 65. Born December 4, 1861 in Everly Iowa, he served seven terms in the House and two in the Senate, chairing the Public Works Committee ranking member. He owned a ranch near Custer in the Black Hills and was known as an expert horseman and outspoken critic of backdoor spending via Treasury borrowing.
A chaotic Washington scene saw President Kennedy’s farm bill drive fail in the House by a 10 vote margin. Despite late suspense, 167 Republicans joined 48 Democrats to reject sending the measure back to committee, signaling a political setback for farm policy and a costful deficit debate.
MAYVILLE The $150,000 negligence action against Chautauqua County opened on the third day before Supreme Court Justice Matthew J. Jason. An eight by four juror panel heard administrator Jerome A. Eddy, 25, of Celoron, allege his son Jerome A. Eddy, 24, of Celoron, was killed July 2, 1959 when his car struck a highway truck after cresting a hill. County counsel William R. Blood cited driver negligence, saying the tractor-trailer was struck after the car skidded 952 feet.
Fragmentary notes indicate patient Varelays faces a serious medical issue with tetanus and critical conditions. Doctors report heavy distress and low oxygen levels as treatment continues. Further details remain unclear due to the incomplete text.
Edgar M. Davis 30 Carlyle Merritt 28 and Henry Dy Beastie 0 were charged with stealing pigs from Claude Baccus of Columbus. Blood found in Merritt’s trunk tied to the June 20 theft. Troopers questioned them at Route substation and they admitted taking two pigs from a rural farm, with ongoing inquiries into other cottages in Blue Eye and Jackson areas.
Claude Baccus of Columbus advertised five week old pigs and two were taken from his property after an unintended spread of the royal ad service. The Local-State Police substation credited Troopers Paul Sita and Edward Past for cracking the crime spree by tracing tips and pursuing various angles.
A daytime robbery and kidnapping at a Harbor service station prompt a search led by Slate Pollen. Attendants describe two men in a black car, one armed, as they fled with cash and a pistol. The victim Gulanan, shaken, was forced to the ground and blindfolded before the robbers sped off.
Republicans start voting for a new county chairman in Corry with W W Waterhouse among nominees. Atty John English Neal Coughlan and Waterhouse are listed as contenders. voting begins around 2 PM at the county courthouse. Waterhouse dismissed an unsigned election slate as phony and said he has made no deals for the election. The county chairmanship is key for party control of appointments and influence ahead of statewide races.
In Wayne County Virginia AP report an 11 year old woman recounted hearing shots as Jamies Fletcher 44 faces a second trial for the slaying of a family member. Alice Tauner testified she stood outside near the road and heard the gunfire. The case centers on a mob-murder style claim with life imprisonment sought for Fletcher. Investigating officers described the scene and timeline as the trial unfolded.
A runaway tractor-trailer crashed Thursday night, killing 15 year old Leonard Hita and injuring seven others including a man and his wife. Police identified Chief Edward II Aqrabnu of Graver and reported the vehicle struck two parked cars and tipped a porch post. The incident occurred near a post office and crane service site, with investigators reviewing the scene and noting the vehicle’s feezzer fouls.
Local PSES office lists six job classifications including journeyman tool and file masers lathe operators and milt pickers. The agency promotes its placement service for local applicants and notes near term openings, with city links to Curry and Spartansburg areas.
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