Corryite Leads Area in 1961 FFA Award Winners
Corryite Veron Mutch and four other Northwestern Pennsylvania FFA members were named 1961 State FFA Show award recipients. The group, including Corry Area High School student Mutch, was cited for leadership, farm enterprise profits, and improvements to farm efficiency. Other honorees included Herbert Hewitt, William Loper, Frank Petter, Walter Ford, and Curry L. Curtiss from Union County and surrounding counties.
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Seeestone Parmner
Farmers of America
Pennsylvania
Corry
Janes Fink
State Pawn Show Commission
PRA
Hlom Bertup Eveewes
Veron Muteh
CAIDC Seeks City Help For Plant Fund Drive
The CAIDC asks Corry city to pledge remaining funds to a plant development drive. Officials reported $66,189 spent so far, with $34,500 borrowed, to aid Corry Four Products and Erie County Plastics. Citizens have paid $3,747. $1,924 more is pledged for 1961 1962. The council considers using any year end balances to support industry, amid economy shortfalls. Ambassador Edmond Turotte, 63, Canadian ambassador to Switzerland, died yesterday of a heart seizure.
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Anes
Felopment Corp
Courell
Artiofi
Comeliamien
Robert Bracket
Phienia
CAIDC
Council
Teusons
Corry Four Products
Firestone
Erie County Plastics Corp
Corry
Connell
Bern
Suiverland
Edmond Turotte
Switzerland
Sevenfold toll on highways ends in Thanksgiving tragedy
Across ten days seven lives per crash marked a grim holiday warning. Three families wiped out in four separate wrecks, twenty victims were children. The Associated Press notes a national safety push as travelers prepare for a four day getaway with warnings to drive carefully. Incidents struck near Toltec Arizona a train crash in Oregon spillover into lake and multiple family losses in Minnesota Iowa and Illinois.
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Associated Press
Cowes
Monnay
Toltec
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Motorist Hurt In Pittsfield Crash Near Galand
Richard L. Johnson, 22, sustained lacerations to both knees and chest bruising when his 1960 convertible ran off a blacktop road two miles west of Galand and struck a tree. He was treated and released from Corry Memorial Hospital. Police say he fell asleep at the wheel and drifted off the road. damage to the auto is about $2000. Charges are pending as investigation continues.
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Pittsfield
Galand
Corry Memorial Hosplal
Richrd L. Johnson
Corry
Johnson
Loapels
Kennedy Views 80 Top Federal Posts To Fill
President elect Kennedy eyed filling up to 500 top and secondary federal posts with Cabinet and White House jobs, aiming to streamline the executive branch. Clark Clifford said Kennedy received a list of high level posts plus thousands of lesser appointed positions. Kennedy may keep some personnel from prior administrations but expects a staff much smaller than under Eisenhower. Continued on Page Three.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
White House
Jonah
Eisenhower
Yuan
Theodore C. Sorensen
Kennedy
Clark M.clifford
Cifford
Ne 1S
Clifford
Lye
Clifford Walld
Truman
Mrs K Designs Ball Gown for Inauguration Night
A New York specialty shop works on a ball gown for the wife of the president as she collaborates on style color and fabric with sketches. The dress is intended for the night of the inauguration as her husband takes the oath on January 20. The order is reportedly placed through Berecorf Goodmin of New York.
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Waonin
John F. Kennedy
New York
An. Desluits
Beet
Berecorf Goodmin
Widow Sits Silent as Husband and Six Children Die
In Lewiston Minnesota a grieving widow, Mrs John Eastman, sits calmly at the service for her husband Rev John Eastman and their six children killed in a Friday night crash. About 800 mourners fill the Lewiston Presbyterian Church as classmates and neighbors remember the minister’s devotion and his family's tragedy.
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Uto
Annapelle Martin
J Daulter
Ralph Deel Ta Lo Sonsted
Bet Jaan Marti
Martin
Oyotieran-La W
Hows Parler
Fugen
Sili Howard RB. Lemiblis
Richard Chidester
Heath
Minois
Aurora
Elburn
Tommy Chidester
Tommy
Lewiston
Minn
John Eastman
Sunda
Eastman
John
George Pike
Dubuque
Vic
Dover
Eastmans
UN and Congolese Forces Clash as Welbeck Leaves
In Leopoldville a 14 hour battle ended with United Nations guard and Congolese troops fighting to oust UN aide Nathaniel Welbeck. Welbeck, saying his government wants him gone, plans to reveal more in Accra. Casualties include five Congolese soldiers and seven UN personnel. Major General Henry J. Alexander arranged Welbeck's departure with Mobutu.
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Mobutu
United Nations
Welbeck Seiged Man
Leopoldville
the Congo
Glitna
D'Astaires
Nathaniel Welbeck
U.N
Congo
Welbeck
Accra
Weilbeck
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Col
J. Kokolo
Henry J. Alexander
Leopold II
Ghana
Alexander
al Ghans
Richard Quarshie
Five Hurt In Multivehicle Crash Near Younsville Route Six
A Greyhound interstate bus a school bus and two cars collided on Route 6 three miles west of Younsville. Five pursuers were ignited and a Detroit man was treated at Warren General. The crash caused total damage and traffic delays as ice coated the pavement. Officer reports say driver Johnson from New York City failed to see the stopped bus and a flagman warning led to a second collision.
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Greyhound
Will & Laxteal
Anid Tani Tralley
Younsville
Stuite
Aosept Suppa
Irvin
Johnson
Jolnson
Biel
Detroit
New York City
Jbean
New York
Donald McIntyre
Pittsfield
Robert Urbanski
Seven ‘Hills
Ohio
AF Uses Ballute To Retrieve Space Capsule In Tests
The Air Force safely recovered a 100 pound space capsule after a test in Florida using a balloon and parachute device called a ballute. The capsule reached 170000 feet and slowed to subsonic speeds before splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. Ground crews retrieved the capsule about 45 minutes later as researchers study drag ballads to prevent burn up on re entry.
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Washington
Air Force
Dark
Earth
Sarita Ah Tand
Pere Base
Dite
Averuit Corp
Kile
Anc I
Gulf of Mexico
Knae
Jaunsched
Wsts Ari
Quake Blamed For Tidal Wave
In Peru central mountains an earthquake is blamed for a Sunday tidal wave. Reports list a death toll and missing others as authorities assess the disaster near Lima and Tambopata. Local officials warn of aftershocks and possible further waves as rescue teams search for survivors.
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Lima
Vera
Linti
Stanford Hose Parchas For 7Ath Annual Bell
Stanford Hose Parchas for the seventh annual bell auction feature a sale of items to support the marching band. Davi ppnmram choir members and trustees are listed among organizers and participants. Proceeds aid student activities and music programs with prizes and evening events announced.
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Stanford Hose Parchas
Meath
Fretogiy Oyshy
Aernuip
Corry
Soper Davi
Em Pyaee
Antie
Emi
Daviether
Willie Volhes
Jack Downey
Donald McCh Sin
Charles Callies
Charles Mick Althi Ape
Albert Pons
Usah Jackson
Fithard Saxton
City Mailbox Move Protest Leaves Post Office Dilemma
A local disagreement over relocating a mailbox near North Center street sparked questions about visibility and safety. The post office declined to approve or reject the move, leaving residents with no action and continued obstruction concerns.
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A Togal Drumeist
Move
US Post Office Department
Hin Stork
Skawalk
Cley Cornell
Ty Movin
Miroe Funey
Janitiiny Hind
Heatins
Dave
Rocket Fired In Starlight Study Over Virginia Waters
A test rocket launched 107 miles over Virginia coastal waters by the Goddard Space Flight Center as part of NASA rocket astronomy research. The experiment reached 52 miles per second, deployed to plan a trajectory before splashing down 56 miles from Wallops Island.
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Washington O
Ens
Virginia
Goddard Space
Lausch
Web Tightens Around Corry Coin Dealer John Miczek
Police report a nationwide fraud case centered on Corry teen John Miczek an 18 year old coin dealer who vanished November 1 leaving a trail of bounced checks and alleged scams. Alerts from Spokane Massillon Akron place him in sightings as authorities pursue charges of issuing worthless checks and related scheme connections.
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Wnt
John Micack
Corry
Akron
Ohio
Harley Drake
Spokane
Wash
Massillon
Oho
Miczek
Come
Lamielle
Tuumblin
Drake
Iczek
Uwalt Mirzek
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Patricia Ann
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Roland Dean Price
Hartford
Mrs. K
Khrushchev
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Fesex Street
Journal
Son
Mich
Warren
Phe Efit
Harry Jolm
Whire
Watrent Barracks
Ira Kennedy
Damge
Kathryn
Warren General Hospital
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