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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1960
Page
1
A fragmented notice reports calves awaiting sale and a mix of names and actions. Mentions months or figures like Titus Eckels and a signed order, with references to tickets, pumps, and a lunch service, all from a local public notice page.
Paris dispatch reports Washington would trim U S armed forces to 2 100 000 if the Soviet Union matches, as Western allies plan a three stage disarmament package to present at Geneva talks opening Tuesday. The plan includes an international disarmament agency, a halt to nuclear weapon production, and broad reductions to the lowest secure level. Khrushchev seeks total disarmament with specific caps for the major powers. The United States, Soviet Union, and Red China would be limited to about 1 7 million troops each in the initial stage, with Britain and France capped at 650 000. The Soviet force level is cited at 3 623,000 with demobilization promised. The U S defense posture was listed at 42 500 817 men last December.
A deep freeze and ongoing March snow cripple rescue work in North Carolina and Georgia as relief teams battle drifts up to feet high. Helicopters and military vehicles struggle to reach about 600 snowbound families while civilians improvise fuel and shelter amid a continuing late winter storm.
Corry firm Fred W. Ewing Inc filed bids on two Pennsylvania State Highway Department projects totaling 808,292 dollars. One in McKean County on Route 345 covers 4.66 miles with bridge work and a new span, bid at 588,362 dollars. The Mercer County bid covers 2.80 miles of a legislative route south of Greenville, bid at 209,949 dollars. Both bids were likely to be awarded soon.
In Youngstown Ohio a gun ambush killed a gangster figure linked to rackets and wounded four young women on a porch. Joseph Naples known as Sandy, 50, died after six revolver shots near the chest and head. Mary Ann Yrancich, 28, was struck on her left chest as she greeted him at about 11 35 pm. Police reported a shotgun found near the curb in front of the house.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 264 schedules two sessions to explain the July 1 1959 Veterans Pension Act changes and help veterans and dependents decide which law to elect. Samuel Bates and Baressi outline new income, waivers, assets, documentation, and eligibility rules for World War II, World War I, and Korean War veterans.
Youngsville residents faced a total loss when a blow torch used to thaw a frozen water pipe ignited a garage fire and caused the house to burn. Harold and Mrs Nyquist owned the frame dwelling six miles west of town, valued around 15000 dollars. Fire Chief Leland Sitter led the Youngsville department with responders noting 12 below zero conditions and an oil tank explosion as the blaze spread. The Nyquists and their two children escaped unharmed, with no salvageable property remaining.
Rescue teams seeking 18 entombed miners faced a new setback as a ventilation system failed to clear deadly fumes. Island Creek Coal Co officials and state mine chief Crawford Wilson said it would take 10 to 24 hours more to complete underground work before any attempt to reach the men. The fire and gases have hindered efforts for four days, with four passageways sealed off and pipes installed to draw fumes out and supply fresh air.
McInnes Stec outlines a 950 by 70 foot addition to the east end of the plant to add space and shift shipping away from East Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The project includes housing boning grid sawing operations a 24 foot car type furnace and a new hammer replacing two old hammers. A Liberty Street property will become a parking lot to draw traffic from East Main.
Pioneer launched into solar orbit yesterday sending strong signals. The spherical craft uses paddles with solar batteries extended outward to power its instruments and communications.
Washington AP reports Pioneer V blasting toward a planet-like orbit between Earth and Venus. The 26 inch satellite carries miniaturized instruments and sends signals hourly for 15 minutes. It orbits the sun in about 311 days, with a chance of later recontact from deep space.
Pittsburgh AP reports Vernon Houghton Jr chief river forecaster for the Weather Bureau warns a flood Jolentind exists in the Pittsburgh watershed. Critical areas include Olean NY Warren PA Oil City Franklin PA Meadville on the Allegheny River and French Creek at Meadville. Flood risk depends on rapid snow melt and rain during runoff with temperatures expected below normal and little weekend runoff. Ice on the Allegheny has thickened with a jam south of Oil City and upper Monongahela pools show ice 1 to 2 inches. Other noted areas are Confluence and Connellsville on the Youghiogheny River Rowlesburg on the Cheat River and Weston Clarksburg on the West Fork River.
Corryite Laurie L. Lake is slated for removal to Erie County Prison to answer probation violation, false pretenses, and disorderly conduct charges. He pled guilty to disorderly conduct and may face additional charges for bad checks. probation terms and payments are in question amid ongoing review by the Probation Office.
A persistent cold snap keeps Pennsylvania frigid with no warm trend in sight. Record lows include Philipsburg at 12 below zero, Brookville minus one, Bradford minus five, while Erie and Somerset hover near zero. The state endures two straight days of extreme cold as spring nears.
The full moon will turn copper red in a total lunar eclipse tomorrow at a.m. EST, visible across the Western Hemisphere weather permitting. It will be the first complete lunar eclipse since November 1950, as Earth blocks the sun and casts a cone of shadow over the Moon for about 1 hour 25 minutes.
The Pat-Mood Corp plant on Route 8 between Rouseville and Oil City was destroyed by fire around 8 p.m. in bitter cold. Loss estimates ranged from 500000 to nearly a million dollars. The 50 worker operation, maker of oak flooring panels, sits near Koppers and Pennzoil facilities. no injuries were reported. Firefighters from Oil City, Roseville, and Cornplanter worked through the night, sparing nearby buildings and a gasoline tank. The plant, bought for 60000, had operated less than a year and featured German imported kilns and machinery. the cause remains undetermined.
Philadelphia socialite Stella Reeves arrives at the Algonquin Hotel in New York with a smuggled jaguar spear and a hairless dog named Adam. She claims 24 days in the Brazilian jungle to kill a jaguar, after rifle shots and a dramatic reveal that unsettles reporters and photographers.
Betty Lanza widow of singer Mario Lanza died Friday in her Beverly Hills home. A maid found her pajama clad body. authorities cited possible natural causes or asphyxiation. Her death follows Mario Lanza's 1947 heart attack in Rome. she had four children and had long been linked to his stormy marriage.
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