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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1958
Page
1
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Maine Democrats capture a U S Senate seat for the first time in 47 years and add wins in the House and governor's race. Edmund S Muskie defeats Republican Frederick G Payne by a 3 2 margin amid ties to the Bernard Goldfine case. The result gives Democrats four of Maine's five top offices.
New York police wounded Gerard Mignone after a chase when he offered a $12,000 bribe to two Queens mail sorters in a bid to win a $40,000 home on NBCs The Price Is Right. Detectives fired a warning shot in an alley. the bullet hit him in the cheek, leaving him in fair condition.
Corry Joint Committee moved to wash hands of the school accident insurance program after complaints of denied injury claims and duplicate coverage with Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The Insurance Committee recommended rejecting four of six proposals and continuing with local representatives’ plans.
Washington AP reports Representative Herman P Eberharter, a Democrat from Pennsylvania's 28th District, died at 66 from a stroke after hospitalization since Wednesday. A Ways and Means Committee member, he served since 1998 in Allegheny County and parts of Pittsburgh. Survived by two sons Herman P. and James Jacob.
The Corry Jointure faced a dispute as Columbus district reportedly acted to hire a new teacher without full superintendent approval. Supt William Rodemeyer said teacher hiring is the superintendent’s duty, though boards may handle hires if desired. Columbus had discussed 3400 but 3600 was tentatively agreed. board member Albert Sandburg signaled possible agreement. The matter followed Columbus opening of school adjustments with eight rooms after partitioning a large room due to enrollment.
The Algerian National Liberation Front says 1,916 French troops were fatally hurt and 1,040 wounded in combat operations between August 5 and September 1, underscoring ongoing clashes in Tunisia.
Erie County coroner officials recovered four bodies from lake and bay waters near Erie. Three were identified as Akron Ohio men missing since a boat trip from Conneaut on Friday. The fourth was an elderly man found on the Erie bay shore with no clear identification. He appeared about 60, wearing a white shirt, blue pinstriped coat, gray trousers, and brown shoes. No signs of foul play were observed. fingerprints may be taken if identity remains undetermined.
The 37th Sparta Community Fair opens on the high school grounds tomorrow through Saturday with no admission charge. Eddie's Exhibition Shows provide rides, Stranahan's Snack Bar offers reduced ride tickets until 6 p m tomorrow, and Tex Orton and Co perform knife throwing and rifle feats Thursday through Saturday. The fair queen will be crowned Thursday at 8 p m, Venango Grange Kitchen Band performs Friday, Union City High School Band marches Saturday at 2 p m, and a fireworks display closes at 11 15 p m. The Spartansburg Community Fair Association votes to change cattle showing rules regarding Bangs disease.
Contractors work on the former Chapin store and soon on the Carroll Gift Shop. By October the Chapin outlet will house Dodd's latic apparatus. The facade is being redesigned to modernize the Independent Order of Odd Fellows building.
U S officials said support to Chinese Nationalists for Quemoy remains limited to escorting supply convoys within three miles of the island. Admiral Beakley warned that Communist shore batteries could silence the Nationalists’ guns if required, making a mainland strike tough for Nationalist forces.
President Eisenhower urges Moscow to curb Red China's territorial aims amid the Formosa Strait tensions. Khrushchev warns that an attack on Red China is an attack on the Soviet Union, while the White House accuses Beijing of bombardment near Quemoy.
Corry school officials approved a policy granting free entry to all school activities for teachers and school directors starting this year. Superintendent William Rodemeyer and Business Manager S. B. Anderson backed the plan noting activities are part of education. An Athletics Council vote with 8 yes and 1 no reflected revenue concerns due to a fund shortfall from flu and weather impacts.
Corry school board faces complaints about bus transportation for small children. A special morning meeting will tackle creating written policies. Community members Elvin Eshelman Foley and others voiced concerns, while the district reviews policies and new arrangements for transportation to Erie and Waterford for special education.
A violent squall struck during the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club fall race yesterday, overturning about 70 sailboats and disrupting the event at Port Washington in New York.
Corry Elks lodge funded third annual two hundred dollar scholarships named Miss Sarah Kensinger and Stewart Ball Jr after careful committee review led by Donald Watson. Kensinger, daughter of Louis and Mrs Morrow, will attend Mansfield College in Mansfield PA, while Ball Jr plans Grove City College.
PRICE COLLINS AP reports Floyd J. Robertson a 26 year old cement worker confessed to abducting raping and murdering Marjorie Schneider 19 whose body was found on a mountain four miles southwest of Fort Callins After forcing the woman into his car he fired three bullets into her head and dumped the body in a shallow grave The killing occurred as four young people sat in a parked car near the area Robertson sobbed and said Why did I do this My God Remarks followed the confession and no charges had been filed at report time
The Soviet military tribunal in southern Russia sentenced five Russians to death for collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. Red Star reported they were captured after hiding for 13 years.
Two B52 big bombers collided during approach near Highway 2, Spokane, killing twelve airmen aboard. Debris struck a service station sign. no civilians hurt. Planes carried classified material but not nuclear weapons. both aircraft were from SAC.
August unemployment figures show a net decline of 604 claims after adjustments from two programs. Local office reports 24 job placements, mainly for skilled industrial workers, with 1,029 active applications and 62 interviews. Erie County remains a Group F Labor Surplus Area with about 13 percent unemployment.
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