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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1961
Page
2
The Ritz invites shoppers to view a fine display of chocolate eggs and rabbits with order options for names and mail. Flye Rexall Drugs advertises fresh hearing aid batteries for all makes.
Local hospital activity lists admitions and discharges for residents including Gerald Eastman of Spartansburg and Mrs. Lydian Daniels at 912 West Pleasant Street. Nearby names appear for Union City Waterford Corry and Edinboro addresses with multiple individuals noted. The document also mentions Founders Day at University of California Berkeley and U.S. policy on Laos plus a five hour State Department conference between Rusk and Gromyko. It references maple syrup labels on sale at The Corry Journal commercial printing department.
After church on Easter Sunday the Hotel Corry offers a quiet dining atmosphere in its gracious dining room with delicious food served from noon until 7 pm. Local Auto Service Turben’s Chevrolet agency is noted in the text.
Kennedy and top aides weigh options for Laos including stepped up supplies and training for pro Western royal government forces. Possible actions range from increased personnel, volunteers from other nations, to potential U.S. forces, though no talks of that extreme have occurred. Rusk to attend SEATO meeting in Bangkok next week after a preparatory session with McNamara Bowles Burke Parsons Bundy Rostow.
Harrisburg AP reports the State Senate approved radar to prosecute highway speeders 27 to 19 after hours of debate. Three Republicans joined 24 Democrats, reversing a prior defeat, sending the measure to the House where opposition has been limited.
A 15 year old girl from Rome New York was ordered to an indefinite term at a state training school for spreading a false bomb scare at a Rome elementary school on December 14. The sentence marks a second conviction on the charge. Meanwhile in Fitchburg Massachusetts false bomb reports threaten to shorten this year's summer vacation as classroom hours dwindle prompting actions from School Superintendent Robert H.
Police mistook a junk car for a stolen vehicle in a mistaken identity incident. Robert Owens and Police Chief Hurley Drake believed the car was stolen, but it ended up at Corry Junk and Auto Wrecking on East Main Street. William Roehrig and Sam Holtzman helped correct the error and warned the public not to report a tow unless observed, as the situation was resolved.
In Pittsburgh AP report eleven adults and 21 juveniles await legal action over looting incidents involving about 126 cars over three months. McCain announced that each day lost to fears will add a day to the school year.
American delegate Arthur H. Dean and the British support a new Western plan to advance a test ban treaty. Talks stalled since December, with Western circles pushing unilateral concessions while the Soviet side has repeatedly met Western powers on questions in drafting the treaty.
The Air Force charges Col William M Banks Maj William A Sheppard and Maj Reginald L Stark with dereliction of duty and culpable negligence over the January 14 loss of a Texas radar tower off New Jersey that killed 28 men. The disaster, tied to prior Tower duties and a failing radar system, left no survivors and sparked debate over evacuation and repairs.
P&M Store promotes its catalog of art materials and hobby supplies with phone contact 3-0171 for orders and inquiries. The snippet highlights a local business providing craft items and related gear to customers.
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