22 Nov 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1961
Page
1
In 1901 bids are invited for the county estate sale along North 2nd Street. The process seeks service of a mink in view and related rental or project bids for the site.
A puzzling trade item surfaces as scribbled notes hint at mane exchanges. The fragmentary text references yard service and possible deals, but lacks clear identities, dates, or outcomes to confirm any transaction.
The readable fragments show scattered numbers and words like price two ninety nine and various city area cues but no coherent event or names. Interpretation is limited by damaged text.
A small crowd attended the Municipal Building hearing on subdivision regulations led by City Planning and Zoning Commission chair Lewis Miller. Michael Baker engineer L W Pribble briefed attendees, noting prior public copies and a low turnout for review, with questions focusing on technical details and the third time city code requirements.
At the United Nations Cuba urged the Security Council to address what it calls a U.S. plot to block Dominican democratic choices. Soviet Deputy Zorin convened the council as Cuba alleged Washington intends armed force, while Adlai Stevenson denied any sovereignty violations amid U.S. fleet presence near Ciudad Trujillo after Balaguer's government faced threats from Trujillo loyalists.
The body of Sister Mary Donald Flinner 27 Prospect Pa is to be shipped to Pittsburgh for burial this week. She and two other Roman Catholic nuns from Puerto Rico drowned when a boat capsized during a Lake Correo outing. Three other men and a doctor were rescued. Funeral services for Sister Donald were held yesterday.
The Corry Memorial Hospital asks City Council to absorb more indigent care costs, arguing Erie County funds are insufficient. Council weighs whether city government should become more of a charitable provider, studies similarPennsylvania cities, and plans further discussion.
The Retail Merchants committee says Santa will arrive Friday at 10 30 a m on a city fire department vehicle rather than a sleigh. He will tour the downtown business district from 10 30 until 12 with events and brief visits before departing.
Washington officials say security director Wesley Reynolds of the National Security Agency resigned at the Defense Department’s request under a standards of conduct rule. The move followed a broader shakeup in federal agencies this week and came after Reynolds acknowledged accepting favors from private interests doing business with the government. Reynolds, 47, a former FBI agent, described his resignation as voluntary and minor in scope.
Erie residents face a quirky city ruling forcing the Lombardi family to reduce their backyard chicken flock after neighbors complained. Housing inspector James McLaughlin ordered 28 of 40 chickens removed. council member Albert Lombardi argued the task unrealistic. Streets Director Victor Glembocki suggested gradually reducing birds, noting any removal would count as improvement, but details remained unclear.
MERAUKE New Guinea AP Nelson Rockefeller failed to locate his missing 2 1 2 year old son Michael after a 500 mile south coast survey. Dutch troops natives and navy ships searched the dened swamp coast while Rockefeller interviewed Dr R S Wassing the Dutch companion rescued after their overturned post. Michael was believed to be two miles offshore when he vanished during swimming toward shore Sunday.
About 70,600 people used Mead Park last season with 25,646 visiting with reservations and 45,000 without. Donations totaled 426 dollars. Norman Edinger detailed reservations, the ice skating season, pond stocking failures, and park improvements including wall work, a new bridge, seating, storage shed, water line, and paving.
President Balaguer declared the Dominican Republic under firm military control after the Trujillo regime legacy and two opposition leaders returned from Washington. He cautioned against coup rumors while U.S. naval forces watched offshore and announced plans to hasten democratic processes.
Washington reports say President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer agreed Western powers should hold further exploratory talks with the Soviet Union on a Berlin settlement. A communique was expected stressing Allied deter mination to protect West Berlin while keeping paths open for a peaceful USSR settlement. The policy conference ends with a White House session and Adenauer was to depart Bonn tonight but canceled due to a cold.
Lt General Eugene Reynolds aged 17 listed as Army Corps of Engineers chief in World War I died yesterday in Washington. Reynolds retired from active duty in 1946 and later served as executive vice president of the American Blood Builders Association from 1950 to 1950.
President Kennedy issues the Thanksgiving proclamation while planning a four day Cape Cod retreat including a military budget conference and interview with Soviet visitor Alexei Adzhubel. He departs Washington for Hyannis Port Mass and will host Thanksgiving at his parents home. Across the country services, travel, and parades mark the holiday. Mayflower descendants gather near Cape Cod as Pilgrims first landed, with wind and ceremony shaping the scene.
The Corr 4 Planning Commission faced an unresolved decision on holding a public hearing for a paving program. A letter byCommission chair Louis Miller announced a November 24 hearing that was retracted as Mayor Kinley cited confusion over reports. The newer council may avoid the issue by using a revolving fund financed by assessments.
Robert King High was elected mayor of Miami in a nonpartisan race, winning a two year term with 25 626 votes more than double the total of his four opponents in yesterday's election.
Portuguese rebels led by Manuel Pinto resist being boarded by police on an Air France jet in Rio de Janeiro after being expelled from Morocco. Capt. Henrique Galvao and six others, including Pinto, face orders to return to Brazil aboard the same jet. crew and passengers refuse to fly with the rebels, and the plane stays overnight.
President Kennedy and his family travel to Hyannis Port Massachusetts for a traditional Thanksgiving weekend gathering. About 30 Kennedys will celebrate with a Thanksgiving dinner and a second joint birthday for Caroline and John Jr. at Hyannis Port. The party includes the President’s parents siblings and spouses and 17 Kennedy children.
President Kennedy will grant an exclusive interview to Alexei I Adzhubel, Khrushchev’s son in law and editor of Isvestia, to be conducted Saturday at Cape Cod during the Thanksgiving weekend. The White House said no president before has given such access to a Soviet representative.
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