29 Oct 1959
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1959
Page
1
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The Supreme Court refused to order the United Steelworkers to speed their Taft Hartley back to work injunction appeal. The government sought a noon deadline but the court denied. Union likely to file Friday or Monday with a ruling anticipated mid next week as negotiations resume in Pittsburgh. The strike stays underway at least until then and a joint bargaining conference may be called if no progress occurs.
Washington reports a balloon as tall as a four story building inflates 250 miles above Earth in the first space balloon launch from Wallops Island Virginia. The craft, fired at 5 40 p m, drew crowds along the Eastern Seaboard as it shone with reflected sunlight. One 10 foot diameter unit soared briefly before sinking into the sea. NASA hopes to orbit future versions as observers speculated it resembled Mars with sparks. Prof Robert Brown notes Moonwatch at New York continued.
In Hayward California doctors announced a pioneering operation that grafted a severed leg back onto a patient at Eden Hospital. The right leg of Billy K Smith, crushed above the knee, was reattached after vascular surgery restored blood flow and skin grafts covered the wound. Surgeons say nerve connection may follow in months to restore sensation.
Waco, Wash AP reports Dr. Carl McIntire of the International Council of Christ in Churches calls Khrushchev's U S visit the greatest mistake our president has made and urges Eisenhower to scuttle the Soviet U S exchange program. He says only the Soviets benefit.
All 82 UN members agree to sponsor a disarmament measure marking a first with Israel and Arab states cosponsoring a UN proposal and the Soviet Union alongside Nationalist China on the sponsor list. The plan moves all disarmament submissions to a 10 nation East West committee in Geneva next February. It does not endorse a specific proposal but echoes Khrushchev and Lloyd on gradual disarmament.
Miss Jacque DeJean of Corry pleaded guilty to a Motor Vehicle Code violation after failing to answer a summons in a hit and run incident in Titusville on September 20. Unable to pay fines, she was sent to Crawford County Jail for an alternate 20 day term.
The Polo Grounds in New York, former Giants ballpark, is eyed as a low rent public housing site. The City Housing Authority plans to seek World Bank or Meti mate approval to build 1,700 apartments using federal funds, with acquisition by condemnation if needed.
AP reports in Mexico City that nearly 100 people are known dead in Colima and Jalisco after weekend rains and a hurricane. Thousands are displaced as floods isolate towns, halt communications, and hinder aid delivery while air rescues continue. Manzanillo reports about 80 deaths, with 100 missing and 500 injured across the affected area.
The borough prepares a tightly focused turnout drive for Tuesday with hot contests for school director and justice of the peace, plus council seats in the First and Second Wards. State races include a Supreme Court judge and Superior Court judge, while county posts feature candidates for commissioner, district attorney, and treasurer among others. Voters in Union City Second Ward will cast ballots at the Consumer Oil Co location, replacing the former Bisbee building after the Lucky Dollar store moved in.
H A Gilbert secretary of the Corry Water Supply announced a six inch main will be laid next summer to serve the Dodd housing development near Columbus. The project, funded by Merle Dodd, loops north from a Shady avenue line to the Dodd site off Route 6. taps to curb and service lines to homes paid by property owners.
Ada Carr of Union City died at Hamat Hospital Eyre from burns suffered when a trailer explosion hurled her and her husband through walls early Sunday. Her husband Paul, 58, improved. Investigators cited a loosened stovepipe and moved gas tank after new linoleum was installed. Survived by two daughters Ella Lewis and Eleanor Leih, a son Sgt. Edward Lewis, and two sisters. Services set for Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Burial Saegertown Cemetery. visitation today and tomorrow at Glenty Funeral Home.
Fidel Castro's government ratified reviving military tribunals after previously abolishing them in July. About 35 enemies were executed earlier, with an estimated 200 held in jail awaiting investigation or trial as counterrevolutionaries. Power outages and a fresh anti-US dispute followed.
Actress WhoniyGton native Sothern contests a tax bill of 722,322.44, saying she owes 7,120.04. She filed an appeal in U S Tax Court over back taxes tied to proceeds from selling a stake in a TV series.
J. R. Dearing of the city streets department details a 430.15 cost for 148 feet of five inch concrete sidewalk from Bear Creek bridge to the warehouse. Labor and materials total 430.15 with potential reuse of some materials, estimating complete work around the warehouse would cost about 1,000. He notes bids from two prep contractors ranged 3450 and 3204. Future paving depends on Wright street's winter and early spring performance.
Union Glty's American Legion post will stage a colorful Halloween parade for borough children, followed by refreshments in the Legion parking lot. The procession starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, beginning at South Street and Second Avenue, routing to West High Street and North Main Street, then back to the American Legion lot for treats. Police will provide full coverage to prevent vandalism.
AP reports on October 2 1929 Black Tuesday memory and the 30 year reflection. Brokers note safeguards since 1929 and the public’s greater caution while markets recover. The piece contrasts past margin loans and panics with modern trading volumes and regulatory measures.
Dr. Potemiann Tampaya, 42, an anesthesiologist at Wheeling Hospital, survived the Bataan Death March and became an American citizen. A naturalization waiver allowed him to proceed ahead of the central election. A U S Army veteran, he served 1941 to 1946, earning two Bronze Stars, two Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart. He joined Wheeling Hospital staff in 1959 and aims to remain a citizen after discharge, though busy with medicine.
Ann Shields, 15, and Judy Treacy, 15, vanished from Broomhall Pennsylvania after leaving a note to their mothers promising to work to raise funds for their ailing father. Mrs. Shields says Judy called to say they were living with friends and working in New York. The father, James Shields, operated as a school custodian and was later hospitalized for surgery on October 7.
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