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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes list items for sale including calves, bulls, ducks, a tractor, coal, a house with furniture and appliances. Reads like a mixed estate or auction inventory with limited readable specifics such as beds, stove, china, and various household goods. Names and locations are unclear due to corruption.
Universities, law firms, and corporations have offered Nixon positions as he nears a June 20, 1969, departure from the vice presidency. Klein said Nixon has received many telegrams but has not disclosed plans, while a crowd greeted the Nixons returning from California. Adenauer to Meet Bonn in February with Kennedy after his inauguration is planned.
The Cory Chamber urges retailers to display flags tomorrow for Veterans Day while government offices including the post office and employment service close. A. Loby, chamber manager, notes stores place flagstaffs in front windows and asks proprietors to participate. post office deliveries pause but box collections run at 4 p.m. PSES staff remind claimants to reschedule and advise contacting personnel first business day after the holiday.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor improved after an abscessed tooth was removed. Husband Eddie Fisher said she is fine this morning as she recovers, while preparing to resume work on Cleopatra in Britain with her husband and three children. The fever earlier stumped doctors for months. Sunday she told Fisher her tooth aches.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, despite failing to carry New York for Nixon, is viewed as a potential Republican presidential contender in 1964. He influenced the party platform last summer and faces barriers from home politics and conservative GOP opposition led by Barry Goldwater. The article notes Nixon won New York by 400000 votes and Rockefeller was elected by over 500000, but contrasts with 1956 margins.
Los Angeles AP reports three jurors say the Finch murder trial jury briefly reached a partial verdict to convict Dr R Bernard Finch of second degree murder and deadlocked on Carole Tregoff. Judge Le Roy Dawson allegedly directed continued deliberations. The jury was discharged Monday after another deadlock in the physician and ex-mistress cases.
In Philadelphia a scaffold support failure left two sign painters clinging to ropes as onlookers numbered in the hundreds cheered. Firefighters and a police officer coordinated a risky rescue with an aerial ladder, saving Charles Bremme and John Krause while Harry Leon stayed on the roof. Separate items note Joan Fontaine suing her husband Gig Young for divorce, citing cruelty, and a brief Philadelphia incident involving a tilted scaffold during a Nixon Lodge sign painting effort.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev signals readiness for a summit with President-elect John F. Kennedy. He praises past allied relations and urges progress on disarmament and peace treaties, while Kennedy says a meeting hinges on progress on Berlin outer space or disarmament. Both maintain no clear policy shift.
Pres elect Tod P Kennedy readies replies to Khrushchev telegraphs on Cold War issues as he weighs disarmament and a German peace treaty. A second Eisenhower telegram also awaits a reply. Kennedy plans a 10 day rest trip to Palm Beach and may depart Hyannis Port soon. Salinger says responses expected today as Kennedy prepares to assume office next January.
The Corry barracks marked their first fatal auto accident of 1960 on October 3 when a Lorrain was killed three miles north of Titusville on Route 8. Police logged 29 accidents in October with 16 injuries and 13 375 in property damage. Troopers made 171 traffic arrests, with 24 directly tied to accidents, and 53 complaints were received at the Route 6 station.
About 30 bowlers at Penn Center Alleys in Market Street suffered a scare when a rain slicked car skidded out of control and rammed through two plate glass windows. Driver Daniel J. McBride, 21, of Ridgewood NJ, was injured, while Joséph P. Tyrell, 31, from Philadelphia, and two passengers sustained bruises.
Corry area employment data show higher unemployment claims and a steady demand for openings. Roseberry reports 14 new applications in October, 29 of 40 openings filled, and 19 employers contacted to boost listings. Forty benefits were approved while 18 were denied amid ongoing weather and seasonal factors.
Fragmentary report from Chattanooga News Free Press notes Sen Kennedy's victory prompted questions on vote recounts. Report quotes an assertion that figures were rechecked continuously for accuracy and challenge to recounts. The dialogue centers on concerns over election integrity and the sequence of events surrounding the Kennedy win.
Washington AP reports Kennedy secured about 300 electoral votes and led the popular tally by under 825,000 in a contest described as the tightest since 1910. Nixon carried 25 states with 180 votes as results continued, with some Mississippi and Alabama electors uncommitted. Kennedy plans transition talks and said broad national effort is needed through the 1960s, while Congress remains Democratic controlled for the next four years.
Washington AP reports Kennedy plans major welfare and reform proposals including minimum wage expansion medical care social security education aid and new housing notes. Skepticism from conservatives and shrinking Democratic majorities threaten swift passage while Kennedy gains executive powers and an altered House chairmanship may shift pace.
The event features a two hour program with a visiting quintet from Ohio and New York, plus local groups. Proceeds benefit the Historical Museum program at Mead Park. Tickets available at the hotel desk and local outlets.
In Bogota a new cabinet formation faces delays as lines of inquiry slow progress. Officials report clashes with prior administration and ongoing disputes about appointments. Details remain scarce as ministers attempt to finalize the lineup within a tight 27 month horizon.
In Mussiah Abhoads a flash fire tore through a home early today killing a mother and three children and a father identified as Pan Laprise two days before his 30th birthday. The tragedy struck on a youngster birthday. The victims include Pan Laprise wife Mary Oz Mary Ellen Paul Dr Katherine six months. Joseph E Wayne 74 former Edison company president and general manager died in York hospital last night.
Philadelphia AP report quotes Robert E. Wilson of the Atomic Energy Commission urging that testing resume promptly to keep pace with the Soviet program. He argues tests improve detection of underground blasts and support peaceful atom uses, while noting inspection challenges and past testing moratoriums amid tensions with the USSR.
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