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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1961
Page
3
A 29-year-old man named George C. Ploss was found guilty of disorderly conduct after police received a report of him beating a woman and her children on Euclid Street. He was fined $10 and $5 costs at arraignment before Alderman M. Cobbett.
President Charles de Gaulle delivers a televised and radio appeal for unity as unrest grows at home and in Algeria. In Algiers a solidarity strike cripples 90 percent of stores ahead of his speech. Domestic discontent rises among farmers seeking higher prices and labor strikes threaten, driven by opposition to de Gaulle’s North Africa policy.
Kiel Germany AP reports a motorcycle rider injured in a suburb collision with a truck. He is expected to survive after ambulance delays on the way to the city hospital and a second ambulance involved in a street car collision.
In Lebanon Pennsylvania a man named Arthur Linthurst, 25, was arrested after a dawn break in at the Miller home ended with the shooting death of Charles Miller and injuries to Barbara Jean Leininger, while Linthurst forced his wife Shirley and the girl to flee to Reading. In a separate incident, Wayne Barto, 18, of Palmyra was shot during a birthday game when Terry Meyers, 17, fired from a misaimed rifle. Meyers faces involuntary manslaughter charges.
New Haven, Genn. Donald Cook, 60, stage and screen actor famed for middle-aged charm, died after suffering a heart attack during a Broadway play tryout here. He was found semiconscious in his hotel room and did not appear for the matinee of A Shot in the Dark starring Julie Harris.
A 16 year old from Center ville and three others pleaded guilty to a calf theft spree dating back to January 1960. They admitted taking a newborn calf from Charles Obert farm in Spartansburg on September 22. The animal was butchered and partly eaten. four suspects were identified, with Kopf and William Reese also involved.
Russell E Bemis a 24 year old repeat offender on the city blotter was cited Saturday night for three traffic violations including reckless driving operating a motor vehicle with no inspection sticker and operating a motor vehicle with no license plates Police said additional charges may follow Bemis had been driving a car owned by David Ross of 543 Sciota Street and took the vehicle without the owner knowledge He has a history from juvenile delinquency charges and prior legal entanglements in Tennessee Texas and Erie County authorities continue investigations
In Shannon Ireland 103 Americans stranded after a nostalgia trip were promised a flight home by President Kennedy. The Erin's Own Club of Chicago raised 30 000 to charter a plane from Pan American Airlines. The group slept in chairs and on carpet while awaiting departure, with nurses tending the ill and concerns over job loss for some. The DC7C aircraft finally arrived but takeoff was delayed to 7 p.m. local time.
In Cairo and Damascus, tensions rise as Gamal Abdel Nasser blames trickery for the Syrian rebel regime’s gains. Nasser warns of treason across Arab nations while Syrian Premier Khibari moves to consolidate control, banning demonstrations, extending curfews, and outlawing the UAR party. Diplomatic ties with Jordan and Turkey are severed as recognition shifts.
Washington reports indicate the United States and the Soviet Union near agreement on Berlin talks. A high level East West conference is likely, with Rusk and Gromyko continuing discussions in Washington. Gromyko may visit the White House and carry instructions from Moscow.
A busy week looms for Erie area industry and retail as Erie County Plastics Corp expands with a new loading dock and seven day operation, the PSES opens a new office stand, and Buyers Fury prepares to open in the former Ware supermarket carrying kitchenware, work clothes and sporting goods. The plastics plant aims big with an eighth injection molding machine and a pending ninth, while a major appliance maker signed a new national contract. eight locals are now employed, with thirty Corryites at work as the plant grows. Formal grand opening of the PSES office is planned, inviting public inspection.
Troopers and John Sweeny of the Corry State Police substation continue an inquiry into the hit and run death of Erie area migrant farm worker George Bailey 48. Bailey was struck while walking east on Route 97 about 4.5 miles east of Route 19 and died from severe internal injuries. An autopsy was planned at St. Vincent’s Hospital. The troopers indicated he was likely struck by one car and run over by a second vehicle. Bailey worked as a traveling barber at farm camps in the Waterford area.
Washington reports the provisional government of Syria asked the United States for diplomatic recognition. The State Department said the request is under study after arriving in Washington yesterday. Officials worry about possible Soviet recognition before Western powers act. No sign Moscow plans to hasten recognition at this time.
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