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21 Oct 1958
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1958
Page
1
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President Eisenhower, in a sharp coast to coast campaign swing, denounced Democrats as hopelessly split and called for end to GOP family bickering while blasting high taxes, inflation, and unemployment. He warned of an economy burdened by higher prices and fewer jobs as he prepared for more campaign stops.
Washington reports the nation has climbed about three fourths of the way back from the recession low in total output. The third quarter 1956 gross national product is 440 billion dollars, up from 429 billion in Q2, with a peak of 445.6 billion in 1955. Inflation complicates the measured gain, but economists foresee a 450 billion rate in the near future.
An explosion at the Liberty Powder Co plant in Mount Braddock near Uniontown killed four people and injured at least three others. Three residents of Dunbar and one from Uniontown died. Injured were sent to Uniontown Hospital. their injuries were not serious. A roaring fire burned in the 80 by 30 foot structure after the 1:30 p.m. blast.
Pittsburgh mayor David Lawrence plans a noon buffet luncheon here on Saturday as he seeks Pennsylvania governor. He travels from Erie with Democratic Erie County chairman Everett Zurn and party members to speak at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post on West Washington Street.
Southern Democrats attack Democratic National Chairman Paul M Butler after he urged a strong civil rights plank or party departure. Dixie leaders call him radical while Butler softens, saying no one will be read out. Eisenhower accuses Democrats of political schizophrenia amid the split. Continued on Page Eighty.
A 40 year old Crayford County man Garston Blood of Linesville was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car on Harmonsburg road six miles west of Meadville. The driver Delbert Peterson of Meadville, 30, was on the wrong side of the road and jailed without charge pending an inquest. Blood worked for Talon Inc. in Meadville and was en route home after work. Yale Professor Cecil H Driver dies at 76 after a career at Yale since 1935. born in Bedfordshire England.
City to switch from daylight saving time to standard time this Sunday. Residents are reminded to set clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night, with church services and other activities likely to shift earlier.
City council heard safety director Raymond Weber describe a street lighting weakness as he outlined a plan to raise candlepower from 100 to 250 on main roads and install new lights in dark sections. He cited a $400 to $700 available budget and said Pennsylvania Electric will install 100 candlepower units but not in all areas, with work expected to span several years. Weber will refine the plan and present recommendations at the next council meeting.
U S Secretary of State Dulles and Chiang Kai-shek hold talks amid renewed bombardment of Quemoy islands by Chinese Communists. Dulles signals possible reductions in garrison while stressing no new agreements. Talks aim to consolidate trust between the United States and Chiang’s regime as hostilities resume after a 15 day cease fire.
City council announced that all city employees will have a chance to donate to the United Fund drive in the next few days. They will be given time off from work to view a film and make pledges. A payroll deduction plan is pending, with discussions to possibly double up current deductions. Mayor J Fred Kinley and finance director Guy Abbey will meet city treasurer Carl Smith to work out a deduction method.
John P. Jurgatis, 43, vice president of Swift and Co., died yesterday of a stroke. He joined the meat-packing firm in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1938 and rose to one of the companys youngest VPs in 1955. Born in Racine, Wisconsin.
AP Correspondent Roy Exsoy an reports Russians view Khrushchev's education reforms as a move to correct an inefficient system that produced too many scholarly but impractical youths. The regime shifts toward vocational and reduced classroom rigor aim to instill respect for manual labor amid rising student unrest.
The Red Cross in Washington paid tribute to Lyle W. Foster of Corry, 56, killed when a Navy plane crashed near Argentia, Newfoundland. Foster, a former funeral director, served as a field director with the Red Cross and 99th Infantry Division, enduring capture and danger in the European theater during World War II.
Willam Becker and Ralph Cokely, test pilots for Boeing Airplane Co, join Chance-Vought in evaluating capsule and escape systems for a rocket powered spaceflight. They may ride the rocket, circle Earth, and land at the origin base in a planned effort before 1965. Both expect intensive training, simulations, centrifuge tests, and exploratory flights ahead of the mission.
The city council read a zoning amendment to bar trailer camps by prohibiting occupancy by anyone other than the owner unless the board grants special permission. It targets lots with more than one trailer and sets a 60 by 120 foot setback, halting rental parking of trailers. After council approval the measure goes to the Planning Board before final council action.
City police report a rise in accidents within city limits last month, with four auto and bicycle incidents and no serious injuries. Two drunken and disorderly arrests were made, six larcenies under 60 dollars under investigation, one youth cited for prowling, and nine miscellaneous complaints. Traffic violations totaled fourteen as officers logged 3,966 patrol miles and 54 radio calls.
A barn and contents on Mrs. Edward Rose's Waterford area farm suffered an estimated 10,000 loss in a blaze yesterday afternoon. Firemen from Belle Valley, Kull and Waterford fought the flames after the 2 p.m. discovery, saving the farmhouse and other structures. Livestock slipped away and much hay and wheat were destroyed.
Erie man Richard J. Robertson aged 22 was killed when his car ran off Route 18 in East Brunswick New Jersey. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Middlesex General Hospital. Robertson was alone in the vehicle and identified by papers found on him.
Margaret Yoder of Bear Lake files a complaint with the City Council seeking payment of medical expenses after a September 13 fall on North Center street left her with wrist injuries and a sore knee. City solicitor Roger Brown's letter says Yoder asked for help with doctors’ fees and notes the uneven pavement debris that caused the fall. Mayor Kinley says maintenance of state highways is state responsibility and will review the case for action.
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