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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1956
Page
1
A highly technical report describes a tiny satellite prototype shown at a Western Hemisphere gathering. It details a one minute Kuart mission, its orbit speed around 13 000 mph, and notes about planned liftoff and eventual reentry after weeks.
Waterhouse resigns from city council as officials announce purchase of a new patrol car. The article details council actions on parking authority funding, vehicle procurement, and safety measures along with notices to bid for special equipment. It notes a pending vote and discussions on parking zone changes and related taxes, with remarks from council members and local authorities.
Ae MaMINsHURG Sn vincent G Paral Philadelphia today began preparing the commonwealths grand jury investigation of Pennsylvanias turnpike operations under Republicah Ponte. A special deputy attorney general at 14500 to work for the commonwealth on the probe was named.
The city council approved a proposed nursing home at 27 West Church Street after zoning considerations and public concerns. Officials noted regulatory steps protect residents and nearby properties, and construction may begin pending final permits and safeguards.
The Navy announced that radio waves from Mars were picked up by a lab-based system during the week of a close planetary approach. Measurements suggested a slightly lower atmospheric lensing than water’s freezing point with signals recorded at low strength. weather conditions hindered clearer detection.
Officials weigh a new approach to breaking the East West disarmament deadlock. They favor limited peacetime proposals with national and international talks. A New York meeting may produce a framework for an arms control agency and possible early talks with the Soviet Union. Gov Hodges announces regular post-election news conferences on Tuesdays Thursdays and after the election.
In Alabama, federal troops remain at Clay and Sturgis while the all white and integrated schools face boycott pressures. White pupils show low attendance after a county board order barred Negroes from the consolidated school, and authorities note minimal Negro enrollment at the University of Alabama and a cautious shift toward separate Negro institutions.
Manhattan district attorney staff press nationwide hunt for Theodore Rij 3 close associate of racketeer Johny Dioguardi 42 in Riesel blinding case Rij sought on conspiracy to obstruct justice related to April street attack near Broadway officials say Rij may have been Dioguardi's bodyguard federal prosecutors disclosed. In other news C Wale Boynton elected president of Associated Credit Bureaus of Pennsylvania at Williamsport convention.
An inter American conference proposes peaceful atomic energy use and joint laboratories in the hemisphere. US Argentina Ecuador back plan to study and train in nuclear science with projects in Puerto Rico and Latin America and a Brookhaven site. Representatives seek a hemispheric institute to advance peaceful atomic (text) studies.
The mother of a Marine recruit says Marines at Parris Island are living in fear after reports a corporal hit her son for not saying a term during a demonstration. She describes a climate of fear amid a mare at the Sun Carolina training station where six recruits drowned in a marsh last summer. The family notes uncertainty about the son’s medical care and possible discharge while Marine officials investigate claims of misconduct and a criminal-level incident.
Nelson County Detective Chief Stuyvesant Pinnell blamed premature press publicity in a New York newspaper for the death of 32 day old Peter Weinberger. He said the press refused to withhold the story and hindered the recovery effort while editors argued over publishing details. Nassau police officials and editors disputed the timing and handling of the tale, noting pressure from competing papers and questions of restraint in the early investigation.
Two cars collided on a bridge north of Titusville causing minor injuries and vehicle damage. Driver Joby Bu of Corry and passenger Pivuaville were involved as both vehicles skidded. Speed and braking factors are under investigation with reported damages around 560 to 700 dollars.
SUNTSVILLE Texas reports 28 inmates in the Texas prison system cut themselves with razor blades in a protest over prison food. The week highlights a 76 inmate strike in the maximum security unit. Prison General Manager O B Ellis said 10 severed heel tendons and 16 sustained superficial wounds. He defended food quality and noted two meals a day with a late snack while denying privileges like movies and exercise for rioters.
In Montgomery Alabama three members of Draft Board 51 resigned citing political pressure as Selective Service head Lewis Hershey overruled their order to induct Fred D. Gray a 29 year old Negro attorney and Montgomery bus boycott spokesman. Gray had been repeatedly reclassified and a local board was urged to reopen the case to consider his status as a full time church pastor. The controversy centers on whether new evidence altered his eligibility and whether state governors influence the federal draft authority.
A weather patrol plane ditched about 100 miles south of Guam early today. All 18 aboard were rescued with two men picked up by a Navy helicopter and flown to Guam. Airmen AT2 B W Holladay of Cebuano and ATS S Bodek of Shilvertown Pa sustained minor injuries but were not severely hurt. Coast Guard units recovered life rafts as the big plane went down.
An economist from the Pennsylvania Economy League warns taxpayers and business owners will bear higher taxes over the next three years. He argues the legislative assembly will push the burden onto individuals and firms, urging rapid action from business groups and trade boards.
The Pennsylvania Economy League reports 21 Western Pennsylvania third class cities show black finances in 1955. Corry and Arnold cut real estate rates but added a wage levy, while McKeesport posts the largest deficit and Altoona Jeannette New Kensington and Bradford show surplus after capital funds. The league notes operating costs rose 28 percent 1951 to 1955 and cites conservative fiscal trends amid inflation.
Two Navy scientists say it may be possible to send a rocket to the moon with a four pound payload. They describe a low mass lunar probe and discuss a bright flash observable from Earth if the probe lands on the moon’s dark side during a new moon.
The Corry Lions turn to recruitment citing a planned membership campaign. Thomas Jaden is named chair of a special committee with President Ar. Dip Lanrell under scrutiny for past actions while plans for a new outreach effort unfold.
London dispatch reports intense talks among 18 nations backing a Big Three plan for an international pilots’ association to run Suez Canal convoys and collect tolls while Egypt would be reimbursed. Nasser warned the move could provoke a wider crisis, and Egypt sought UN vigilance on the Suez situation amid Britain and France pressure.
James T. Rooney, 48, of 10 Sigmer Avenue, was arrested on East Main Street at 3:45 AM after officers observed erratic driving and no lights. Rooney failed sobriety tests. a doctor determined he was not in condition to operate a vehicle. Charges of driving while intoxicated were filed.
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