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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1957
Page
4
The article notes Ivy League schools seek a fair scholarship code to reduce competition among applicants. They aim for a sensible, workable basis so students can apply to their first choices with assurance of aid. It contrasts with athletic recruitment pressures and cites a winter meeting among eight colleges to craft the guidelines.
The Pennsylvania and New York Central discuss a possible merger amid antitrust concerns and industry opposition. The plan signals railroads’ crisis as carloadings fall and competition from trucks airlines and autos grows, prompting focus on modernization and broader consolidation. Pollution control and radiation protection gain attention as health officials meet with federal agencies.
In Greene Fayette and Washington counties 403 Crucible Steel miners resume work after a strike at Crucible. Union leaders report a slim majority voted to end picket lines while keeping the dispute over seniority. UMW may hold a meeting to discuss the issue.
Reports from Moscow and Washington swirl around Laika the Soviet dog and the fate of the living test subject. Officials differ on whether Laika is dead or alive while Bulganin notes two American girls volunteered to fly aboard a Soviet rocket to the moon.
Yesterday's Memories notes U S protests over Japan’s Shanghai plans. It recalls Corry’s health record, then two cases of whooping cough and one measles case. Veterans marked the armistice anniversary with social sessions at their posts.
40 Years Ago November 12 1917 report states Chef of Police Davis resignation to Mayor Patterson accepted and office now open. Four pregnant women escape injury as a car operated by Charles Heres of Wayne Township overturns between Beaverdam and Elgin last night. FT. Babbitt leaves for New York to attend the Five State Rexall Convention. Red Cross Christmas box work begins at State Armory this evening. John F. ONeill and family buy large iron works in Buf salo after selling St. Louis business. Willis E Topper Republican judge candidate dies after defeat in the Westmoreland County Court race.
In Erie criminal court yesterday Vistor Minadeo pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against four co defendants in a Texaco burglary attempt at Gus and Gene's station. Judge Samuel Rossiter postponed sentencing to December 9. Co defendants John Lupu Raymond Ferritto Anthony Ciotti John Paradise face separate trials. motions seek Minadeos statement inspection and individual trials.
MEADVILLE The Exchange Club awarded Miss Gertrude Dee Thomas the Book of Golden Deeds for her work with Victory Volunteers. Thomas, Meadville Tribune society editor since 1929, helped lead a group formed in 1941 to send newsletters and gifts to servicemen. MINING HEAD DIES NEW YORK Erle Victor Daveler 71, director and VP of American Zinc Lead and Smelting Co, died yesterday. Daveler, born in Denver, also held roles with other mining firms.
President Eisenhower selects James Killian of MIT to advise on missiles and satellites with a team of scientists and a broad advisory group. The plan aims for integrated defense projects and rapid progress, while clarifying authority among Army Navy and Air Force. Critics question how much power Killian will wield and whether he can coordinate competing agencies.
A Bradford woman, 15, wife of Richard J Stack, died at Bradford Hospital from skull fractures and leg injuries after being struck by a car near her home. Driver Lindstrom, 56, of Bradford, was not charged. Coroner Beatty continues inquiry with local police. Survived by husband and two young sons, plus her mother and two brothers.
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