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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
4
The Corry Journal presents a veterans pension discussion noting proposed reforms and cost estimates. The page includes advertising rates and staff roles, with a national advertising network and multiple city offices.
Solon supporters tout a victory as the House Appropriations Committee revises a bill to restore funds for airport safety features. The plan would enable operation of safety systems and NAV aids, with officials noting the TACAN and VOR equipment upgrades. Local legislators Bradford McKean Alport and Senator Cluck cited the plan as essential for continued airport operations.
The article analyzes Soviet Premier Khrushchev's stance toward West Berlin, the potential for a renewed showdown with the United States and its allies, and how his warnings and moves might pressure Western resolve. It weighs whether the USSR seeks to force Western concessions or risk a broader conflict, with Geneva and pre-warning signals discussed.
The God Fellows Home of Western Pennsylvania at Meadville closes 17 days for a child vacation. About 20 children with unknown homes will spend July 9 to July 27 in private homes. Superintendent Charles A. Gape says no special entertainment is planned, just lending them to local families. Contact at the Odd Fellows Home in Meadville or Mondville on July 6 for those willing to host.
Erie Railroad asks permission from the state commerce commission to discontinue its Bradford to Salamanca passenger service. In reports, the line notes average less than one passenger per trip in 1957 58 and early 1958, with fuel concerns cited and alternatives discussed.
A garbled report from Huptauco describes a widespread infestation of rats causing deaths and injuries in the area. Officials and residents imagine a citywide panic as people rush to protect homes and businesses while authorities try to contain the outbreak with emergency measures.
New York AP report notes lawmakers press to raise both debt and bond interest ceilings to let the Treasury pay bills Congress has approved. The stalemate leaves Treasury officials amid pressure as policymakers debate how to adjust rates and timing.
Washington AP reports Sen. Dirksen warns President Eisenhower may veto the $4.056 billion health labor money bill aimed at HEW spending. The Senate passed the measure 83-10 led by Lyndon Johnson, with cancer and heart research a large share of the funds.
Congressional voices clash over debt ceilings and free market finance. Some push for higher money supply to lower rates aiding builders and farmers, while others warn against inflation and advocate short term borrowing to curb long term costs. The debate centers on Treasury funding, interest rates, and monetary expansion versus restraint.
Erie County Fish Warden Nor man Ely seized a series of commercial gill nets in waters near Hammerrnill to General Electric, about half a mile from shore. Nets from the Peggy Ann owned by Smiley Fish Co were pulled as poachers fled, with 13 nets taken two miles from shore and 400 pounds of perch turned to charity. State citations will be filed later this week.
Erie detectives and state fire marshal join the arson investigation into a car owned by Edward Bordonaro president of Local 613 at Erie Resistor Corp. Kerosene residue found on seat covers supports arson theory. The car, parked at Bordonaro’s rear home, was locked but found open as flames gutted it within minutes. Bordonaro was in Pittsburgh on union business.
London art dealer buys the Rubens Adoration of the Magi from the late Duke of Westminster collection at Sotheby's for a record 770000 dollars to settle inheritance taxes. The sale marked the highest price ever bid at a public auction.
The warden urged anyone finding nets within limits or seeing a boat putting in nets to notify state conservation officials at once. He said the fish poaching damages the million dollar sports fishing industry and fouls the image of commercial fishermen in the area.
A fragmented OCR reading references a union church and a traditional pledge. Mentions Gary Sylvia Miss Libert Liberty Prayer and a grand moment in Ohio, with unclear context and names. No clear events or outcomes emerge from the readable text.
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