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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1957
Page
2
A jumble of community briefs notes church group meeting cancellations and social ads, plus crimes and accidents. Items include Good Samaritan Class cancellations, a Kane wreck injury report, local fund drives, bar-b-qued chicken orders, tax and road updates, and assorted shop ads.
Vice President Nixon warned at the Labor Industrial Development Conference that the Soviet bloc could win by economic subjugation, using wealth from copper uranium and other resources to pressure the free world. He argued a private enterprise basis for growth is essential to counter this threat and maintain military superiority.
The World Meteorological Organization plans a new department in Geneva to coordinate global high precision weather reporting for airliners and jet liners of the 1960s.
At the hospital today a series of abbreviated notices record admissions and discharges. Ronald Kwuer and Gerry are listed as admitted or recently discharged, with several individuals named including Mrs. Cheodore Goring, Mra. Marjora Heath, and Miss Winbethy Hedi. Addresses and familial references suggest a community hospital roll call with multiple personal details.
Arkansas governor Orval Faubus meets with business leaders as Little Rock waits for a possible breakthrough in the week long integration crisis. Secretary of the Army Wilber Brucker orders continued troop restrictions, 8600 Arkansas National Guardsmen to be federalized while 1800 stay on duty. Paratroopers remain in place after 1100 from the 1st Airborne Division were sent here last month amid rioting outside Central High School.
The State Banking Department released a report listing state and private banks under its jurisdiction as of the close of business Friday October 11.
East Germany seeks universal recognition as West Germany vows to react to Belgrade’s Yugoslav move. Bonn sources predict protest to Belgrade while others expect a diplomatic break. Adenauer and cabinet meet to weigh next steps as East Berlin boasts de facto ties with nonaligned nations.
Senators O’Mnhoney Humphrey and Symington criticized defense plans as budget driven. They urged urgent missile and satellite program overhauls and a centralized czar to end waste and overlapping authority, with Rep Brooks pushing for a dedicated missile program chief.
A southbound freight and a northbound freight collided near a Yates County village, injuring three men. The engineer James R. Phipps of Corning, brakeman Thomas Wurster of Campbell, and fireman Raymond P. Smith of Corning were hurt, with three diesels and six cars derailed. The Jersey Shore railroad blamed a malfunctioning switch.
Egypt and Syria face intensified pressure as diplomats seek deeper ties amid regional tensions. Officials warn of hurdles to full diplomatic relationships while pursuing stability and cooperation.
Harrisburg story of James Bricker the ex blacksmith who sold 11 homes for $10 to tenants. He still owns 16 properties valued around $64,000 and has received hundreds of letters and calls. Bricker says he has no plans for the remaining homes but hopes for security to continue his life, noting some tenants wrote asking to marry him. Local officials honored him with a resolution as he celebrated his birthday with a city hall procession.
Navy lieutenant Thad H Harden, 25, from El Paso Texas, safely crash lands in San Francisco Bay after losing the starboard engine on takeoff from Alameda Naval Air Station. With little room to maneuver, he guided the disabled twin-engine jet away from the Bay Bridge top deck, then escaped to a life raft and was picked up by a crash boat.
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