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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1961
Page
3
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Partial text shows names and numbers for service and banquet notices with references to Pies and Rev revisions. Likely a classifieds snippet listing contact details and brief notices. Entities include Jenler Bt, Pas, RVICE TV, Mal, Shavers.
A chaotic abduction in Wheeling involved Linda Gast and Fowler as perpetrators took control, tied them, and drove through multiple Ohio towns including Steubenville and Bridgeport. They fled after a roadblock. the car was impounded hours later as police pursued leads and the teens were aided by relatives.
John Kane a longtime state politician and former Allegheny County commissioner died at a New Brighton nursing home aged 74 in the Pittsburgh area. He served 24 years on the county board of commissioners before illness forced his retirement. Kane also spoke for Truman at a 1944 Denver gathering.
Catholic groups warn of a race meeting planned tonight in New Orleans at a parish to oppose church teachings. Bishop Hallinan says Catholics opposing the church face discipline and only Catholic families are invited to the meeting. A national group Save Our Nation plans to distribute pamphlets to Charleston Catholic parents opposing federally ordered school seclusion.
A fragmentary report describes Titusville addressing light shooters amid a Northeast district betrayal. It notes penalties and legal action with a fine around 30 days, mentions a three-shot incident, and references broader ties to United States and Canada collaboration and American consumption trends.
In London Elizabeth Taylor shows slight improvement amid staphylococcal pneumonia. Doctors report steady gains but say she remains far from recovery as the Cleopatra production faces delays and possible implications for the film. Family and colleagues, including Eddie Fisher and Joseph Mankiewicz, stay near her bedside.
Washington AP reports a tightening of controls on U S residents buying cars abroad and shipping them back home. The Kennedy administration moved to curb overseas purchases by service members, aiming to limit duty free and shipping arrangements while trimming annual civilian travel expenses.
The White House estate outlined plans to trim foreign spending to 73 million to 110 million dollars and urged actions by Treasury to use foreign currencies. It also called for expanding U S wood exchanges and regulating sales of foreign articles while directing departments to supervise foreign personnel in post exchanges and related clubs. A separate commission spokesman detailed safety measures for toll roads and truck operations with Chairman Joseph J. Lawler citing industry recommendations.
AP report says Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda will visit Washington in June 2029 for talks with President Kennedy and top officials. White House press secretary Pierre Sullinsper offered no details on subjects to be discussed. In Tokyo sources say a major topic is Communist China.
A KB50 refueling aircraft from the 431st Air Refueling Squadron crashed near Biggs Air Force Base northeast of El Paso, killing all nine aboard. An Air Force inquiry was opened. crew names were withheld. The plane was on a Pacific refueling mission and its crash caused a large explosion in an unpopulated area.
Ohio police hold an unidentified suspect in the fatal stabbing of Dorothy Ware of Ashtabula. Police reported an unconscious, bleeding woman found at the Coroner’s Office address and rushed to Ashtabula General Hospital where she died. The coroner expects a death verdict today and noted no relatives are located. her husband was killed in an accident two years earlier.
Rabat reports the French government will abandon all but one air base in Morocco by October 1, two years ahead of schedule. The bases were used for refueling jet fighters assigned to the TAC in World War II era defense plans.
A parakeet named Chico survived a house fire at the Mosbacher home after thick smoke from a foam rubber davenport filled the living room. Mrs Mosbacher and firemen helped evacuate and revive the bird with artificial respiration and oxygen, with Chico regaining his chatter by noon.
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