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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1961
Page
3
Fragmented text references people and places with incomplete clues. It hints at a 200 mile trip and various roles such as dealer and owner, but the readable facts are too scattered to form a concrete event or outcome.
Grandfather city ironworker recues five construction workers stranded on a boat derrick after it grounded on a sand bar in the Michigan City harbor. He reached them from an 85 foot crane boom amid 10 foot waves, aided by about 100 men as workers were pulled to land one by one. All five men reported in good condition with exposure injuries. derrick owned by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Chicago, valued at 800000.
AP reported Jackie Robinson, former Brooklyn Dodger and baseball's first Negro star, warned that southern racial violence is driving people of color to oppose both the United States and white nations. He told a Midland NAACP news conference that "time for turning the other cheek is past" and that fighting back is necessary.
Paris reports sparked by rumors that Queen Fabiola of Belgium might be expecting a baby during a state visit with King Baudouin. A later release corrected the chatter, stating the queen has tonsillitis.
James Marlow surveys Kennedy's congressional talk as the president vows to push social and economic reforms abroad while avoiding direct troop commitments. He notes gaps on how aid will reach the masses, potential corruption, and whether aid will require Latin land divestment or adaptable policies across democratic, socialist, and capitalist systems. The piece contrasts anti communist aims with a broad, open aid approach.
A 41 year old iron worker was struck by a part of a boom at a construction site in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville district. Police say a section of the boom weighing about 1005 pounds fell on Alexander Sedar as he performed repair work during his second day on the job.
In Venango County the Mays murder case closed its defense phase as 20 character witnesses testified for defendants Gerald Riddle Douglas Keller and Floyd Resinger. Prosecutors rest and Judge Budke eyed a potential jury verdict by Saturday with trial slated for Rockland Township where 69 year old Robert Warren Mays was killed in July 1969.
Tas Graham, the 42 year old American evangelist, will go for chest and throat X rays at a London hospital this afternoon to decide if he can open a three week Manchester crusade. He fell ill with a throat infection aboard the Queen Mary and has canceled two sermons.
Mrs Bertlee Stafford is injured when a pet feline attacks during a porch tussle with a white Angora on Sunday. The cat escapes into the living room injuring her leg and foot. her husband is clawed while trying to intervene. Stafford is treated at Titlon City Memorial Hospital. the family pet, in the past five years, is destroyed.
EMURANT GAP CALIFORNIA Four people died and about 30 were injured when a Greyhound bus collided with a truck near Mentone. The truck driver Richard W Thormbena 24 of Auburn died. Passengers Jane Bosworth Reynolds 57 of Oakland Pvt James F Dagel 21 of Watertown SD and Pvt Anthony J Gafke 1 Bozeman Mont were killed. Elizabeth Gladney 34 of San Francisco and Olea Wright of Sacramento were critically injured. Driver Sebastian W Bucher 50 of Concord was in serious condition. Marilyn Monroe underwent minor surgery at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Hollywood and was recovering at home expected to leave hospital today.
New York AP report explains inflation’s multiple resilience in the economy. It notes a smaller federal deficit forecast for the year, potential price rises in steel and other goods, fears about the dollar’s value, and mixed economist views on whether inflation will intensify further. The piece discusses stock market reactions, government spending, and the idea that mild inflation may be an inevitable feature of growing economies.
US scientists say space exploration yields practical and scientific gains. In three years 185 space research reports were published. A scientist notes Soviet reports may be translated or shared. The moon mission would be very costly, with estimates around 40 billion dollars, yet others argue it is essential to pursue new ideas and challenges.
A fragment from a page shows a multiple choice exam item about the North Atlantic Pact, asking the primary objective among options A to D. Another note discusses a drought followed by floods and water table concerns, plus a mention that a general examination will be followed by a first teaching overseas program, with another exam planned for early duty.
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