19 Sep 1961
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1961
Page
1
A damaged OCR snippet references an international confrontation and a clash on Vil we island near Plum Drive and Unal Road. Mentions a van and Whe fed in unclear context with limited legible details and names.
Hurricane Esther advances toward the North Carolina coast with 150 mph winds. Warnings extend from Cherry Point to Cape May as tides rise and swells grow. Residents along the Graveyard of the Atlantic move to safety while authorities monitor the developing storm.
Members of the Corry area Joint Committee’s building panel narrowed nine architectural proposals to eight and will pick a firm at the next meeting on October 9. Site choices center on the high school property east of the building, deemed the only large-enough plot by state standards, with six acres near Wright Schools considered insufficient. The plan contemplates one or two stories, possible shared facilities with the senior high such as the auditorium and athletic field to cut costs, and pressured by crowded current facilities.
Berlin report describes a Soviet tactic using loudspeakers facing West Berlin. Trucks, trees, and fence posts carry propaganda and music to wake sleepers. Units guard devices with submachine guns and grenades. The broadcasts claim to be the true voice of the German people and warn of possible German casualties if attacked.
An Olja truck driver Robert E. Coll, 28, is in poor condition at Union Guy Memorial Hospital after a three-truck crash near Mill Village. Corry State Police say Coll's semi failed brakes, rear ending Wilbur E. Lake's truck, then struck a westbound wall. The other driver Richard B. Smith escaped injury. Damages totaled about $2,700 for the Coll semi, $1,400 for the Lake truck, and $611 for the Smith truck.
Randy Brubb brings home his first fundraising request from kindergarten asking for money for a man who helps during storms. He identifies the organization as Red Cross, naming it as the helper in need of aid.
The Jewish community begins Yom Kippur at sundown with Kol Nidre services led by Rabbi Hyman Shapiro at the West Church Street synagogue. The 24 hour fast ends tomorrow evening with the Shofar blast signaling the new religious year 8722 and a dayslong period of reflection.
City program to install and repair sidewalks proceeds as Raymond Weber drafts initial letters to 389 property owners. Walker study by Victor Ward shows 260 properties lack sidewalks, 51 require replacement, 78 need repairs. Notices color forthcoming action and permits from city engineer. trees may affect sidewalk routes. exceptions possible.
Erie City Solicitor Gerald J. Weber urged Corry and all Erie County communities to back a tri state effort for uniform milk prices. The Erie council debated the issues and planned to keep Brown to review with Weber while awaiting a Pennsylva nia Milk Control Commission hearing set for October in Harrisburg.
A man and his daughter, both of St Louis, died seven minutes apart from cancer. Thomas Francis McGowan, 77, a retired contractor, and Marie Dollard, 52, had been ill about two years. Mrs Dollard is survived by her husband. McGowan had two other sons and another daughter.
Air attack sabotage suspected as cause of the Dag Hammarskjold plane crash eight miles north of Ndola. Survivor Harry Julian, an American UN guard, says explosions preceded impact while UN, British, and Rhodesian authorities investigate. Hammarskjold and twelve others perished. Katangan air force involvement considered. UN Secretary General mourned as world capitals fear for UN cohesion.
The General Assembly opens amid debate over a successor to Dag Hammarskjold. Delegates fear a Soviet veto could block candidates from Asia and Africa and paralyze the UN secretariat as the council prepares to nominate a new leader.
The U.S. Army placed a rush order for M113 armored troop carriers to boost mobility for U.S. infantry divisions in Germany. It plans a minimal add-on contract with PMC Corp. of San Jose, California for expedited delivery but did not disclose the number of additional vehicles ordered.
Governor Lawtice issued a proclamation urging Pennsylvanians to join the October 12 observance of Cotusibur Day. The call to participate follows an official request from state leadership.
Secretary of State Rusk and ambassador Stevenson pressed behind the scenes to avert UN paralysis from Hammarskjold's death. They meet with Andrei Gromyko as the General Assembly opens to discuss a quick, bypassed appointment while fearing Soviet veto. The aim is to keep the United Nations functional amid Congo instability and Berlin tensions.
William Deloer, two, was critically injured in a driveway accident in Miami Erie when his father backed a car over him. He underwent surgery for a fractured skull at a local hospital after being rushed there from Westfield Memorial. Police said the elder Deloe did not see the child until bystanders screamed. Investigators will continue the inquiry.
Al's Dairy Bar on East Columbus Avenue will add two expansions to create more lunch counter space and a new full kitchen on the west side. The project relocates the grocery section rear to make room for the second addition and enclosure is hoped before cold weather.
The death of Dag Hammarskjold in an African plane crash astonished the non Communist world and raised fears for the United Nations future. Leaders worldwide mourned him as a devoted peacemaker whose death followed a peace mission to Katanga.
Olympia, Wash. Ex Governor Wallgren who led Washington from 1944 to 1949 and had served as U S senator and representative died yesterday after injuries from a July automobile accident. He had been hospitalized for weeks.
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