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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1960
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment mentions places and names like Bast and Mott Slymer with unclear context. The text references Japan and high tour ides but lacks coherent details or dates. Core entities cannot be reliably identified due to illegibility.
In a rare space recovery mission near Hawaii, Air Force pilots aboard the Flying Boxcar Pelican I snagged the Discoverer XVII capsule from a 11,000 foot approach over the Pacific. Captain Gene W Jones and a nine-man crew secured the chutes and reeled the capsule aboard at 1:02 pm Hawaii time. The earlier Discoverer XVI capsule, ejected from its 51st orbit, weighed 2000 pounds at launch but shed 15 pounds after atmospheric reentry and arrived scorched but intact for examination at Air Force Ballistic Missile Division HQ in Sunnyvale California.
Elgin Beaverdam volunteer fire department pleads for cash donations from Wayne Concord Union Amity townships and Elgin Bester dam boroughs to continue service. They warn disbanding or taxation may be needed if funds do not come in, despite public praise of their work.
At about 11 50 yesterday Mrs Donald Taylor of 63 East Congress Street reportedly drove out of East Streets into the path of a car driven by James Edwards 20 of RD. No injuries or further details were provided.
Moscow announced a currency reform to raise the ruble’s value from four per dollar to one per 1.41 dollars, claiming a fourfold increase. Tass published the decree while Western economists suspected prestige as the motive amid a weak dollar and gold price shifts.
Robert Kennedy, brother of President elect John F Kennedy, arrived in Mexico City last night for a short vacation with his wife.
New York AP reports that television salaries vary wildly from star sums like Debbie Reynolds and Perry Como to union minimums. AFTRA found 7 percent earn less than 2000 yearly, with minimums of 87 dollars for principal performers and 61.50 for under five lines, and unsponsored programs cutting prices by about 20 percent.
Three men from Ambler Pennsylvania Somerville Massachusetts and Lodi Wisconsin affiliated with the Committee for Nonviolent Action attempted to block the nuclear armed submarine George Washington as it left Charleston. They planned to stand in its path and stage a sit down protest. Navy and Coast Guard patrol boats intercepted them. Their small boat World Citizen was seized and they were escorted away from the dock. They later returned to protest in Aiken South Carolina at a hydrogen bomb plant.
Corry School Board discusses terms expiring for member-at-large Luke Graham and the Combined Earned Income Tax Committee, with a plan to seek Graham’s continuation. Board and Council will reorganize in December with elections at joint meetings. Approval given for Town and Teen Frolics at the YMCA with CAHS staff supervision on weekends.
The 60th Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned after a contentious session ending shortly after 5 PM. Republicans retained leadership, Democrats pushed for adjournment as a party gesture, and organizational changes were outlined for the Senate and House. Budget figures and education plumbing updates surfaced in reports, with a shift in committee control and new interim leaders anticipated.
Nixon broadens edge over Kennedy as absentee ballots loom. Reported totals show Nixon at 257,590 with Kennedy narrowing after 1,636 precincts counted and fresh ballots arriving from supported districts. Precinct by precinct tallies and absentee ballots continue to shape the race.
A Marine helicopter crash near Buatian Peninsula claimed seven lives including a Navy commander. Names withheld pending verification. wreckage found about 2700 feet up Mount Mariveles. The Albatross and crew were aboard the USS Hornet supporting South China operations. a Navy commendation ribbon recipient previously served on the Louisville and Helena.
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