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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1962
Page
1
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A mass of cold air moved east under thick clouds, ending a warm spell across the East. Temperatures rose to springlike 70s from Louisiana to Maine, with a record 79 in New York City and 73 in Caribou, Maine. Showers and thunderstorms followed the front, drenching the South and causing damage from hail in northern Alabama to airline hangars in Birmingham. Weekend looks cooler and sunny west of the Mississippi as systems move away.
Corry man Ralph Miles pleaded guilty to orderly conduct after a 1 a.m. downtown chase. Police arrested Miles on Liberty Street after speeding from East Park Place, running a red light, and having a loud modified exhaust. He initially refused to show a license, was jailed, then pleaded guilty before Police Magistrate Porter Auer, paying a 10 dollar fine plus 5 dollars costs and was released. In Carlisle, three Pittsburgh men were jailed on heroin and narcotics charges after a Pennsylvanian Turnpike traffic check in West Pennsboro Township.
Ajax Tron Works announced two promotions by general manager L N Lanphere. Charles I Rainesalo becomes director of research and development, with C Thomas Pierotti named chief engineer succeeding Rainesalo. Rainesalo, Finnish native, joined Ajax in 1937 as chief engineer and will lead research, while Jerotti, a 1951 hire and Fenn College graduate, becomes assistant chief engineer.
A weather prank by the local forecast tipped the city into a late winter surprise. Light, then heavy snow fell, with temperatures dropping from 37 to around 32 as State Police reported slick streets yet no full snow cover. Firemen had battled seven grass fires on Wednesday, but now face a delayed action plan as residents struggle with abrupt cold and snow.
Eddie Fisher in New York denied divorce rumors. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were photographed together in Rome, smiling as they left Brick Top’s nightclub and drove off with Burton, amid public appearances that fuel rumors of their ongoing romance. Fisher insisted the only romance is Antony and Cleopatra. The story continues on page two.
In Phoenix a group of four Black men and another youth are charged with planned murder of Samuel L. Resnick a Jeweler 61. Resnick recruited them to stage a robbery and death in the Arizona desert to fake a crime and benefit from a $50 000 life policy. The defendants face first degree serious case charges with a preliminary hearing delayed to Wednesday after two days of testimony.
Corry Christian and Missionary Alliance Church on East Washington street and Maple avenue plans a $17,000 expansion to add 100 seats, nine classrooms, a baptismal tank, an assembly room and two rest rooms. Work begins in May and should take about four months with volunteer aid from the congregation. The project, approved unanimously by the church, will extend the west side of the building and match its existing architecture.
James town dealer accepts a nine month old Holstein calf and bale of hay as down payment on a used car. North Clymer farmer Robert Kayerman visits Burke Motor Sales but lacks cash. After a joking remark from salesman Bruce Chelstrom, the deal proceeds as Sales Manager William Sivanson Fak finalizes the trade, valuing the calf and hay against the car and fuel.
Four U S peaceful use reactors will host International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors in a test run to show inspections work. Brookhaven graphite and medical reactors in New York Argonne boiling water reactors in Wisconsin and the organic cooled reactor at Piqua Ohio will be inspected under a U S I A E agreement. The aim is to verify nonmilitary use train inspectors and refine the system while challenging Soviet claims at Geneva and beyond.
Havana reports quote a letter from a Bay of Pigs prisoner claiming the U S Central Intelligence Agency supplied false intelligence to the invaders. The letter, dated May 6 1961, alleges demoralized Castro forces and air superiority misrepresented to the attackers. The letter is part of testimony in a mass trial of 1179 prisoners as proceedings resume.
Byron R. White, deputy attorney general, is nominated by President Kennedy to the U S Supreme Court. He would be the court's youngest member if confirmed, to fill the seat of retiring Justice Whittaker. Opposition notes and praise from leaders highlight his varied career and scholarly record.
Consumers in the Erie and Pittsburgh districts will pay 27 cents per quart for milk instead of 28 as winter prices end. The reduction applies from tomorrow until September 1, after which the price may rise again by a penny based on past practices.
City police charged Moose's Bar and Restaurant owner Charles J. Elehynski with selling intoxicants to a minor and allowing a minor to frequent the premises under Ordinance 81. The bar linked to James H. King, 19, Bear Lake, whose two alcohol related run ins included a blood alcohol test of 0.22. King faces reckless and drunken driving charges with hearing set next week.
At the 17 nation conference in Geneva Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A Zorin proposed a line by line discussion of a Soviet draft treaty. U S Chief Delegate Arthur H Dean argued the first task is to agree on fundamental disarmament issues before drafting a full treaty.
In Shreveport Louisiana a skunk trapped its head in a can and called police yesterday. Patrolman B T Lambert freed the animal thinking it was a pet and deodorized. He soon learned the skunk was not a pet and had not been deodorized.
Gordon Sutton, the sole male elementary teacher in Corry Area Joint School District, teaches fifth grade at Weight School. His appointment follows past male educators like John Kissman and comes at a time when superintendent Shupe and supervisor Miss Barressi pushed to place a male teacher in the lower grades. Sutton, a Titusville native and Edinboro graduate, began teaching in February after the board approved his hire in January.
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