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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1959
Page
14
Long Beach confronts land subsidence threatening its harbor and naval shipyard. Federal, state, and city leaders opened eight water pumping plants and plan 268 wells to inject a million gallons daily, aiming to refloat land since 1936. Subside has lowered downtown buildings and drained 20 square miles, with center sinking 26 feet.
Pittsburgh cab driver John L. Hart and his companion Patricia Kister were ordered held for the grand jury on charges of murder and robbery in the fatal beating of William C. Querrey of Rockingham, North Carolina, last September 4 at the Greater Pittsburgh Airport Hotel. Both suspects, 26 and 19, are Pittsburgh residents.
Washington AP A double funding request for the Saturn rocket program is planned for the next fiscal year with 140 million dollars, doubling this year’s total. Von Braun and Roy Johnson outline transferring Saturn from Army to NASA and coordinating the request with Defense Department approval.
A significant Rocky Mountain storm pushed eastward bringing heavy snow to western Kansas, western Nebraska, parts of Wyoming and Colorado. The Weather Bureau forecast up to several inches in these plains regions with winds rising, drift risks and ground blizzards.
On East Main Street three pastors stand atop the unfinished roof of the Assembly of God Church with volunteer workers aiding by day and evening. Rev Leroy Wiley, Rev J W Clark, and Wilford Glass pose amid construction as they strive to cover the roof before bad weather. The church will move from its West Pleasant Street quarters.
New York AP reviews Thursday night’s live Playhouse 90 adaptation of Shaw’s Misalliance. A competent cast—Siobhan McKenna, Robert Morley, Claire Bloom—struggles with weak material and overlong, tangled plotting, producing a sticky nine minutes despite efforts. Producers Aaron and Zolismer exit after Nov 13, remaining loyal to Collinwood as host. Frank Sinatra returns to TV next week on NBC, Rod Cameron stars in Laramie, and Smith headlines CBS’s Peter Gunn tie-ins.
Railroad wage and work rule disputes spark a management led drive against five unions. A Chicago labor rally planned for November 5 frames the issue as a counterattack to pro propaganda campaigns. Mediation seeks settlement before a nationwide strike could be called, with a 60 day delay after mediation exhaustion.
In a year of steel strikes the textile sector reports strong profits with combined first nine months earnings reaching about 90 million dollars, up 125 percent from 1958. Textile firms credit steady sales, price increases, lower material costs, and reduced inventories. Imports of foreign fabrics, especially Japanese cotton, pose concerns for domestic mills.
New York reporting that Louis S. Gates, 71, chairman of the board of Phelps-Dodge Corp and a leading copper industry figure, died yesterday. He served as president from 1930 to 1947 before becoming chairman.
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