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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1961
Page
1
OCR fragment lists various items for sale including furniture and appliances such as a stove, tables, bed, radio, kitchen items, and houseware. It mentions a noon offer time and contact details but is heavily garbled with incomplete phrases and misspellings.
President Kennedy announced the U S will conduct underground nuclear explosions in the coming weeks to develop advanced weapons. He said the tests will be small, underground, and aim to improve battlefield arms and anti missile know how while seeking a multination disarmament conference.
UAW and General Motors extended the strike deadline after a new company offer that softened key benefit demands. Walter Reuther announced the extension to 10 a.m. Monday following overnight talks and progress on economic issues. President Kennedy urged a settlement amid fears of a shutdown in the auto industry.
Vice President Joao Goulart began talks with political leaders to form a new government in Brazil. Reports suggest a coalition regime to include diverse parties as a voice for all. Goulart arrived after security was assured and military chiefs dropped opposition to his leadership. The date of inauguration was not fixed, and power would remain with military leaders until a new arrangement is set.
City Council discusses adding a hydrant on West Washington Street extension for fire protection. Safety Director Raymond Weber to study the issue after street director J B Dearing notes required 4 inch line and limited demand due to existing hydrants and a live stream crossing.
A Pulaski County school bus crashed in dense fog on Cloyd's Mountain eight miles north of Dublin injuring at least 25 children. Eight were sent to Pulaski hospital and 14 to Radford Community Hospital. The bus was driven by 19 year old Howard Stevens on his first day as full time driver. Police cited rollover on Virginia 100 in heavy fog.
Ten Corry youths donate ten dollars to the Heart Fund inspired by a Baltimore hospital heart surgery experience. Charles Lubowski and eight companions formed the Brothers of the Brush Shaveless Punks to support the cause after community bake sales and charity efforts. The story recalls parade memories and local Centennial festivities.
Pennsylvania congressman Rep. Carroll D. Kearns suggested building part of the Interstate Highway System underground to double as public bomb shelters. He compared the idea to London’s subway, saying it helped England endure WWII air attacks.
City council learned the Pennsylvania Department of Highways will not repave after October 16 due to weather, delaying widening from Center to King and prompting a plan to split work this year. Dearing sought state permission to adjust the street crown and curb. council agreed to widen the south side this year and postpone the north side. Also discussed were odor complaints from Snyder Circle sewers and dye testing of East Columbus residents. health officials will investigate illegal dumping.
Two Corry Area High School seniors John Ortner and Lennard Hammarberg pose with exchange students from Denmark and Sweden. Ortner spent the summer in Denmark while Hammarberg will spend the year in Corry studying at the high school.
President Kennedy signals go ahead for testing small yield warheads for battlefield nuclear weapons. Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission offer no comment while military officials discuss weapons like Honest John and Davy Crockett being tested underground in Nevada. United States aims to catch up with Soviet testing, arguing low yield tests aid development amid changing tech.
Evangelist Billy Graham told 12,700 listeners at the Greater Philadelphia Crusade that this is a dangerous hour for the world as nuclear tests resume. He urged God to intervene and noted psychiatry's view that conversion is needed for hope, with 189 making decisions for Christ at the service. Charles S. Crain Jr. praised Graham's impact on Philadelphia. Special delegations came from multiple towns in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Robert Garfield of 41 North First Avenue wins permission to use asbestos siding in a fire zone after council amends the building repair rule. Approval rests with Safety Director Weber and Fire Chief Jerome Davis who had not attended the latest session.
John Kauwells 26 of Northumberland drowned yesterday in the Susquehanna north branch three miles west of Danville while wading. Three youths recovered Kauwells body at eleven feet of water.
Havana Fidel Castro told a four day congress that Cuba must learn Russian, asking the Soviet Union to supply 100 professors to teach 2,000 Cuban teachers. He said English should also be learned due to social shifts in English speaking nations and noted Russian as the most important tongue for science and cooperation with the Soviet Union.
A Labor Day weekend toll in Chicago reached 986 deaths, 34 below preholiday estimates, marking a record low fatality rate for the holiday period amid reporting inconsistencies and late tallies.
A Calderone resident seeks removal from sewer tax rolls after installing a septic tank. City probes show Calderone connected previously to Worth Street sewer, now outside the sewer district. Finance Director Guy Abbey to examine angles and report to Council.
President Kennedy signed into law a measure criminalizing hijacking with penalties up to death. The act imposes 20 years to life in prison for related offenses and was enacted by Congress in response to recent air piracy incidents.
Belgrade AP report says 25 nonaligned nations urged US and Soviet Union to halt war preparations and begin negotiations immediately to avoid nuclear destruction. The five day conference approved a communique calling for peace, decolonization and an end to foreign military presence.
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