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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1960
Page
3
The readable fragments reference U S Treasury actions and overseas concerns. Mentions London, dollar, and courage but most text is garbled. No clear events, dates, or persons emerge beyond generic financial and wartime tone.
Washington AP report shows living costs rose two tenths of 1 percent in September to a record high. The Labor Department index reached 126.8 percent of the 1947-49 base, up 13 percent from a year earlier, with housing and seasonal clothing driving the increase. wage boosts follow labor contracts tied to the index, affecting about 100,000 workers mainly in aircraft plants and metalworking. After tax earnings for factory workers were largely unchanged, though purchasing power slid slightly as prices rose.
A 33 year old Conneaut man, George Lawrence, died after his car, in a passing attempt on Harry Ashcraft’s vehicle, left the road and struck a tree. Ashcraft, 60, sustained minor injuries. Dr. C C Roller, Ashtabula County coroner, ruled the death accidental from a broken neck. Also reported, Edward R Loveland, 67, former executive secretary of the American College of Physicians, died Sunday.
The American Cancer Society reports it cannot meet high merit research needs this year with only 9 million available. Despite a 1980 crusade raising 28.4 million, funds trail the 1959 total of 30.37 million, risking further cuts next year without more support. Dr Warren Cole notes a breast cancer treatment involving nitrogen mustard has cut death rates by about 60 percent in early studies.
In a televised clash Kennedy accused Nixon of hiding a Government Information Agency survey abroad to serve political ends. He demanded the full public report be released, noting the study was conducted weeks ago and funded with public money.
Television and radio networks urged a fifth presidential debate be held face to face without a panel of questioners. Candidates previously rejected this format and have yet to reach any agreement on a fifth debate.
Washington AP report notes Nixon and Kennedy clash over Cuba and the Quemoy and Matsu issue. Nixon favors deeper involvement in offshore defense and opposing withdrawal from Quemoy and Matsu while Kennedy argues for avoiding war and pressing Chiang Kai-shek to yield if needed. The debate highlights how much time both candidates spend on Cuba and offshore conflicts versus other problems.
Mrs. M Alfred, longtime Corry resident, dies in Erie at age after returning there in 1940. She served as Red Cross secretary, club officer, and church member, survived by son C Richard Alfred and mother Mrs Edwin Rafter. Funeral services Friday at 11 am after visitation today and tomorrow at Bracken Funeral Home, burial Pine Grove Cemetery.
The report notes Castro’s position in a tie for leadership and discusses efforts to strengthen the anti-Castro movement both abroad and within Cuba. It references Kennedy later denying any advocacy of interference in Cuba’s internal affairs.
New York Newspaper Guild members at all seven dailies favored strike action if a satisfactory wage and work condition agreement is not reached. The New York Times sought federal mediation which was declined. other papers such as Daily News and Mirror reported similar votes amid ongoing labor tensions.
Fragmentary text mentions wages and reporters with garbled words and month dates. Hidden names and places are unreadable. The note appears to be a damaged historical clipping offering few readable facts.
Experts say a likely explosion or technical fault caused a buzzing on the royal craft during a Baltic region defense exercise. Reports cite Germany and Denmark as involved, with limited readable details about the event or its aftermath.
An Erie United Fund worker in California confronted a company owner over a corporate waiver and left the scene with a $1,500 check. The incident is described as a notable personal recovery noted by the former employee.
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