04 Sep 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1962
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment references football plays and scores, plus farming items. It mentions West, 24x20 triple, 30 1 52, 4 real, an 8 K 4th, extra place, 351 sheep, good grade pract, drop s from, isla oaths, cows, and spring cal ls.
Traffic accidents across the union during the Labor Day holiday killed at least 495 persons, a record for the three day weekend. Delayed reports could push the total toward 500 for the 78 hour period ending Monday. The toll included 21 lives in Pennsylvania, two drownings, and 94 miscellaneous mishaps for an overall 668, a holiday record.
Crawford County will hold the 41st Sparta Community and School Fair September 13 to 15 at the high school grounds in Spartansburg. The crowning of the fair queen Thursday at 8 p.m. opens a three day program with daily acts by Rich and Gibson and Little Rich. Exhibits run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with five booster badge drawings. Saturday features a space age parade at 2 p.m., an ox roast and fireworks at 11:15 p.m. Amusement rides by Finland Amusement Co. Officials include H. Richard Hays president, Roland Putnam vice president, Jesse Goodwill secretary, Telford Berkey and C. J. Burton secretaries.
Republican nominee for U S Senate from Florida calls on President Kennedy to enforce the Monroe Doctrine and take action against Fidel Castro. He cites growing Communist ships and MIG aircraft near Miami and Tampa as a threat, urging decisive U S action.
Associated Press reports Labor Day weekend riots hit Seaside Oregon Jopean City Maryland Hampton Beach New Hampshire and Schenectady New York. In Seaside about 2000 youths clashed with police injuring several and prompting Gov Hatfield to send in the National Guard. At Jopean City youths clashed with police. 44 arrested. police dogs used. In Hampton Beach 55 youths were arrested for drunkenness assault and incitement. fires and snake dances occurred. In Schenectady about 250 rioters in Central Park led to two injuries and six arrests. park crowded with 10000 holiday revelers. mayor closed the park for the day. All rioters described as Negroes by police.
AFL-CIO President George Meany warned in Seattle that the nation could face a recession this winter as population outpaces growth. He urged that current pace is unsustainable and warned of serious trouble if not addressed. Retiring Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg, just named to the Supreme Court, stressed the importance of labor management relations during stress. The Labor Day Mass in Washington drew officials and leaders to call for cooperation to stabilize costs. President Kennedy noted record employment and hailed protections, calling the United States a blessed land ready to meet challenges.
Three firefighting units and twenty eight men rushed to a treehouse blaze on Sixth Avenue at 1 13 am yesterday. Fire Chief Jerome Davis said the cause is unknown and no damage figures are listed. The boys who built the structure face potential consequences for their high spirited project.
A migrant labor camp near Perry Troyer’s farm shows harsh conditions and inflated camp prices. Workers pay 2 for wine, 15 for a candy bar, and 85 cents for a basic breakfast. Health officials revisit the camp to verify state standards and potential closure if not cleaned up. The boss man recruits workers from southern states with promises of easy money and transports them to the north. Continued on Page Eight.
Weeping workers dig body after body as tremors devastate northwest Iran. Death toll rises beyond four thousand with aid from Western nations and relief groups. Rescue efforts wave through villages near Tehran and Dantsiavan as temperatures rise and thousands remain unaccounted.
A collision on Route 957 near Columbus between 12 year old Mike Tinko and a car driven by Mrs. Robert Sanders caused $18 damage to the bicycle with no injuries to the rider. Corry State Police described the crash occurring at 4 p.m as Tinko rode from a private drive onto the highway.
Bolivia suspends its participation in the OAS Council amid a river water dispute with Chile over the Lauca River. President Paz Estenssoro delays a U.S. visit as Bolivia argues diversion harms climate, agriculture, and cattle raising in the Colpaza Lake region while Chile denies wrongdoing.
Two New York State boys, Rodney Lewis and Stephen Lewis of Scitia, were treated at Titusville Hospital after a .25 caliber pistol discharged at their grandfather's Pleasantville home. Stephen suffered a through-and-through wound to the left hand while Rodney's left thigh was hit. Both were admitted, later x-rays showed no bone injury.
Berlin tense as U5 command massed for a showdown with Soviet units over routing to the Soviet War Memorial. U.S. soldiers manned crossings at Sonnenallee Oberbaum Bridge and Heinkel Street, with baricades erected at Sandkrug Bridge and Gate area. East German guards shot a refugee at Bernauer Strasse as tensions rose and talks on ending Checkpoint Charlie use dragged on. A separate drowning occurred in Lakeland, Florida, as water skier Joseph A. Ghiestafano, 20, from Monroeville, Pa., drowned after a fall on Prestproot Lake.
Soviet officials accused the United States of sending another U2 reconnaissance flight over Sakhalin Island and into Soviet waters for nine minutes. Tass noted the note was delivered to U S counselor John M McSweeney and warned of retaliatory measures. The White House gave no immediate comment. The report revisits Cold War tensions sparked by the 1960 U2 incident and asks how Washington should respond to alleged provocations.
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