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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1960
Page
1
An OCR fragment lists various items and hints of local sales, auctions, and notices from a town. Mentions addresses, dates, horse or cattle references, weights, and prices obliquely. Context is unclear but indicates a general notices page with multiple broken entries and scattered names.
Five Jamestown men were severely injured when their car struck two utility poles on Route 277 near West Church Street, then veered off and slammed into a garden. The crash sent four men flying from the vehicle and left one in the back seat. Ambulances and city emergency crews rushed all victims to Corty Memorial Hospital. Details of the injured and the ongoing investigation were continued on page two.
Two NSA code clerks from the United States defected to the Soviet Union and said U S policy could lead to World War III. Mitchell and Martin, long-time Navy veterans from Eureka California and Ellensburg Washington, spoke from Moscow accusing the United States of spying on allies and breaking codes of friendly nations. They traveled via Mexico City and arrived in Moscow asserting Soviet glory and seeking elite status.
Philadelphia AP report says the Pennsylvania Railroad asks two unions to accept arbitration on 23 issues tied to a six day strike causing a nationwide slowdown. PRR and union leaders say telegrams were sent to Transport Workers and Federation heads urging immediate settlement while talks continue with local negotiators.
Corryite and Buddy Face charged in Portland with unlawful possession of liquor and weapons. Officers, acting on a tip, found cartons of cigarettes, sash lights and burglary tools during a search of a marshal’s vehicle.
The article reports New York State limiting reimbursements for brand name medicines and urging use of scientifically directed prescriptions to cut costs. It notes opposition from major drug companies and mentions Sen Estes Kefauver pressing for patient savings and cheaper prescriptions through scientific directives.
AP bulletin reports a four seater plane crashed onto the football field at Pennsylvania Military College in Chester. Two people were killed and several football players were injured as players narrowly avoided wreckage on impact.
Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge with eight pallbearers including Earl Long’s nephew and son of Huey P Long. Burial planned at his Windfield home if possible, with fans hoping he would be buried on the Capitol grounds beside Huey P. Long. The sudden death shocks state leaders as Democrats scramble to designate a successor for Congress by September 20.
The first polio death in Callaraugue County was reported on Sunday. Victim Miss Bealried Alert Chiffee, 39, of Oleayy died of bulbar polio, according to the County Health Commission.
Harrisburg AP reports rival factions vie for control as Congo power struggles intensify. Officials discuss school enrollment shifts and funding impacts as education systems adjust to new governance dynamics across districts.
In Leopoldville President Kasavubu declared Lumumba ousted during a rapidly unfolding Congo power struggle. The United Nations seized Radio Leopoldville, halted civilian air traffic, and tightened control around the capital as troops and observers watched for a possible foreign-backed clash. Lumumba fired back from the radio, vowing to defend the republic and appealing to workers and Souths to stand with him. The UN, cautious and centralized in New York, awaited clarity amid a tense stalemate.
Warren County law officers arrested 13 men at a Corry area raid on a gun club premises. Equipment money seized. several defendants pleaded innocent, bonds set, and one New York bail posted, with names including Blaney Carlson Pace Prenderdy and others.
Thick fog rolled over Corry Drive-In as 400 cars and 1,000 people watched a late film before visibility dropped. Projection noise spilled out, patrons honked in frustration, and management issued refunds for ruined screenings with plans to rerun the movie on unopened TV screens.
In Darlington South Carolina two stock cars locked and crashed into a pit area wall killing three men including Paul Mebuffie and Charles Sweatlund of Atlanta and Joe Taylor of Charlotte. Four others injured as NASCAR inspector Joe Taylor and mechanics Ralph Blaylock John Byers and R M Vermilion Jr were hospitalised. The accident occurred after 85 laps in the late afternoon feature race.
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