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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1958
Page
6
Rev John DeSand announced St. Thomas parish surpassed its $30,000 county wide fund appeal goal in the Erie Diocese with a latest report listing $26,229 pledged by parishioners. The Erie area report also notes council actions on daylight saving time and a series of local incidents and council deliberations.
A public installation for all commandery officers in Division 12 will be held at Corry Area High School on April 26. The event opens with dinner at 6 and the installation in the gymnasium. Zem Zem Shrine Band and Chanters from Erie will entertain in the auditorium. Clarence Commandery elected new officers: Charles Sutter commander John Wells generalissimo Howard Blakeslee captain general Edward Crapser Jr treasurer Lloyd Stowe recorder H J Brown Adrian Reesink John Rickers trustees. Dinner followed the meeting hosted by the auxiliary ladies.
The governor endorsed federal legislation to raise unemployment compensation and urged setting 49 weeks of benefits. He noted Pennsylvania pays 95 dollars weekly for up to 30 weeks and warned the 39 week cap is undesirable. He cited claimant totals and projected expirations through April and called for retroactive extension to December 1, lasting until March 31, 1959.
About 1,800 state workers will see biweekly pay raises up to 10 percent after the State Executive Board approved increases. The minimum annual salary rises to 2,295 dollars and base hourly wage to 1.10 dollars, with a six month delay on Gov. Leider's proposed higher minimum. The board also plans extra holidays compensating time off and a possible extra day off if holidays land on non duty days, and tentatively approves higher hotel allowances for traveling workers in large cities.
The United States rejected the Soviet space-for-peace proposal, insisting peaceful uses apply only if the U S gives up all overseas bases. Dulles condemned the Soviet condition requiring liquidation of U S overseas bases as very unacceptable.
A New York based reflection notes industrial output fell 12 percent from the 1956 peak yet remains above 1954 and 1949 lows. It weighs pros and cons of tax cuts, public works, monetary ease, or boosting cushions and stabilizers, with moderates urging patience on unemployment benefits and Treasury deficits.
Werner von Braun discusses Moon launching prospects while noting Soviet rocket activity. He explains the Explorer 1 satellite history, credit discrepancies, and the Army’s role, recounting the tense wait for confirmation and the scientists’ reactions at “antigua” and Florida, highlighting 106 minutes to orbital news.
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