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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1958
Page
2
Richard P. Thompson, an Erie native serving a 16 year burglary sentence from 1950, files a habeas corpus action claiming improper indictments and illegal sentence due to counsel absence. He contends he is lawfully held at Western State Penitentiary as the court reviews his claim.
Premier Kwame Nkrumah cites only 103 lawyers practicing in the country and calls for broader inclusion, proposing to abolish a rule that limits practice to those qualified in Britain as Accra weighs reform in the legal profession.
A hospital report notes admissions including Mrs Elizabeth Hopkins and Mrs Neil Ross among others at Corry Hospital with emergency call number 9990. Meadville reports fundraising near 15,000 for Erle Catholic diocese and Easter sales entice shoppers. A state trooper injured near Dunkirk and Jamestown man pleads guilty in city court, with sentencing set after probation review.
James F. Bartley, 52, of Martinsburg West Virginia, was sentenced to one to three years in the Allegheny County Workhouse on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal traffic crash near Greencastle on February 25. He was fined $1,000 after pleading no contest. Separately Springfield Illinois Supreme Court upheld a 1957 state law banning public sale and use of Fourth of July sparklers.
State Police identify drivers Frank Sturdevant of Warren and Alexander Inches of Boar Lansburg after a truck attempting to pass a car struck a railroad tie at the road edge near Britten Run. Inches turned left, Sturdevant swerved right, and the vehicles collided. Damage estimated: car $50, truck $175.
State Chairman George T. Bloom said the GOP should not overlook E. Biassen in the May 20 gubernatorial primary as he pursues an independent bid. Bloom warned Stassen could use the office to aim for a 1960 presidential nomination and cited a Philadelphia hotel boast. He praised William S. Livengood Jr. and noted party unity behind the nominee and their supporters.
The Federal Parole Board denied a new parole application by David Greenglass serving a 15 year federal sentence in Lewisburg Pennsylvania. He was the chief government witness in the 1951 Rosenberg trial and his sister in law was Ethel Rosenberg. A separate note reports KLM pilots ending a four day strike and resuming operations worldwide.
Finand Del Webb, co-owner of the New York Yankees, proposed a plan to swap Kansas City and Philadelphia franchises to cut travel costs. The idea would place Pittsburgh as the NL easternmost and Chicago as the AL western terminus, but NL president Warren Giles rejected the notion. Webb argued the current NL setup is unwieldy and noted the long hops from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.
Western Pennsylvania towns reported fresh snow as up to two feet fell along the Atlantic coast storm system. Somerset County bore the brunt with five to twelve inches in places including Uniontown, while Pittsburgh saw about an inch. Roads were drifted and hazardous. state police urged chains and plowing continued statewide.
Col Rufus 8 Bratton, 65, a retired Army intelligence officer who helped break the Japanese codex before Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He led Far Eastern military intelligence in the War Department prior to World War II.
TV critic surveys viewers across the South and East noting Maverick's appeal. Black Fire features a rich man naming heirs at a remote ranch while the butler orchestrates murder plots. Maverick participates in subterfuge, ending with escape to Paris and a Denver poker game. The piece highlights crisp dialogue and a likable antihero.
Dr George M Reed former curator of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens who died in 1956 left Geneva College a bequest of 86060 in cash and securities for the biology department The gift totals 86065 and reflects the widow and heirs wishes.
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