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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1960
Page
1
A county board signals plans to accept farm loan proposals and review bids from lenders. The process includes evaluating options for school funding and bonds, with formal steps led by the board and deputy clerk.
Victor Dempsey and Charles Collier train with Seagrave ladder truck in Corry as chief Jack Downey explains the new unit costing $25 000. The display shows improved reach over older ladders and outlines a planned use policy for specific fire types.
A heavy thaw unleashed a four foot snow and slush slide on a French Creek area farm at about 3 p.m. It smashed a barn wall and trapped 18 cows and eight calves, later rescued by 20 volunteer firefighters from the Clymer and Findley departments with help from area residents.
Judge Buff Jr. approved an 88750 damage award to the widow and three children of a New Jersey man killed in a traffic accident on May 7. Mrs. Rose Ercolino, 40, of Tieracken, N. J., received 2366, with the balance split among the children.
Corry area high school opened a Penn State extension service probe into citizen apathy toward national issues. The program, testing a year long trial in six states, aims to spark public affairs awareness with local leaders trained and supported by Penn State and extension staff.
The Public Utility Commission approved a 5279 000 yearly rate increase for the Pennsylvania Gas Company. About 2 600 customers in Erie Elk Forest McKean and Warren counties will see higher bills, with the boost adding roughly 68 cents to a 30 dollar monthly bill. The increase funds higher costs from natural gas suppliers and follows a prior rate rise to offset a state tax.
A Pennsylvania judge found no probable cause for involuntary manslaughter against William Lewis Boschini 19 a Catawba College student from Brockway. Pa. after a March car crash return trip from a basketball game near Moorseville that killed TImes Zimiesla 20 of Gy stonia. Also cited were Andrew Balands 19 of Berwick and Thomas DeMaio Jr 22 of Hawthorne N J as other occupants of the vehicle.
After Eisenhower and Macmillan met, U S officials urged a treaty within 90 days if Soviets are sincere. Yet the communique notes key remaining issues at Geneva include on site inspections and other vital points delaying agreement.
A 6-year-old girl from St Edward's School was accosted by a man at 4 p.m. near Hotel Corry as she walked home from school. She described a tall heavyset man in a frayed jacket with a black pattern, and police planned an all-out effort to catch the suspect tied to prior incidents on West Main Street and Aero Supply lot. A separate note reports brain surgeon Dr William C Sharpe, 18, died in St Petersburg after neurosurgical work since 1941.
In Washington the Senate faces a new turn as the Judiciary Committee revises a House passed civil rights bill and sends it back without clear approval. Majority Leader Johnson aims to move the measure. if the Senate accepts revisions it returns to the House, else it goes to the President. Major changes expand penalties for obstructing court orders and allow state officials to sit in on Negro registration hearings before referees.
The UN Security Council moved to discuss South Africa's racial conflict with urgency amid a 30,000-strong Negro march on Cape Town police, a state of emergency, and protests from Pretoria. Britain France and Italy voiced reservations on UN jurisdiction while South Africa claimed domestic matters.
Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, 28 and 31, were convicted of the Clutter family murders in Garden City Kansas. The jury imposed the death penalty with no mercy after less than two hours of deliberation.
Residents along Alleguenys River and French Creek monitor rising water as two days of warmth threaten potential floods. Forecasters predict possible showers this afternoon and southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Corty reports a single emergency water incident with a flooded cellar on East Street due to clogged sewer and surface water. Temperature ranged from 73F to 47F overnight.
The Navy announced a near operational Polaris submarine missile test from a moving ship last night claiming success. Early indicators show the second stage may have performed abnormally.
Meadville area seeks new plants. Loomis, retired Meadville official, travels Europe with Mrs Loomis aboard the SS Maasdam. He will meet leaders in Rotterdam Brussels Cologne to promote Meadville as a potential plant site for MAIC.
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan propose a limited moratorium on underground nuclear tests, aiming for a signed treaty within months if Moscow accepts. The plan, announced from Camp David, seeks a one year informal halt and moves toward a total test ban under international control.
Early spring floods menace the Midwest with hundreds homeless and farms isolated. Nine-state area including Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri Minnesota and the Dakotas suffers widespread inundation as rivers rise and ice jams break. Nebraska declares disaster in seven eastern counties as Platte River swells across the region. Helicopters assist relief efforts.
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