03 Sep 1960
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1960
Page
1
The readable text references a sale week with bids and livestock terms. Mentions Septembers, Columbus MN, cows and beef, a school sale, and names such as Chesley and Merle Ap. Contains garbled fragments about auctions, tickets, and a broadcast session.
An editorial laments overlong holiday travel and warns that speed and fatigue fuel fatal crashes. It cites Labor Day weekend traffic trends and grim tolls from the Associated Press, urging caution as millions hit crowded highways and beaches.
In Stillwater Minnesota, two Guard companies were mobilized after about 10 inmates refused to return to cells at Minnesota State Prison. Col John Montgomery said units at Rochester and Red Wing were under arms with 1100 prisoners on site. Officials hoped to settle matter peacefully as two inmates demanded a council and law library.
PRR negotiators and the Transport Workers Union remain far apart as the railroad and strikers face a Labor Day impact. Federal mediator ONeill and city leaders pressed for a joint session, but PRR and TWU stayed firm on scope and outside contractor work.
At Wattsburg Fair a starting gate vehicle swung over a fence striking spectators. Several people, including Wesley King and Roy Bley, were hospitalized at Corry Memorial and Union City Memorial Hospitals with head lacerations and back injuries. Investigators investigated details as the start line unfolded and officials declined further comment.
Police report a six year old, Stephen Bemis, ran into a car on North First Avenue near West Main Street. He was taken to Cory Memorial Hospital for treatment of a right forearm injury and released with no charges filed. Kenneth M Jaquith described the incident to officers.
State Police identify the two injured in a Route 8 crash north of Hydetown as Marjorie M Thomas 45 and Earl M McGregor 40 both hospitalized with leg and back injuries and possible rib fractures. Investigators continue probing why the vehicle left the road and crashed into a roadside rest area. Also reported is the sudden death of W G Bauer 87 publisher of the St Marys Daily Press at his home.
An AP report argues Red China becomes a world power within a decade of its founding, detailing its global reach and contrasting it with U S influence. It notes persistent opposition to the United States and mentions The United Nations, Cuba, and geopolitical shifts shaping the era.
Washington officials greeted Fidel Castro's announced diplomatic opening as a potential prompt for other Latin American nations to align with communism. U S diplomats at the OAS meeting in San Jose noted mixed reactions among Latin delegates while hoping formal recognition by Havana would bolster hemispheric solidarity against the Castro regime.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen began a strike against three U S Steel railroads in a contract dispute after negotiations failed to reach an agreement by the 6 20 a m deadline. The walkout hits Lorain Terminal Railroad McKeesport Connecting Donora and Southern and halts about 30 000 production workers in fully tied plants.
Two boys aged 12 and 14, Donley Burt Whitmire and an unnamed companion, drowned while swimming in the Allegheny River near Enule Rock northeast of Oil City. Rescue teams from multiple towns aided, but both could not be revived.
Stasia Stevens becomes the first American hired by the Bolshoi Ballet earning about 9a tubles monthly. The ruble value is stated at 20 cents, with costs including free costumes, housing, meals, star billets and medical care noted.
Fidel Castro tore up the 1952 U S Cuba mutual defense accord at a Havana rally promising new diplomacy with Communist China and the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai shek. He urged breaking ties with the United States and forming relations with all Communist nations. The crowd exceeded 200000 as Castro denounced the OAS and warned of actions against Guantanamo Bay.
Bloodletting in the Congo as Premier Patrice Lumumba battles rebellious tribal forces near Kasai and Katanga. UN officials fear the fighting could trigger a wider civil war with Lumumba’s troops crumbling and defections reported from Bakwanga to Moerbeke. The conflict stalls disarmament hopes amid a volatile struggle for power, with the capital Leopoldville tense and international diplomats wary.
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