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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1962
Page
6
Enrollment in five Erie County higher learning institutions is projected at 5500, up nearly 10 percent from last year. Edinboro expected to near 2000 with Gan ton Mercyhurst Villa Maria and Behrend also showing gains.
Nearly all 7th and 8th grade pupils at the all-Negro Thaddeus Stevens grade school in Twin Oaks returned to classes, ending a brief boycott. Parents kept children home Friday and Monday to protest overcrowding and a run-down building. With support from the NAACP, about 40 parents formed picket lines outside the school. A meeting with the Chichester joint school board yielded a truce as talks continued.
Spokane reports 44 aboard a Strategic Air Command KC-135 tanker perished when it plunged into a pine ravine near Mt Kit Carson while en route from Ellsworth AFB to Fairchild AFB. Among the dead are three Pennsylvanians. Searchers recovered 33 bodies by nightfall. visibility was near zero. The crew included four on board and one civilian. A highway patrolman described the scene as the worst sight he had seen.
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About 16 birds earned the top award while four were disqualified, Baressi noted, as judging focused on bird physiology. He raises around 150 birds yearly, reducing to 30 to 35 display-worthy after culling for the annual fair. The event drew roughly 100 participants with many hobbyist interests.
The Jointure committee ended a night session at 1 a.m. over a sink purchase charged to a school district check and later reimbursed by an official. The inquiry found no concrete evidence against the purchaser. Directors debated letting teachers buy paper and books but opposed personal home purchases, fearing undercutting merchants and evading sales tax. Director Norman Smith pressed for more clarity on a Journal letter.
A letter following the Journal account quotes a state law on embezzlement by officers or agents who misuse public funds. It notes a silk incident where school money was temporarily used without payment. McKnight says facts do not indicate embezzlement. The committee unanimously votes to prohibit purchases through the school district.
Corry Aipa Ministerial Association discussed aiding migrants at the fall session held at the YMGA. Rev Walter Gillikind elected president with Dr Harris re elected vice president and Rev Richard Hostetler as secretary treasurer. Community housing event planned at Salvation Army Citadel on September 15.
The Corry School Board and Corry Aira Joint School Committee approved adding four staff positions last night. Two teachers and an additional clerk will join the local school, with rehires and leave accommodations affecting current personnel. Mis Darlene Cook hired as high school clerk, Edith Carter reappointed attendance officer.
Erie police pressed a vice crackdown with the late arrest of a 16 year old woman as part of a case involving two minors. Eleanor Hutchins is to be arraigned on contributing to the delinquency of minors. Police say the home was used for immoral purposes and victims were taken to motels and farms since May, with further arrests expected.
The official Viet Nam press claimed 70 Communist Viet Cong guerrillas were killed in a mopup about 100 miles west of Saigon. In a separate note, Thomas R. Shope, superintendent, warned that the current home and school visitor setup will continue only for now as state law dictates.
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