08 Sep 1958
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1958
Page
1
Scrambled text references addresses numbers and rooms with partial fragments. Mentions Pennsylvania Indiana and Illinois locations, a sale or notice in progress, and unreadable names and dates from the clipping.
In Portland, Maine, voters face a pivotal last September ballot as Republican Frederick G. Payne seeks reelection against Democratic former governor Edmund S. Muskie. The Maine result could shape nationwide campaign momentum and questions about Eisenhower administration policy.
A gunman at Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins robbed four in a car and kidnapped a 19-year-old blonde woman, Marjorie Schneider, a Fort Collins stenographer. Police hunted the suspect through northern Colorado all night but found no trace. The victims, Ellsworth Parnik 21, James Coleman 19, and Janet Coleman 18, were unharmed as the attacker damaged the vehicle with rifle fire before fleeing with Schneider.
Bedford Pa. police say coroner's jury will meet tomorrow to investigate the death of Iwan Galkin 48 of St Louis who leaped from a Greyhound bus on Route 220 two miles south of Bedford and was struck by a passing car after falling from the window.
Mary Ann Mobley of Brandon Mississippi won the Miss America crown in Atlantic City after placing second last year. The 21 year old college senior received a 10000 scholarship and about 140000 in prizes and appearances. She told reporters she cried on stage and plans a future in television or Broadway.
A large unmanned balloon with a gamma ray telescope floated 184 miles above Towaday Minnesota to study cosmic rays. The 500 pound lead shielded device was launched by General Mills and MIT scientists with Navy support, aiming to learn about cosmic rays and their parental space hazard. The balloon, 308 feet tall and 217 feet diameter when inflated, drifted westward, with instrumentation to be released by timing devices and descended by parachute near Waterloo.
U S envoys expected early talks with Red China while guarding Formosa Strait. Ambassador Beam awaited notice in Warsaw as the 7th Fleet maintains high alert. Chou Enlai signaled a renewal of ambassadorial talks and diplomats anticipated Red China’s push at the U N. The United States shows firmness with its naval force as a possible UN bid looms.
Communist shore batteries pounded the Nationalist held island of Quemoy today as military activity heightened in the Formosa Strait. Reports say the attack targeted unloading efforts on the beaches while U S ships presence remained unconfirmed. Nationalist pilots reportedly engaged in dogfights over Weitou as Soviet era missiles and jets battled nearby airspace.
An elderly man Esau Sam and his wife Anna of Irwin were admitted to An Stem Memorial Hospital in Union City after their car left Route 11 north of Union City and flipped several times. Sam suffered a left shoulder fracture while Anna had a right hip and rib injuries. Police say the crash occurred when the vehicle failed to negotiate a sharp curve, with about 32000 dollars in damage.
In Caracas a civilian mob and loyal troops repulsed a coup attempt to topple Venezuela's junta. Eight hours of street fighting left about 20 dead and 200 wounded. Authorities arrested Lt Col Jose Hely Mendoza and said others sought refuge in the Mexican Embassy as curfew was imposed.
Aboard USS Helena the Seventh Fleet joined Columbus and six destroyers to escort two Nationalist ships carrying ammunition through the Formosa Strait to Quemoy Island. An urgent sonar contact prompted a cautious alert at 1:15 Sunday morning as the convoy faced potential submarine and coastal defenses.
Legal action heats up in Arkansas and Virginia as the nation faced a week of decisions on school integration. The Little Rock case looms, with a possible impact on southern desegregation pace. In Arkansas NAACP counsel Simpson Tate seeks 13 Black students returned to Van Buren High School amid threats of force. Virginia court battles over access to Charlottesville and Warren County high schools put 30 Negro pupils at risk of exclusion. The scene remains divided with violence and protests flaring in places. coverage continues on page two.
Victoria Do browski, 75, of Pittsburgh, died yesterday at South Side Hospital from burns suffered Saturday when her clothing caught fire while attempting to light a kitchen stove. She had been in the hospital since the incident.
A fragment from a 1932 report notes registrations and address changes with Democratic advantages in one locality. It mentions Friday and Saturday dates when residents were certified to vote in the November election, and gives figures showing Republicans trailing by roughly two to one. It also references 128 new registrations and 129 address changes, without specifying party allegiance.
In Erie County court Judge Birr Bane deferred sentencing for Proper, whose plea related to larceny of a motor vehicle on Pleasant Street. The defendant sought legal counsel, and attorney Richard Seabell was appointed to defend. A second defendant, Fox, pleaded guilty on August 11 and received an indefinite term.
Gen Curtis LeMay vice chief of staff of the U S Air Force met Nationalist China President Chiang Kai-shek in TaipeI Formosa today. He also spoke with Nationalist and American military leaders and visited Taoyuan Airbase. He praised the Nationalist force saying I think they are doing very well.
London dispatch reports Mao Zedong signaling openness to ambassadorial talks with the United States on Formosa. The Peiping radio quoted Mao as hopeful about talks in Warsaw, with Premier Zhou Enlai proposing discussions at ambassadorial level. The White House welcomed a resumption, and U S Ambassador Bie in Warsaw was ready to meet. Mao warned against US imperialist actions and framed the East Wind vs West Wind metaphor as a peace-seeking stance.
Edward A. Kenley, 66, of Transfer, Mercer County, was killed Saturday in a two car crash on Route 18 near Greenville. The other driver and his three passengers were slightly injured.
American and Chinese Nationalist Marines stormed a dawn assault 100 miles from the Quemoy Island front in a joint amphibious exercise. Vice Admiral Wallace Bentley observed from the Helena as about 1,300 observers watched 20 ships simulate a broadside bombardment against a mythical enemy 25 miles south of Kah tung.
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