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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1960
Page
1
Partial readable text references a dairy kitchen area and services. Mentions staff and utilities, and a dated note 2-1955. Overall item appears as a damaged archival fragment with scattered phrases.
Logan West Virginia AP report details the Holden mine disaster where 18 miners were trapped after a cave in and five miles from the entrance. By morning 13 bodies were recovered, rescue crews continued working through smoke filled tunnels, while officials withheld names of the deceased pending full recovery.
Mead Park Association reports progress toward 1961 reservations and pavilion construction with lumber purchased. The foot bridge near the pond is nearly finished and a section for a Climax engine housing is allotted. Fish stocking funds from the Federal Fish Commission are promised. The minutes honor late Don D Williams for his service. Skating this winter was uneven but some days were favorable.
Geneva AP The Soviet Union proposes dramatic troop reductions for the United States USSR and Red China to about 1.2 million each within 18 months and stages of disarmament supervised by an international body The plan envisions Britain and France at 650 000 troops and a later phase disbanding all armed forces and liquidating foreign bases with a ban on nuclear tests.
Downieville California reports Larry Lord Motherwell, convicted of murdering Pearl Putney in 1958, faces additional charges for killing his second wife Sarah and their mongoloid child Heath. Prosecutors seek the death penalty based on these alleged additional murders.
Letters from Cancer Crusade division chairs Bennett and Henton urge Corry residents to donate to cancer research education and treatment. They note rising cancer deaths and the end of United Fund support and stress no personal contacts will be made. The campaign runs through April 9 with emphasis on education and community support.
The Combs family learned the New Jersey Board of Child Welfare reversed its stance and approved placing four year old Alice Marie with them for adoption or long foster care. Officials noted the girl shows high intelligence and potential. The board had previously argued she required a family with exceptional intellectual resources. The decision followed a secret Trenton meeting and drew praise from supporters who credited press and public opinion.
Citizens debate the new chancellor after a controversial ceremony revealing personal pain and political pressure. Proponents praise candor while critics warn of distraction from policy. Officials insist the episode clarifies leadership character and resilience.
President Eisenhower publicly backs Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination. He denies a formal endorsement at the Gridiron Club dinner but affirms Nixon as his clear preference if any choice is needed. The remarks follow rumors from press coverage of the event.
Aero official Clyde T. Keith says two foremen and three other employees have been laid off with possible further cuts, but the plant is not closing. Defense work remains dominant, eyes on a defense upswing next August to ease strain, while the firm searches for a commercial product to fill gaps when defense orders fall.
A 21 year old Polk man Gerald Riddle confessed to the July beating death of R Warren Mays of Sandy Creek near Franklin. He is jailed awaiting a murder charge and further investigation continues by District Attorney Robert Grannis.
Corry Area High School and community drives push to raise 1400 dollars for the American Field Service exchange program for 1960 61. Half funds a foreign student arrival and half funds a four month European summer session. Dr T B Kelsey heads the drive with bond sales and organizational requests underway.
A nine year old Corry area boy escaped serious injury when his sled rolled into a car on Davis Road near his home yesterday afternoon. John R. Payne of RD 4 Franklin said he could not stop in time as the youngster appeared from the right. The boy suffered a bruised left leg and forehead but did not require medical treatment.
A light plane crashed on a Nevada mountain slope in weather below freezing. Five aboard, all family members, survived and were rescued by Hill Air Force Base helicopter crew from Utah after over two days in sub-zero conditions. Pilot Lasky Wes Stoddard 50 and wife Helen 49 were seriously injured. the others less so. The Stoddards were traveling to help Stoddard’s mother celebrate her 80th birthday in Tucson Anna.
R James Haslett 26 of Corry was eastbound on Route 77 when Prank Zimmer 31 of Townville pulled in front causing a collision. Haslett's car hit Zimmer's then struck a stopped truck. no injuries reported and damages total about 2090. In McKeesport a roof collapse killed worker James E Casey, 22.
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