21 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1961
Page
1
A fragmented OCR line offers unclear names and items. Readable terms suggest a local event or contest involving tea cups and a possible participant named Ana. Exact details remain ambiguous due to garbled text.
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal references to a hoaven foader, wood scraps, a 200T measure, 2b shares in a lank, a cautery 2465, and mentions of enc, hills, ranch, and lands suggesting a vague agricultural or land asset record with unclear specifics.
The readable bits mention Las Tejas and a tentative date near July but lack names, places, or concrete actions. Without clearer text, the record notes an incomplete item, suggesting a local event placeholder or notice awaiting fuller details. No persons or organizations are securely identified in the legible fragments.
United Nations in New York weighs a call by Canada Denmark Sweden Japan Ireland and Norway for the Soviet Union to halt its planned 60 megaton nuclear test. Delegates expect broad support from neutrals while the Soviet Union stays silent during Friday's debate. An Asian African group backs widening the resolution to appeal to all atomic powers to refrain from tests.
West Virginia mountain communities faced emergency conditions as a heavy wet snow shut down power and water supplies in Richwood and Summersville. Curfews and volunteer aid accompanied frigid nights with temperatures near 40. Snowfall reached eight inches in Bluefield and caused travel turmoil from Virginia to North Carolina. Rains and fog affected parts of the southeast while Pacific Northwest skies cleared, and temperatures varied from the 20s in Montanas towns to 60s in the southeast.
Police report two Spartansburg youths identified as Reed and Willis assaulted Norman Penover on Spring Street area, causing neck bleeding. Officers also linked a prior complaint from a former youth about Reed Willis and another, Fenton, attempting to assault them in a West Main Street parking lot. Both Reed and Willis face disorderly conduct charges and await hearings.
Government and industry economists forecast a sustained business advance through mid-1962 with output targets around 565 to 570 billion dollars. Treasury Secretary Dillon says rising income and profits should support a balanced 1963 budget, while unemployment is expected to decline toward 5 percent by next summer.
In a national economic report Fidel Castro dismissed U S assistance as insufficient predicting eight years to reach a level of growth in Latin America that Kennedy era plans would take 25 years. He accused the United States of stalling progress and using war threats to push an imperialist system worldwide. He forecast urban unemployment easing next year though city prospects lag, noting a drop in rural joblessness from about 700000 to 225000 since 1959.
A Palomino named Sully became stuck between ties on an Erie Lackawanna Bridge west of Corry. A hot shot freight backed five miles to detour, engineer Walter McCain halted the eastbound and Clyde Proper rolled the horse to safety with planks, while Union City officials blocked westbound traffic during the operation. Larry Burrows, 15, who owns the horse, was not present.
Employment in Erie County is estimated at 90,200 with 7,600 jobless, 78 percent of the labor force. County factories payrolls total 95,800 as durable road expansion boosts gains. Unemployment claims totaled 3,738 for the week ending September 21, with 800 on the Extended Benefits program and average shop hours at 42.6 per week.
A series of earthquakes rattled Southern California from Los Angeles to San Diego. No injuries or major damage were reported though minor shop tremors and slight City Hall tower movement occurred. Dr. Charles Richter recorded several shocks, the strongest at 11:50 a.m. registering 5.3 on the Richter scale.
Berlin and Chicago briefs report Khrushchev pushing purges at the Soviet party congress to expel Antiparty figures, with possible targets including Malenkov and Molotov. Simultaneously in Chicago, union leader John Kilpatrick was shot after a bomb attempt on his car failed, as federal and local authorities investigate possible federal law violations.
AP reports a controversial test, the Midas satellite releasing needle-like copper filaments into space to form a 5 mile wide reflectors belt around Earth. Some astronomers warn interference with observations and satellites. Kennedy adviser approval preceded launch.
Two East German policemen who fled to the West provided details to a Western news service about the escape. The statements describe the earlier escape from a barricade that divided Berlin and imply more officers planned to follow. Names mentioned include Horst Staeburt and Bernhard Heinecke.
A mill accident near North Versatile left Walter Casey, 81, dead and two children and a woman injured. Police stated a nearby house and townships were affected as responders rushed to the scene. The incident occurred during a day of heavy operations as investigators began to determine the cause.
In Ciudad Trujillo violence erupts after student protests against a university director linked to Trujillo. Police report two teenagers killed and about fifty others injured or detained as clashes with helmeted officers break out. Demonstrations spread through downtown as police use tear gas and hoses to quell the crowds. authorities arrest 57 youths and seal off areas around the capital.
Foreign leader Urho Kekkonen, visiting New York, accepted a silver dollar from Fitchburg Mayor George J. Bourque amid remarks on debt repayment and Finland’s ties to the United States. The exchange occurred during a Finland Finnish American Society event. In other news, former Canadian Pacific Railway chair WM. Neil, 75, died in Winnipeg yesterday.
A bankruptcy sale of Ecclesiastical Furniture Co. on East Main attracted bidders and spectators as $20,000 of equipment was offered. Bulk bids rose to $9,500 with Albert and Associates guiding the process. The firm, once thriving, faced debts around $185,000 and payroll tax issues after government action halted operations.
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