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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1960

Page

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Corry CAIDC Pushes New Industry and Jobs Kickoff

The Corry Area Industrial Development Corp plans a kickoff dinner next Tuesday to launch a $125,000 fundraising appeal aimed at attracting new industry and jobs for Corry. Indifference risks delaying a plastics plant expansion and a PAIDA funded project that could create hundreds of local positions.

Sliptad Corry CAIDC Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

Harrisburg Speaker to Kickoff Corry Development Dinner

Harrisburg deputy commerce director Eric Jones will speak at the Corry Area Industrial Development Fund kickoff dinner next Tuesday May Bist. Francis Hall of Oi City Chamber of Commerce also attends. The event at VFW Hall starts 6 45 p m with free dinner. reservations required by tomorrow afternoon.

Harrisburg CAIDC Eric Jones Pennsylvania Department of Commerce Corry Area Industrial Development Fund Jones Corry Francis Hall Oi City Chamber of Commerce Corry Area Robert Bracken

U S Bushes Aid To Okinawa After Tidal Waves

Relief efforts rushed U S military boats and helicopters to 4000 residents stranded on Yagaji Island off Okinawa after tidal waves triggered by a Chilean earthquake. A bridge was washed away isolating residents without food or water as Japanese police report 99 dead 46 missing 856 injured 161 147 homeless and property damage around 60 million dollars.

Yagaji Island Okinawa Far East Yagaji Anary Island Philippine News Service Philippine Savage Files

Hospital to Crack Down on Bills

Corry Memorial Hospital board authorized legal action to collect delinquent accounts as part of a program to clean up hospital bills. The annual meeting of the Corry Memorial Hospital Association is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22 at 8 p.m. A three member proxy committee was named, and Hauserman King and Crawford of Erie were appointed to audit the fiscal year ending May 31. Hospital administrator Edgar Alexander was approved to attend the Northwestern Hospital Association Institute in Erie on June 10 and 11. Committees reported on upcoming programs, and a portable charcoal unit was approved for purchase.

Corry Memorial Hospital Board of Directors Corry Memorial Hospital Association Mervyn M. Nast Elwat Fuller F. A. Slattery Hauserman, King and Crawford Erle Edgar Alexander Northwestern Hospital Association Institute Eris Oh

Rockefeller offers self as reserve GOP presidential candidate

Albany NY AP Gov Nelson Rockefeller said he would accept a draft to run as the GOP nominee if Nixon falters but offered no plan to campaign. He argued Nixon’s nomination appears assured and outlined a strategy centered on possibly shifting the party from Nixon before the July 25 Chicago convention.

Albany N.Y Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller Richard M. Nixon Nicxon Nixon Eisenhower New York Arkansas New Jersey Chicago Republican

CAIDC backs furniture plant plans in Corry area

CAIDC yesterday gave unanimous endorsement to a proposed debenture bond sale by Ecclesiastical Church Furniture Co to fund growth. The firm, now employing four, has nearly doubled its workforce in a year after moving to the former Howard tannery building on Past Main Street extension. Plant officials reported a three month backlog of church furniture orders and noted recent accreditation by leading church architects aiding new business. The company has just bid to furnish furniture for a church in Bawail.

CATDC Rotthoff Bawail

Sooner the Better: 102 to Become U S Citizens in Portland

In U S District Court in Portland a docket lists 102 applicants, including Sotir Stojanovich from Yugoslavia who announced a name change to Sam Johnson, scheduled to proceed today for naturalization proceedings.

Portland Ore — Amon U. S U.S Sotir Stojanovich Yugoslavia Sam Johnson

UCAHS Teachers Slated For Pay Hikes This Year

Fifty-one Union City Area School District teachers will receive a state mandated raise of 200 dollars plus 100 for supplementary contracts starting in September. Fourteen teachers will get 200 dollars only. The district will follow a salary schedule granting 50 more for eight college credits and 80 for six credits toward a masters. A 100 adjustment tied to the schedule is deferred due to funds, with renewal hoped next year.

We Union City Area Leroy Brest Union City ‘Avon High School Board of Education Brest

Area Man 21 Shot by Accident Near Lowville

Richard A. Bessetti, 21, is hospitalized at Corry Memorial after a self inflicted gunshot wound to the right thigh while walking with his wife north of Lowville. He says he tripped over a rug, dropped the revolver, and it discharged as he attempted to steady himself. He and Phyllis Bessetti drove to a local hospital for emergency surgery and admission as a patient.

Watlabure van Nurowly Corry Memorial Hospital Richard A. Bessetti Corry Pat Hoe Besettr Phyllis Lowville Bessetl Bessell

UN rebukes Soviet bid on US spy flights

The United Nations Security Council is poised to reject a Soviet resolution condemning U S spy flights over Soviet territory after a clash between Andrei Gromyko and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Only Poland and the USSR favored the measure while Ceylon abstained or opposed.

United Nations N.Y U.N. Security Council U.S Andrei Gromy Henry Lodge Poland Soviet Union Ceylon Tunisia Gromyko Kremlin Eisenhower U.N United States Claude Corea

Arrest Pair In Hired Death Plot

A young husband admitted hiring a youth to kill his estranged wife over child support. Collins J. Williams, 41, allegedly hired Larry B. Butler, 18, for 400 to kill Linda Williams, mother of Williams's son. Butler and an underage runaway girl were arrested. a journal describing the plot was found in Butler's motel room.

Soviet Wanger Gromyko reacts to Eisenhower speech at UN

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said Eisenhower's speech on the summit collapse worsens the situation as he arrived to deliver a major address before the U N Security Council on the spy plans case.

Eisenhower backs full cooperation with congressional inquiries

President Eisenhower expressed full approval of congressional investigations into the Paris summit collapse. He met with Democratic and Republican leaders at the White House breakfast to discuss the inquiry plans, with Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson and Sen. Everett Dirksen confirming bipartisan support and a goal of American solidarity. The briefing outlined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee inquiry set to begin Friday, with a list of lawmakers invited to participate.

Washington Eisenhower White House Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Capitol Paris Johnson Congressional Inquiry Committees Everett M. Dirksen Illneis GOP Sen J. William Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee House Dirksen Fulbright Sens Carl Hayden D-Ariz Styles Bridges R-Nh Richard B. Russell Leverett Saltenstall R-Mass Alexander Wiley R-Wis Thomas H. Kuchel Mike Mansfield Sam Rayburn D-Tex John McGormack D-Mass Charles A. Halleck iRnd Clarence Cannon D-Mo John Taber R-Ny Carl Vinson D-Ga Leslie C. Arends RAM Thomas E. Morgan Dpai Robert B. Chiperfield Rtu John W. Byrnes Charles B. Hoeven

Navy Board Probes Virginia Harbor Collision

The Navy Board of Inquiry opened to examine the collision between the aircraft carrier Saratoga and the West German ore ship Bernd Leonhardt off the Virginia coast in clear weather. No injuries or fatalities were reported among the 35 merchant crew, 2400 sailors and 160 officers aboard the Saratoga. both ships suffered extensive left-side damage. The carrier was expected to go to Norfolk for repairs, with surveys estimating two weeks of work.

Yoriay

No Respite Seen In Ravaged Chile

Rioting aftershocks and continuing quakes plague southern Chile. Official toll climbs with 1,706 dead, 1123 missing and 300 million dollars in damage as rescue efforts struggle through smoke ash and ash clouds from volcanoes. U S relief teams join effort amid ongoing upheavals and tidal waves along the southern coast.

Santiago Chile U.S. Air Force Lad Interior Ministry

Eisenhower Urges Trade With Soviets After Summit Fizzle

President Eisenhower urged business like dealings with the Soviet Union in a radio television address from the White House. He called for renewed East West peace talks and said the United States would continue Geneva disarmament discussions while pursuing intelligence on Soviet military developments by all practical means. He proposed an Open Skies plan to the U N and said the U S would provide part of the aircraft and equipment, including the U2 jets. The speech was broadcast globally in 22 languages via Voice of America with translations to the Soviet Union.

Washington United States Soviet Union Eisenower Eisenhower White House Voice of America Geneva Fisenhower United Nations U.N James C. Hagerty Ant North Island Naval Station San Diego Calif

Youthful Driver Figures In Second Traffic Incident

Corry police report a day-old traffic collision involving Charles Gates a 24 year old resident and Richard Reed 17 of Lake Street Gates said both cars swerved and Reed’s car hit the curb Reed was cited for reckless driving on May 19 Chief Harley Drake said Gates chased the Reed car but it pulled away and Reed offered a name later The Sunday incident followed a left turn into Mead Avenue near Bowens bridge French Creek with Reed refusing to stop and Gates retaining the license number

Corry Charles Gates R. D Washington Street Richard Reed Lake Street Gates Mead Avenue Bowens Bridge French Creek Reed Harley Drake Corp Arex

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