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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
1
The note references a call about a business fee and a Barn 9 fall. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR. The readable terms include a monetary or fee context and an event description, with no definitive names, dates, or places extractable.
Soviet space explorer Gherman Titov tours Washington with John Glenn Jr visiting Baltimore's Sparrows Point steel mill and shipyards while planners consider space site visits. Officials note shared curiosity despite language gaps as the two trailblazers exchange tours and encounters during a whirlwind capital visit.
Three Corry youths were indicted on burglary charges for an April theft at the East Main street bleacher plant. Suspects Melvin Carmicke 23 of Mott street John Foster 19 of East South street and Ford Sargent 18 of York street allegedly used Sargent’s car to haul loot valued around 3000 dollars including copper wire stripping and tools. Fires were set near West Main street extension to conceal the copper, drawing police attention. Merrill Patterson owner says the loot could be sold to a junk dealer. no trial date set yet and Sargent is represented by attorney William Peiffer.
Corry Civil Defense plans a sixth annual welfare test tonight for Wattsburg Area Elementary School. Twelve members of the civil defense unit lead by Theodore Swanson and Warren Reynolds will escort from Corry Pultr atr at 6 PM with three equipment planes. Local families staying at Wattsburg are asked to be at the library by 5:30 PM with bedding and essentials. The event includes an evening meal tonight and breakfast tomorrow.
Tokyo police arrested engineer Norifumi Mina sami, 38, and three trainmen on suspicion of criminal negligence after a three-train collision killed 163 and injured many. Survivors described chaos as a freight train jumped tracks and a commuter train plunged into houses, marking Japan’s second worst postwar disaster.
Washington officials say the withdrawal of a widow from Peace Corps training was not solely due to rigors of the program. Mies Fletcher, aged around, was dropped from a group bound for Brazil after objecting to the boot camp sport, with claims she faced staff dislike for challenging the drills. Senator Tower pressed for an inquiry, while camp officials cited physical and other considerations in the decision.
A 20 year old New Jersey rider Dave Appel plans a transcontinental bike journey using bicycles for travel. He describes motivations, early riding, and testing routes through Pennsylvania and beyond, aiming to see landscapes and learn geography as he proceeds toward California.
President Kennedy in New Orleans calls for a broad Atlantic partnership and expanded trade to create jobs and strengthen national security. He argues a legislative trade expansion bill is needed and highlights a $10 million port wharf project as a symbol of growth amid a visit that included plans to view Air Force demonstrations. Continued on Page Two.
The FAA seeks reasons for a Warren skydiver’s fatal plunge into the Allegheny River on April 25. The diver, Thomas Nobbs, remained missing as divers and volunteers searched the river. Authorities note a quick-release harness and water jacket rules may be implicated.
Local plant workers report a possible car watching break as dawn shifts end. A night worker named Joe said a suspect parked a car near the facility, damaged a vehicle front end and drained fuel during a late shift, prompting police inquiry.
Rail unions and executives blasted the railroad wage proposal as too low and too high, contending the board’s 10 percent average raise falls short of workers’ needs while ignoring productivity gains. Leaders warned the cost would hit $100 million and faulted the administration for not endorsing a wage path aligned with productivity. Continued on Page Two.
Dallas Texas AP reports Billie Sol Estes once claimed worth 500 million dollars. Now his financial empire crumbles under criminal and civil charges. Congress probes his dealings in fertilizer distribution, cotton laws, grain storage, and federal ties. A receiver holds his assets as grand juries indict and suits seek millions.
Teachers at Anchor Bay High School in New Baltimore, Michigan, failed to obtain a federal court injunction against the school board which had suspended them for a week. Principal Rudy Kamischie was targeted after the board, amid mourning after a teacher’s defeat on a life proposal, removed staff. U.S. District Judge Theodore Levin denied the injunction and reprimanded the Kane coach quits Kane Area Joint High School coach Bob King resigned after three seasons to take a new job in the Bran area.
Sen Karl Mundt and fellow Republicans pressed for a full investigation into suspected record disappearances by the Agriculture Department tied to Estes, as the Senate Invest igations subcommittee led by Sen John L. McClellan probes alleged profits from Washington associations. Dwight Eisenhower also called for scrutiny as the inquiry targets possible misconduct in federal dealings.
Corry city fathers consider a plan to convert the old high school lot on West Boulevard into a shopping plaza. Moss, owner via Associated Contractors of Connecticut, says the data will aid prospective tenants and to heat the project’s progress. The option money would revert to the city with ownership of the lot if the project stalls. council lacks power to push the move, but Torlasis developments hint at progress.
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