18 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1961
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a 16 inch boom and a four by one road, with a reference to 48 Five Street and a phone contact. The readable items include incomplete phrases and numbers, suggesting a local note or ad.
A fragmented sale notice lists 19th century farm items including a three and a half year old bull, hay, disk, syrup, p truck, milk heaters, and fence. It mentions an auction date around mid month and contact details for Fred Gil. The fragment references an estate and legal filing with Peninsys and a registrar, indicating a probate or asset settlement context.
Investigators sought cause after a Northwest Airlines Electra plunged near O Hare Airport killing 37. The Florida bound flight, originating Milwaukee with a Chicago stop, left no survivors among 32 passengers and five crew. The crash followed another major air disaster in the Chicago area that month.
Rhodesian officials report the UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crash near the Congo Rhodesian border while en route from Leopoldville to talks with Katanga President Moise Tshombe. Nine others were aboard. no survivors. The crash ended a worldwide search by UN, British, American, and Rhodesian aircraft. The secretary-general had been seeking a truce in the Congo.
United States conducts its second underground nuclear blast in Nevada as Soviet tests raise their total to 12 with two atmospheric detonations over Novaya Zemlya and Semipalatinsk. Space activity includes a Discoverer satellite launch from Vandenberg and a NASA wind study over the Atlantic. In Pennsylvania a boy dies in a barn fire sparked by a candle mishap linked to a marshmallow toast.
The United Nations General Assembly meets in New York as diplomats anticipate a crucial session with high stakes over issues including Chinese representation, nuclear test ban negotiations, and disarmament. Washington aims to delay decisive votes, seeking a study committee on China seating while pressing for a treaty on nuclear test ban. Congo unrest and broader Cold War tensions color talks amid Algeria Korea Tibet and South Africa rights debates. Two Philadelphia fishermen reported missing are found safe, Coast Guard says.
Police cited local man Thomas Rothrock and 15 year old John Xander after Rostock’s car collided with Miss Mary Hnatyszyn’s vehicle near Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Rothrock allegedly allowed an unlicensed youth to drive. Xander was cited for driving without a license or learner permit. Damages totaled 175 and 380.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will push Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko in New York this week to gauge readiness for serious talks on Berlin. The issue of war or peace dominates the impending United Nations General Assembly session as Western powers insist on German unity and oppose a separate East German peace.
Rome Township school officials move to remove parochial riders from buses after a state law ruling. Harry Kerr reports concern to Crawford County Superintendent Floyd B. Peters, who confirms the restriction. Board splits with Velma Proper and Arnold Morris abstaining. Karl Bruckin absent. motion fails with a majority against.
Troopers identify Wayne T Johnson, 30, of Route 1 Titusville, as the driver in a single vehicle crash on Route 8 a mile south of Spartansburg. The auto left the road at 1:00 yesterday, damage estimated at 150 dollars, Johnson uninjured.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will begin issuing age identity cards on Saturday October 1 to prove qualifying age for liquor store patrons and licensees. chairman Abraha D Cohn outlined the process including submitting proof from options such as Armed Forces IDs birth certificates voter registrations and more. Cards will bear a small photo and be used with the holder's signature at purchase. applicant pays for the photo. In other news research engineer Willard Stearns 44 of Long Beach Calif died yesterday in Des Moines Iowa after a Bendix Corp space program role.
Heilwood teen Salley Jathies Salley, 17, died after a second head injury during a high school football game at Blairsville’s Penny Manor. Coroner says he had a prior brain injury in a scrimmage and was hospitalized, then cleared to play after x rays before deteriorating.
State Police seek to solve a Route 20 motorcycle crash that killed Cua Blount, 28, of Erie, at St Vincent's Hospital from burns and head injuries. Donna Serraths, 26, the surviving rider, remains sedated and under questioning. Police identified fourth person Rocco Greenup, 40, stepfather-in-law of killed William SeChrist, whose role is unclear. Investigators doubt timing and direction of the bikes and consider possible intentional crash.
Michael Henry Sheridan is sworn in to serve as a judge on the U S Middle District Court of Pennsylvania, marking the formal transfer of duties during a ceremony that affirmed his nomination and confirmation.
East Berlin authorities warned roughly 80,000 residents who worked in West Berlin to seek new employment in Red Industry or be deported to the provinces. The notice requires work through the official labor office and threatens penalties for those without jobs.
Corry Journal urges a bargain weekend to New York City, with Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Depart 7:10 p.m. Friday, Sept 29, return 6:55 a.m. Monday. Adults 91.75, children 5 to 12 31.26. Stay at Hotel Paramount, ride Lake Cities, breakfast, tip included. Visit Rockefeller Center Observatory, Down-Under Cafe, Manhattan cruise, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, United Nations Building.
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