03 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment mentions naval terms and a transfer context. It references a station, reception, and a voice or person related to a military or naval setting, but key names and places are unreadable. The readable words suggest a transfer or movement involving a station and a phone line, with vague references to arms or defense.
City officials unanimously back a Route 6 bypass resolution urging the state highway department to proceed quickly. Chamber manager S A Long and residents from North Center and West Smith streets pushed to relocate Route 6 to connect with the highway near the State Fish Hatchery. They cite safety concerns near churches and the YMCA and note fuel tax funds may support the project, with spring action hoped.
Invitations are in the mail for city Republican women to join a permanent GOP women group. The initial meeting is scheduled for next Monday at 7:30 PM in the YMCA all purpose room. Mrs. David McKenzie chairs the group which aims to promote informed political participation and keep citizens briefed on vital issues. Any interested woman may attend, with officer elections expected at the meeting. Dessert and coffee will be served.
YORK PA. AP A 4 year old boy Howald Parr fatally injured in a 15 foot fall from a hay loft on his father's Dover area farm. He suffered a fractured skull while feeding cows. Deputy York County coroner Snead said the child apparently lost his balance. A second item notes painter Mary Bruce Sharon, 4, who began painting past 70, died yesterday after gaining national recognition for primitive scenes exhibited in galleries and abroad.
AP report says Dr. J Bruce Denniston longtime Altoona Public Schools director since 1950 died from crash injuries after his car struck another vehicle, mounted a sidewalk and hit an arch. Coroner Havoley Troxell of Blair County initially believed a heart attack caused the death.
City Council voted not to renew a lease for the Park Street shoppers parking lot and asked the city solicitor to inform owner T. R. Sorenson of its decision. The panel noted six hundred dollars in annual payments over five years with questionable lot value and discussed future needs tied to district occupancy and potential bank development.
Damascus AP report says Premier Mamoun Kuzbari outlines a neutral foreign policy modeled on nonalignment, seeks parliamentary democracy within four months, tolerates Nasser’s agrarian reform, and considers returning nationalized firms while preserving the regime’s socialist aims and private ownership push.
The Corry Climax Committee plans the second annual winter barbershop show at Corry Area High School featuring a chorus and five top quartets. Proceeds will fund the Climax museum at the park, with last year’s event raising funds for the same project. Attendees included Walter Casler Frank Grice Norman Holinger Sidney Elston Victor Orn and Louis Sears.
Typhoon Tilda struck a U.S. military base causing six deaths and widespread damage to houses and utilities. Two Greek crew members died aboard a vessel that dashed against Minami Daito Island, about 200 miles east of Okinawa. No U.S. casualties were reported.
New York AP report details Jack Paar's Berlin broadcast criticism of the Senate and portions of the U S press. The hourlong NBC show followed his European trip and raised questions about Army involvement and safety at Friedrich strasse. Authorities reviewed actions. some officers faced but were later cleared.
TOKYO AP Red China admits farm and factory failures and in economic trouble has turned to study the Soviet Union's experience in socialist construction. Disclosures came in editorials and speeches during the Oct 12 anniversary of the regime. China endorses Khrushchev era rural communes as impractical while noting setbacks in heavy industry and living standards.
Memphis at dawn desegregated its public schools as 18 Black children entered four formerly white institutions. Police presence with patrols and billy clubs surrounded the campuses. The move, voluntary and under a federal suit, was kept secret until today and followed tests and home visits of the selected students. Memphis sits near the Mississippi border, with a sizable Black community.
Sherri Jean Grinder, daughter of Luther B Grinder of Rochester, is in critical condition at St Marys Hospital Rochester with third degree burns over much of her body after pulling an electric frying pan of hot contents. Doctors expect updates later this week on her survival chances. Grandmother Mrs Peter Gravis of Seventh Street Corry is named in the report.
An unnamed civilian pilot reported an unidentified disc shaped object south of Salt Lake City. Witnesses, including Waldo J. Harris, said it hovered with no wings or tail, seen near Utah Lake about 49 miles south. Harris flew within three to five miles before it vanished as the Air Force said it had no record of sightings.
Detroit AP reports the United Auto Workers began a nationwide strike against Ford Motor Co with about 120000 hourly workers walking off the job after deadlocked talks. The strike marks Ford’s first general walkout since 1941 when the UMW began organizing the plant. Negotiations continued through the early morning amid marathon bargaining sessions seeking an agreement to avoid crippling action. President Walter Reuther denounced indecision as the move unfolded. Continued coverage noted local union updates and page eight continuation.
American and European peace marchers entered Red Square at 2 p.m. demanding disarmament and a nuclear ban. Police barriers were lowered as the small crowd gathered, with no speeches allowed and marchers handing out leaflets instead.
Dag Hammarskjold bequeathed his summer home in Stockholm to be used for United Nations conferences and talks, an arrangement disclosed by his attorney. The estate plan aligns with a spirit of UN dialogue.
President Kennedy will meet with his top aides to review how the Allied defense buildup is progressing and discuss the Berlin crisis. Secretary of State Rusk has briefed him on diplomatic steps, with potential talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko likely this week. The sessions include McNamara Lemnitzer and Norstad, focusing on NATO strength and possible East‑West talks.
Pittsburgh AP reports Robert A. Christie director of the Governor's Committee on Education in Pennsylvania told a national convention of County and Rural Area Superintendents that larger school districts are necessary because they offer more for the money. He said big districts provide broader and richer curricula more efficiently and that as high school offerings widen so does students' likelihood of college entry.
Harrisburg AP reports Gov. Lawrences office says tax returns for the first four months of the fiscal year were $200000 higher than expected. Better incomes from corporate and inheritance taxes offset a sales tax shortfall of about $2 million, aiding a balanced budget prospect after 14 years without one.
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union conducted its 16th atomic test since resuming testing on September 1. The Atomic Energy Commission announced the explosion yielded on the order of a megaton, equating to about 1 million tons of TNT.
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