22 Oct 1957
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1957
Page
1
A jumble of fragmentary notices and names including addresses and numbers. The readable bits reference adults and bids, assessments, and rows of figures, plus scattered names such as Springer and Sylvain. The legible content hints at estate matters and sale inquiries but remains largely indecipherable.
Associated Press report details rising flu fatalities across Pennsylvania. Lehigh Valley deaths include John Osterstock Easton 73, Helen Miller 68 Fountain Hill and John Helwick 69 Phillipsburg NJ. Philadelphia reported 141000 suspected cases, with 111000 bedridden.
Two city patrolmen promoted in a council meeting. Mayor Earl Cherry received a letter from Police Chief Harley Drake seeking approval to appoint David Apps as a regular city officer after six months training. Apps to be raised to the private pay rate. Frank Carnegie promoted from corporal to sergeant, effective November 1 after the late Herman Burlingame’s death left the sergeant’s rank open. Professor Frank G. Davis, 73, Bucknell emeritus in education, dies of heart attack in Lewisburg.
Reports cite a rising flu death toll reaching 150 with widespread school closures and prison releases to curb spread. Authorities note testing discrepancies and urges confirmatory results from health departments and labs. Despite absenteeism, some schools reopened while many institutions limited services and scheduled public health meetings to address the crisis.
MASBASHY Jaye The presiding Japanese Judge today accepted GP William S Girard s story that he did not mean to hit anyone when he fired the shot that killed Japanese women collecting brass on an Army firing range The court does not feel that you fired this shot with intent to hit anyone but so far as you are concerned you think it was negligence or an accident Is that right The judge s question reflected a defense gain but the three judge court could still convict for bodily injury causing death if it decides the power of his weapon and danger of firing as he did Girard admitted tying two cartridge cases to scare away brass collectors on January 30 He claimed he fired one straight up in the air and the other over the heads of trespassers He admitted changing his testimony early in the investigation saying he first told of firing only one shot The judge also asked if he repeated his deed I am very sorry the soldier replied
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles conferred for about 70 minutes on countering Soviet advances and Communist activity in the Middle East. White House aides and key State Department officials attended. The talks preceded Eisenhower's expected meeting with Prime Minister Macmillan tomorrow.
A pair of bombs in Saigon injured eighteen people including thirteen U S soldiers, civilians from Vietnam and China. Eight American wounded were evacuated to Clarke Field hospital in Manila. No fatalities reported. The attacks mark Saigon’s first anti American assault in nearly two years, with 3000 U S personnel in the capital. The blasts struck near a military bus and a hostel during siesta hour, damaging the Library and Information Service building. Continuous coverage noted. authorities described the event as part of rising anti American sentiment.
Guatemala City reports show both sides trading charges after Sunday’s presidential vote. Government party candidate Anguel Ortiz Passarelli, 49, pledged to continue anti Communist policies of late President Carlos Castillo Armas. opponent Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes claimed fraud and said workers were blocked from voting and district leaders were barred from reporting returns.
Senate hearings exposed alleged labor racketeering links affecting Morton Frozen Foods in Webster City Iowa and connections to Nathan W Shefferman and Johnny Dio. Testimony claimed a poor contract with Bakery Workers Union and wage gaps used to keep out the Packinghouse Workers, with witnesses naming Gary Longet Whittler Bugete Peterson and the United Packinghouse Workers of America. Michigan Governor Williams disclosed information about the Mennen Co which involved Johnny Dio and a labor racketeering inquiry tied to Nathan W Shefferman as a key figure requested by the committee.
UN Assembly debate opens amid turmoil as Turkey rejects Syrian charges and Saudi mediation, while the United States and Libya discuss roles. The Bashar al Assad government resists entering talks, claiming the Bandit Arabian effort lacks mandate, with no clear path to negotiation.
City engineer Don Williams described first reading ordinances for a new 9 502 foot airport road starting at South Center Street to Spring Street wide 60 feet. A second ordinance covers South Spring street extension 86 feet from Spring Street to meet the airport road. Names for the streets were not decided. Completion hoped this fall, timing uncertain. Also noted ex Nickel Head Dr Paul Dyor Merfen 68 former president of International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd died yesterday in Tarrytown New York.
An amicable agreement was reached in gidarman's court yesterday between Rov Leroy Mcintyre and Laurence Nichols. McIntyre agreed to replace salvage removed from the city dump. Nichols had signed information yesterday alleging violation of state law for taking salvage without permission.
Guards depart Little Rock as 6702 Arkansas National Guardsmen are released from federal duty amid the ongoing civil rights standoff. Rep. Brooks Hays says the situation in Washington may drift toward mobilization. Army reports echo the shift. About 8700 guardsmen and paratroopers previously deployed, with 1200 guardsmen and 560 paratroopers still at Central High protecting nine Black students. absenteeism rises as illness affects both Black and white pupils. Hays met with White House aide Sherman Adams and said no substantial withdrawal timing was determined. Renegotiated civic groups plan to meet to resolve the standoff.
Hard headed diplomacy circles weigh the impact of Queen Elizabeth II's U S visit on bolstering Anglo American cooperation. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd seek ways to counter Soviet spy activity while pursuing freer exchange of technology and knowledge as Jon arrives from London to begin talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip concluded their U S and Canada tour with a formal farewell in New York. A packed gala at the Waldorf Astoria featured a gold marked meal, 3,000 guests, and a televised speech marked by fatigue and a stumble.
A large barn fire near York destroyed a dairy farm owned by Wilson Gladfelter on Route 111 two miles north of York. Twenty six cows and six heifers died, along with machinery, corn, straw, oats, hay, hogs and two dogs. Firefighters battled the blaze for three hours, with damages estimated between five thousand and ninety thousand dollars.
Two young Polish aviators aged around twenty fled Soviet pursuit in a biplane, crossing the Baltic to Bornholm Denmark. They claimed a long planned escape from Stupak and joined an aviation lab in Studvik, wearing civilian clothes during the late night arrival. Their names Eduard and Seemat Franvissek were tentatively given, insisting they were not related.
A city notice reports numerous taxpayers requesting exoneration from the per capita tax. City officials discuss procedures to determine totals and the possible impact of waivers, with the mayor noting that formal action requires council and ministerial approvals. Tax collection efforts have been intensified as delinquent payments persist.
Cory Public schools begin to reopen after a flu outbreak with lower grades most affected. Attendance improves from a recent peak, with total absences dropping to around 1,000. Senior High reports 818 students absent, Junior High 619, and multiple elementary schools show reduced absenteeism amid continued staff shortages and ongoing illness.
Sey run uoepo ware line, a conspirator in the Victor Riesel acid blinding case, has gone home to the East Side after a year and two months in custody. He was the star government witness against others in the plot to silence Riesel. Carlino, 44, freed yesterday in federal court, faces uncertain safety as his lawyer notes he risks violence once free.
Harold Crag reports 26 year old Granville dairy farmer from New York, eliminated from a national TV quiz show with 105000 dollars, announces possible run for Congress as Republican. Craig was defeated last night by David Mayer, a 36 year old New York City psychologist, on NBC Twenty One. He says friends asked him to run next year.
The Chest Drive reports show $18 365 collected toward the 1987 goal of 946 920, about 39 5 percent. Contributions come from Corporate and government sectors, with divisions and co chairs McKnight and Leo U leading the effort as five divisions lag in returns.
Federal National Mortgage Association pulled its offer to buy new 3 percent VA or FHA insured mortgages, lowering purchase prices to 90 to 92 percent of loan face value from 92 to 94 percent. FNMA said high mortgage costs and a five percent funding rate made the program unsustainable. Hagerty signals no resignation from White House post.
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