23 Nov 1960
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1960
Page
1
Fragmentary readable text references a ministerial inquiry and a bridge project. Mentions a city, east side, and a river crossing. Indicates political maneuvering and possible voting or stance by a senator and local officials. Names, dates, and precise actions are unclear due to garbled source text.
United Nations General Assembly vote grants seat to Congo President Joseph Kasavubu amid a sharp US USSR split. Nine African states supported Kasavubu while seven opposed, reflecting bloc tensions and Cold War dynamics in Africa.
Adolf Eichmann, the alleged Nazi war criminal, freely admits participation in mass killings including the Minsk execution of 3,000 and the Auschwitz camp horrors. Life magazine publishes fragments of his handwritten notes portraying himself as a bookkeeper eager to please superiors while asserting political opposition to Jews. He claims no personal anti Semitism but alleges a theoretical opposition to Jews and reflects on life’s meaning as he recounts atrocity scenes.
Corry plans Christmas lighting display with multicolored lights across Main and Center Streets. VEW Post members arranged garlands and illuminated décor to enhance holiday spirit, hoping to attract visitors and boost community pride. The city’s commerce chamber backs the effort and invites local residents to participate.
The will of Leo T Franz of 21 East Bond Street Corry directed equal division among three sons and two daughters. The 78 year old died October 19 leaving 9000 in personal property and the Bond Street home valued similarly, totaling 18000. Beneficiaries listed are Jack M Fyane Washington DC Leo T Franz Jr Wilmington Delaware Barron M Franz Brooklyn NY and Mrs Ruth P Myers Bond Street address.
A car left Route 965 on a wet downgrade near Franklin and hit a tree, killing Mrs Irma E Schleifer 29 and her daughter Diane 7 as she drove the three sons to a parochial school. Injured were Christopher 9 John 8 and Robert 7 Schleifer, all reported in good condition at Franklin Hospital.
Millions of Americans plan turkey dinners church services and football games as fair mild weather prevails for most. Eisenhowers family keeps a quiet White House meal while Kennedy prepares to celebrate in Washington with his wife and daughter Caroline. Plymouth Mass reenactments and Macy’s parade in New York City are among national observances with expected large crowds and holiday travel.
A Corry man, Richard George Messenger, 97, admitted passing at least 19 bad checks drawn on Cochranton banks in St. Claisville Ohio. Police in Butler area pursue whether checks originated in Corry district. car dealers reported receiving his drafts. Messenger was first arrested on drunkenness charges. century-old Evans City resident Edward Lutz died, aged 100.
A core group of the Planning Commission Steering Committee reviewed Michael Baker surveys and neared finishing the master plan. Four of the 19 Baker studies remain, with a February deadline for completing local work on the engineers recommendations.
Corry news describes the planning process for the city master plan. Keath Reed Dunn Jr and the planning commission outline steps: advertise a public hearing, present to council at a special meeting, allow a month for review, then a second meeting for possible changes before council adoption. Mayor Kinley and finance director Abbey attend as Dunn explains the procedure.
A NASA statement describes early orbital data from the Tiros weather satellite. Officials note a small angular difference between the men point and fay point, with readings spanning about 20 miles, amid ongoing tracking and public reports.
A Route 277 collision near Corry injures three, including 13 year old Robert Thering and his mother Dale Hartington. Mrs Mattington reportedly ran a stop sign, causing the broadside crash with Ronald Jones’s vehicle. All patients were taken to Cures Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Police estimate vehicle damage at about 1,800 and 800 dollars. charges pending after investigation.
President Eisenhower hunted quail on the final day of his Georgia trip at a southern plantation near Albany. He aimed to bag 10 birds before flying back to Washington, inviting reporters for a picnic, and planned to return for a Thanksgiving Day dinner. The two-day hunt followed a 19 day golfing vacation at Augusta National, with clear skies and mild temperatures in the high 70s.
North Korea today proposed a meeting in Tokyo between representatives of the two Koreas to discuss trade and economic cooperation as steps toward eventual reunification of the divided peninsula.
At Moscow two week long Communist summit discussed world tactics and the aim of peaceful coexistence. Pravda emphasized banning nuclear weapons as central to Soviet policy, while Khrushchev signaled openness to general disarmament and controls if a global deal can be reached. Peiping urged backing for revolutions in underdeveloped nations and questioned Western disarmament plans.
On December 1 the Chamber plans a major member drive led by Bruce Smith to recruit about 100 new or lapsed members from firms and merchants in Cory City. The effort seeks to mobilize 80 volunteers to contact prospects, with support from Chamber leaders Bennett Helmtstoller and Long.
A sprawling report details ongoing federal probes into a nationwide mail order coin fraud scheme centered on dealer Miczek. It outlines alleged check payments, misrepresented coin sales, and multiple victims across states such as Ohio Pennsylvania and Texas. Drake leads the inquiry as postal authorities pursue possible charges for using the mails to defraud.
In Leopoldville thousands of Congolese mourned four soldiers killed in a clash with UN troops. Mobutu led mourners as coffins draped in blue flags were carried past a silent UN presence and chants of death to the United Nations filled the air. UN officials stayed away, and tensions reportedly rose as indicates of mobilization surfaced around the Leopold camp.
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