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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1960
Page
1
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A partial OCR fragment mentions anti foot weed and crop foot, with unclear references to Allis from nery and keoft bal. The readable bits point to agricultural weed control and equipment, but details are indeterminate and names or dates are not recoverable.
Flood watches extend through Warren and Salamanca as melt water and rain push the Ohio and Allegheny rivers toward flood stage. Pittsburgh area remains at risk with the Ohio River near 24.5 feet and crest forecast between 29 and 30 feet early Wednesday. Minor flooding reported in scattered regions while Warren Airport and Beaty recreation field see water intrusion.
Flooding fears rise across the region as roads close from Mill Village to Cambridge Springs and Wattburg to Union City. Corry remains mostly dry though waterlogged cellars appear. emergency crews and civil defense stand by as Allegheny River and French Creek levels prompt readiness and evacuations.
A two day old baby girl abandoned in an unused strip mine along Route 398 was in critical condition at Bushline Osteopathic Hospital. Police hold Lawrence H. Richel, 21, of Bogers, in a Butler County jail on charges of abandoning a minor child. He admits leaving the infant then returning to take her to the hospital and surrendering to police. He had previously pled guilty to a similar charge.
James Lynch an 18 year old from Palmer Massachusetts briefly became a millionaire when a faulty ATM printed a check for 1 000 025 26 while he paid for a soda at the Palmer National Bank He promptly realized the error and returned the check to the teller preventing a fraudulent payout.
58 year old resident of East Main Street pled guilty before Judge Burton R. Laub in Erie to a drunk driving charge. He received a $150 fine plus costs, one year of probation, and restitution for damages after a March 6 two car collision on East Main Street at Concord. He was judged under the influence by a local physician.
At Geneva the United States and Britain presented a counterproposal to the Soviet Union for a ban on most nuclear test explosions and a short moratorium on testing. President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan proposed a detailed international control system before a treaty, with a temporary moratorium on underground tests that cannot yet be detected. The Soviet response appeared cautious, calling for immediate agreement on a loan and later controls, while Tass noted the USSR had never conducted an underground test. The three nations would also pursue scientific methods to detect bans during the moratorium.
Three thousand armed white soldiers and sailors sealed off Nyanga and Langa near Cape Town to curb rising racial unrest. Prime Minister Verwoerd ordered use of regular forces after arresting 234 protest leaders. rumors of a march on Ft Johanneshire Prison circulated as Parliament acts to outlaw ANC and PAC groups under emergency rules.
Countywide rolls show 52,367 Republicans and 50,846 Democrats with 956 misc. numbers. Erie city holds a Democratic edge of 10,515. Corry has 1,119 Democrats to 2,123 GOP. In county areas GOP leads 26,148 to 15,143. Misc 523 city, 415 county, 18 Corry.
A gasoline station explosion in Auburn downtown killed five people including three firemen and two station employees. Fire officials reported the blast left a large debris pit where the cinder-block building stood and injured two nearby women. The dead firemen were Lt. Alfred Murphy 52 John Searing 27 and Anthony Contrera along with Walter Ockenfels and John Bell. Authorities say gasoline was used to wash a grease rack but the cause remains undetermined.
Fire hoses were used on hundreds in Texas and Louisiana as Negro youth protested in multiple cities. At Marshall East Texas police arrested 35 for unlawful assembly and detained 200 more as crowds gathered near the courthouse. In Baton Rouge 1,000 students and supporters rallied. Southern University announced 18 suspensions for disciplinary reasons.
Wayne Elgin and Concord townships mapped the cancer drive last night at Mrs. Walter Proctor s home. Richard A Ehnis and Charles J Haney outlined the Erie County American Cancer Society efforts while local chairmen and assistants organized township teams and coordinators for East Wayne Weast Wayne and Concord areas.
A city informant reported a man walking north on North Center Street who matched a description of a suspect who allegedly touched a ten year old girl near the Hotel Gorty. Police detained Louis Marco of Jamestown overnight as a lodger. the girl later said he was not the man. Chief Harley Drake urged residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity.
A six engine jet bomber from Little Rock Air Force Base exploded near the state Capitol. Three crewmen were killed and a civilian man died in a house fire caused by debris. A woman was trapped, one airman parachuted to safety but burned. The bomber reportedly collided with a light plane near Mayflower, destroying several homes and blasting a Deep crater near Pulaski Heights. Bodies recovered from wreckage include two crewmen and civilian Jim mie Grove, 26. Lieutenant Thomas G. Smoak survived after parachuting into a residential area.
Revenue Secretary Charles Dougherty extended the deadline for 1960 automobile and station wagon licenses to midnight Monday, April. Clerks work to clear a backlog of license applications as many station wagons were misregistered causing processing delays. The 1959 law assigns station wagons a new classification with a $12 license fee, changing prior passenger car or truck categorizations.
Local report notes 23 deer killed by dogs in Williamstown. City imposes restraining order on all dogs until further notice to curb further wildlife losses.
President Eisenhower seeks a Paris May summit with Britain’s Harold Macmillan France’s Charles de Gaulle and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev for private conversations. He signals a preference for addressing immediate East West issues while hinting at a possible caretaker role in his final months.
The AP reports a one cent per quart decline in home delivered milk across most of Pennsylvania during the spring seasonal adjustment. Areas including Pittsburgh, Reading, and Johnstown Altoona see only a half-cent drop while Philadelphia, Erie, Harrisburg, and other markets see lower prices, with Lancaster at 24.5 cents and Pittsburgh at 26 cents. Store prices fall by a penny. some dealers pressed for no full reduction this spring. Prices are set to rise again Sept 1, with Lancaster and Philadelphia delayed to Oct 1.
An 18 year old boy was arrested on charges of setting two fires at St Bernard's Catholic Church in suburban Mount Lebanon. Witnesses saw the boy near the church with an unusual book just before the second blaze. Police traced the book to the suspect after locating an odd colored edition in a local school. The first fire occurred in May and caused about 35000 dollars in damage. The drapery was burned in Monday's blaze. The suspect admitted setting both fires.
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