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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1960
Page
6
Venango County population in 1950 was 65,328 with Oil City at 19,581 and nearby Franklistown listing 1, etc. The era also notes ongoing county and city development efforts, memorial events, and local incidents including a fatal surgery aftermath and a Sunday air show by the Air Force C-118s as part of GE Week.
Rev Lea H Hansen pastor of Edwards Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Chilrels Marks Carnes announced a series of revival meetings led by Dr Dewey Whitwell of Mallville Tenn. Events begin Sunday at 11:30 a m and run through the week with evening sessions at 7 p m under Rev Harn L of Union City direction. Public invited. Postmaster James P Sullivan listed in fair condition at Carry Memorial Hospital after admission April 26 following surgery.
An Air Force instructor, 25, from Greenville AFB died when a T 33 trainer jet crashed while approaching Indianola field. Student cadet Frank Cheshire of Evansville Indiana was injured. Morley lived with his wife in Greenville. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. E Morley of Monroeville PA.
Walter Rakowick, 30, suffered facial and neck burns after Willie Cooks, 21, threw lye at him during an attempted theft at a grocery. Rakowick remained in serious condition at St Francis General Hospital and could lose sight in one eye. Cooks faced robbery and assault charges after the incident near a coffee shop where police said he admitted hunger.
Greensburg police probe links the death of 45 year old Joseph Pippy Difalco in Cambria and Westmoreland counties to racing and gambling activity. DiFalco, missing since February 7, was found in the Conemaugh Dam reservoir with stab wounds. An autopsy cited stabbing as cause of death. authorities consider possible waterborne entry via local streams.
Charles Ross 39 of Pittsburgh was found guilty of first degree murder for taking part in the robbery and lethal beating of Harold Walker 87 in a North Side rooming house. He faces life imprisonment. Ross planned to appeal. Judge J Frank Graff of Armstrong County suppressed evidence. Norway rejected a Soviet protest over claims the U2 downed in the Soviet Union would land in northern Norway.
Two years of local and state funds could be used for matching purposes. Amendments to fund teachers salaries and construction loans to private and parochial schools were rejected. Proposals were ruled out of order and did not vote. Approved funds would go to states by school age population for school construction.
The columnist analyzes how the Khrushchev U2 incident and the abortive Paris summit exposed U S unpreparedness and shifting expectations. He notes internal Soviet pressure, varied U S guesses, and Secretary Herter anticipating more dramatic, though unclear, Soviet actions as investigations unfold in Congress.
Observers discuss Eisenhower era diplomacy with Khrushchev as U2 incident dampens hopes for new summits. The article notes U.S. pressures at home, Khrushchev’s political vulnerability, and reluctance toward high level meetings while highlighting a Salvation Army summer camp program drawing 40 youths.
The Union City Area High School baccalaureate program Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium will feature Rev. Klamm delivering the sermon. Rev. Ralph Becker of Brie will offer the invocation, with scripture by Rev. Gobert Smith and the Harold S Young choir performing.
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