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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1957
Page
3
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Pennsylvania governor proclaims Child Welfare and Bible Week in October. Well Baby Clinic to be held Thursday 9 30 to 11 30. Marriage license applications issued at Erie courthouse. Local election boosters plan followup meeting in Corry. City police report one minor accident with details. Two injuries from Burr Road collision. Jamestown voter registrations at ten year low. Accidents treated at Corry Memorial Hospital. Weatherman predicts mild fall, then cooler rain with possible snow. Doll Coloring Contest winner, honorable mentions listed. Corry Area High School adult ed classes meet for scheduling. Titusville passes two hour parking limits with meter fee hike. Janet Swack granted divorce in Crawford County.
In Glenwood Springs a father and son hunting trip ended tragically on a rainswept shale rim rocks. Coroner Jack Farnum said Richard Leroy Scott died of exposure in the freezing 20s while the father Junior Scott held him to keep him warm. The pair could not find a trail and rain extinguished their fire as night fell. The child wore two sweaters jeans and shoes. the father wore daytime clothes and a jacket.
U S Army master sergeant testified he betrayed the United States and became a Russian informer after a Moscow hotel party with two Russian girls. Ray A. Rhodes 40 said he was paid for 1952 information to Soviet nationals during the espionage trial of Col. Rudolf J. Abel in Brooklyn Federal Court.
Diplomatic reports describe a October 13 protest in Wenceslaus Square, Prague, labeled a demonstration against the Communist government. Interior Minister Rudolf Barak admitted it, portraying youths as instigators influenced by Western life, with many adults joining in. A second note cites a California health official warning of rising lung cancer among women in the 1960s due to smoking.
Fresh congressional demands for action in the missile field surfaced on the eve of U S British talks. Sen Mansfield urged speedup of the missile program while Sen Humphrey called for a full probe into administration failures regarding scientific advances. Clarence B Randall said the United States could have launched a satellite with ICBM technology but warned the world would have roared if done with military power. Russia’s Sputnik continued orbiting at 18 000 mph for the 19th day as Cape Canaveral prepared to test Vanguard first stage engine.
A truck overturned in the 100 block of Lucille Drive in Penny Township today, killing Jesse Helfer of Pittsburgh's North Side.
City Council last night heard a long discussion on selling city and county owned land including a 14 percent Tevet Wide lot at 800 Liberty Street. Alfred Morrison complained of an inflated assessment and offered to buy if available, while interest in buying West Church Street property as a fire hazard was also raised by an out-of-town inquiry.
A discussion outlines proposed land use near the DUC Liat 4 Waterway King with a no-building rule to protect the water route. Smith will seek offers for the land if unpromoted. authorization is noted for the soul side of West Smith Street between Mead Avenue and Raver Street. A small driveway access is proposed at this point.
Actor Erol Flynn and actress Maura Fiegibbon will fight drunk charges before four Municipal Court on July 25. Attorney Bob Ford entered pleas of innocent for them yesterday. Flynn and Miss Fiegibbon were arrested Saturday night at the Publicists Association Hall. They were released on twenty dollar bail each after being booked at a police station.
Melvin West, a Morehead City radio DJ, sails an outboard craft named the Impo sible toward Bermuda. After a merchant ship sighted him 240 miles east of Cape Lookout, he received fuel and food 60 hours after leaving port. Coast Guard craft and aircraft had been searching the Atlantic as West, father of two, attempts the 680 mile voyage to prove small boats' seaworthiness.
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