16 Nov 1960
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1960
Page
1
Partial readable note shows a purchase involving Reed at address 14411, with a scent reference and lane designation. No clear dates or full names present. Further text needed for precise event type or outcome.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses political figures and locations in Pennsylvania. It references public figures like Nixon and Palm, with unclear actions and dates, leaving the exact event or stance unspecified.
In what may be the first interstate multiple birth, Mrs. Rob ert Donnell of Clymer delivered eight pounds one ounce and seven pounds fifteen ounce twin boys at Corry Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon after a farm birth near Beckerink’s. Doctors rushed from the hospital as the infants were born and named tentative nicknames Penny and Yorky reflecting the states involved.
In New Orleans, three Negro pupils arrived as public schools faced integration. McDonogh No 1, an all white school under federal order, saw a drop in white attendance while cars with protesting teens paraded nearby near the industrial canal. Louisiana lawmakers urged white parents to keep children at home.
Police report Conrad Shields, 18, of 312 Concord Street, arrested for dis orderly conduct after an 14 to 18 year old girl identified his voice in a series of obscene phone calls over several months. Six additional girls signed complaints as police pursue further charges.
Henry Cabot Lodge, en route to a Virgin Islands vacation, dismissed any chance of being offered or accepting a post in the Kennedy administration. The departing Republican vice presidential candidate and his wife flew first class from Idlewild Airport, and did not encounter Jean Kennedy Smith and her husband on the same flight.
Roberts ruled in favor of a tax reduction on the estate of the late Samuel Corryite of Curry. The erroneous tabulation led executor Horace B. Meacham of Warren to appeal the inheritance tax, with the taxable property listed at 7,879. Grants totaling 582,787 were awarded to Meadville North East Sheffield and other local beneficiaries.
A worldwide magnetic storm disrupted short wave radio across the world for days, peaking at 268 on a severity scale. The disturbance hit the North Atlantic route linking New York London Washington and Paris and also affected Pacific transmissions. The storm spiked on Nov 13 and receded before surging again Tuesday night. Walter J Stinson a Civil Defense leader in Cambria County died in Altoona Hospital at 67.
A Philadelphia dentist was bound and robbed by two men who placed a pillow under his head to comfort him. One thief gathered $995 from the office as the other discussed personal problems during the incident. Sir Winston Churchill breaks a bone after a fall at home and will stay in bed for a while.
AP reports debate in Washington over providing NATO with nuclear forces and control. Proposals include stationing missiles and Marines under NATO supreme command in Europe, with American officers likely to hold top NATO posts. The plan aims to bolster allied defense amid Cold War tensions.
University of Pennsylvania announced tuition hikes effective with the 1961 summer term. Most full time undergraduates graduates and professional students will face a $200 rise to $1450 per year.
David Greenglass the key witness in the Rosenberg spy case is released after 9 1/2 years in prison. He served time in Lewisburg Pennsylvania and was moved to the Federal House of Detention in New York to ease his release. Greenglass helped send Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets. He was 38 and had pleaded guilty to theft of U S atomic secrets. Morton Sobell and Harry Gold were other ring members involved in the trial and conviction. The Rosenbergs were executed in June 1953.
Conflicting duties and probable pilot distraction are cited as factors in a Boston crash that killed 62 aboard the Electra jet. Witnesses claim engine failure from feather and bird ingestion. others insist crew workload and mandatory duties worsened the emergency. Officials urge clearer crew duty rules and blame varied theories for the tragedy.
Cpl Leon Leiter of the state police said a girl visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Jacob A Baker in Carlisle was shot in the chest when a 10-year-old boy discharged a rifle as he carried it from his brother's room to show it to the girl. The victim died en route to Carlisle Hospital.
At the United Nations the Soviet Union rejected Eisenhower era disarmament bargaining and said it would deal only with the incoming Kennedy administration. Soviet deputy foreign minister Zorin sparred with U S Ambassador Wadsworth over a resolution on arms deadlock as the General Assembly faces a dead end. Zorin urged a spring session at summit level with Kennedy's administration urged to move toward disarmament.
President-elect John F. Kennedy and Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson huddle in Palm Beach to map the transition. They plan sessions with Republican leaders and discuss staffing, policy directions, and the early timetable for forming the new administration.
A brief note outlines a campaign led by A. Bruce South as president to boost Corry Chamber of Commerce membership. It mentions the drive plan, hotel meeting, and a December event with a crew of chamber members carrying out the program.
David Ituka 19 of Corry was cited for reckless driving after his car struck a westbound vehicle driven by Mrs Merle D Burrows in East Columbus Avenue. Burrows yard damage 100 dollars and Stultz’s machine 350 dollars. No injuries.
Report of Dr. Nnamdi Anktwe aged 36 being installed as governor general of newly independent Nigeria. The ceremony follows Lagos events and marks a historic early leadership under the Beltish Commonwealth era with Dr. Axikiwe also noted in context.
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