Fragmented Local Notice About May Event
Readable bits mention May and a time but details are unclear. The text references a local event or notice with dates and conditions, lacking complete names or places to identify participants or the purpose.
18 May 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
1
Readable bits mention May and a time but details are unclear. The text references a local event or notice with dates and conditions, lacking complete names or places to identify participants or the purpose.
A Cape Canaveral delay postpones the Navy Mercury project flight three days to Tuesday while officials review parachute deployment issues. Cmdr Malcolm Scott Carpenter’s capsule airworthiness and stabilizing systems are under scrutiny after earlier tests indicated potential parachute concerns.
LEWISBURG Pa AF Defense of former Gov John S Fine on tax evasion charges will begin next Monday in U District Court A defense motion to dismiss the case was rejected Thursday by judge Frederick V Follmer after the government completed its severing presentation Edward Arassi a revenue service auditor testified for most of the day as the defense pressed its cross examination The end of the government's case came slowly in the stifling hot courtroom with the defense seeking dismissal on grounds evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction The trial jurors consist of nine men and three women Continued on Page Two
Democratic committee members will meet at the VFW post home Wednesday evening to choose a new city chair. The letter notes Hammond is not expected to seek re election and that five candidates, including Everett Zurn who will not run again, are anticipated at the meeting.
In Easter County, Mr and Mrs Frank Merdeth Mendenhall mark their 45th wedding anniversary. He is a 92-year-old retired farmer and she is 68. The couple recalled their long union and the many years they have shared together.
Connellsville Pa. Carl M. Wolter says a former Troutman Department Store credit manager, Robert B. Bituer, was charged with embezzling a substantial sum from company funds over several years. The father of four appeared in court and was held on 82.50 bond after a hearing before Alterman VY Molinayo.
Union President James Hoffa was in court facing an assault charge after a confrontation with Teamsters official Samuel Baron. Baron alleges Hoffa struck him, knocked him down, and pushed him over a chair, while Hoffa's camp claims the incident stemmed from a long dispute between Hoffa and Baron. Hoffa was processed at a police station, fingerprinted, and released on $50 bail.
An 11 year old Clarendon boy, Richard Thomas, died in a house fire yesterday afternoon as his mother and neighbor tried to rescue him. The blaze at the single story four room home started while the family’s mother, Louise Thomas, and another child were next door calling for help. Fire officials and state troopers investigated the tragedy with coroner Ed C. Lowrey noting awaiting the investigation's completion.
The Pennsylvania Railroad sought to eliminate two local trains on the Harrisburg Buffalo route. Arthur Hartzell of Philadelphia testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission, citing annual losses of about $27,000 on the Wo traiway in 1980 and 16 L. He claimed operating expenses reached roughly $80,270 for the two trains.
Ambiguous text references UN bonds with unclear figures and locales. The fragment mentions Cambodia, Serre Paneer, and TPM efforts but lacks coherent facts or events to confirm details or outcomes.
In Bulgaria Khrushchev denounces Kennedy's plan to deploy Marines near Laos as unwise and warns the United States will be expelled from Asia. He tells reporters the move proves imperialist fear of Marxist analysis and contrasts North Viet Nam's growth with South Viet Nam's bloodshed, threatening withdrawal of Western influence.
U S Marines landed in Bangkok and moved toward northeast Thailand as part of a rapid show of force against Laos aggression. About 1 200 combat-ready Marines arrived, with 40 more from Hawaii en route, forming a southern anchor of a defensive arc along the Mekong border.
Corry area churches join for a Sunday evening community sing at Bist Methodist Church. The program features SOULS and church selections led by Jaynet Vacht of St Paul’s Lutheran. Coordinators include Sterling Wees of the YMCA and Arden Baldwin of the Corry Area Council of Churches. Public invited.
President Kennedy said a Laos cease fire is essential and new coalition talks are urged with the pro Western royal government. He noted uncertain lines near Vientiane and discussed U S troop presence in Thailand and broader Southeast Asia tensions.
The Titusville City Charter Commission recommended a change to a city manager style government under the Optional Third Class City Charter Law. They favor a full or combined time administrator with offices in the Municipal Building and discuss hiring a full time city engineer or an engineer by education to handle administrative load.
Corryite diarys sylinois, 32, of brook street, was arrested by city police after a crash that damaged two front fences near residential homes. He pled guilty to drunken driving before Alderman M S Cobbett and a hearing was set for next Monday. Police said the 3 40 am call led to a blood alcohol test showing .049. He was released on $1000 bond.
The Associated Press reports a persistent spring heat wave baking central and southeastern regions. Records were set as temperatures topped 90s in many areas, with Chicago reaching 94 and Detroit also hitting a new date high. Tornadic winds, hail, and damage were reported in Nebraska and surrounding states, while Texas and the Southeast faced loud heat and widespread dust. A bank teller from Upper Darby and five others were indicted on embezzlement charges involving $258,909.
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