25 Sep 1962
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1962
Page
1
Partial notes describe an auction listing items from an Attle market sale. The ad mentions heifers, chairs, a kitchen, electric items, and oddities. Names like Herman and QW appear, with staged sales and times noted.
Erie County juvenile court will hear 15 and 14 year old brothers linked to a car stolen from Heberlein Motors in Corry. Police say the youths, residents of Spring Creek Road, face larceny charges after a New York State Trooper stopped the stolen vehicle in Harmony on Sunday night. One boy admitted taking a car from Wallace's Garage on September 14 and driving to Wattsburg before returning it at 5 a.m. The FBI is not likely to file interstate transport charges due to juvenile status.
The Pennsylvania State Education Association said it will continue to provide legal support to Pease, a Millcreek Township teacher fired for declining to sponsor a bowling club. The district’s ruling was upheld by the Erie County Common Pleas Court, and an appeal to a higher court is planned.
Mayor Alberto Prebisch pressed a sanitation drive as Argentina’s five day army revolt rattled streets. Tanks roared through boulevards while civilians sought cover, yet posters urged the crowd to “Let’s clean up Buenos Aires” and citizens used wire baskets reading “Drop it here” for trash disposal.
London AP report tells how 48 of 76 aboard the Flying Tiger Super Constellation survived a stormy Atlantic ditching 500 miles west of Ireland. Eight crew and 68 passengers faced the plunge with no panic while 12 were confirmed dead and 16 remained missing. Survivors praised the captain and crew for calm leadership and a lifesaving ditching drill as rescue crews ferried medical supplies and aided survivors aboard ships and a Canadian carrier.
Across the nation relatives of the 7 percent aboard the Flying Tiger airliner ditched off Leland waited for word. Maj. Carl Rich Blander survived and doctors were helping the injured, giving some relief to Seattle family. In Fort Walton Beach and Pittsburgh families prayed, while a New Orleans sergeant’s wife endured weeks of uncertainty as news slowly emerged. The waiting continued in Russellville as the Thornsberrys hoped for favorable details about their loved one.
Mrs Mortis Wickwire of Cogny is in Boston for kidney transplant tests. Doctors at Brent-Bheham Hospital are evaluating her and her sister Barbara Hauck for possible kidney donation. The local mother of two is accompanied by her husband and parents from Florida as specialists conduct preliminary assessments.
Prices for food housing medical care and personal care held steady in August keeping the Labor Department consumer price index at 105.5 relative to the 1957-59 average. Compared with a year ago costs are 12 percent higher. Medical costs were flat for the first month since June 1954 while gains in fees and hospital rates persisted. Factory workers’ earnings edged down slightly but remained at a record level for August.
Astro naval Walter M. Schirra Jr will fly a six orbit mission October 3 to photograph the earth and study cosmic rays. NASA Manned Spacecraft Center said he will attach emulsion packs for cosmic ray data and use a photometer to measure light through the atmosphere. He will handle most sighting and photography during the middle orbits while monitoring the ship.
GE engineers unveil project MOOSE a space capsule winder system to aid astronauts stranded in orbit. The 822 pound multi part device includes a plastic sack shield retrorocket pack and foam containers to enable retreat to safety, with tests planned for mid to late 1960s on the Spice Technology Center in Valley Forge PA.
UN diplomats in New York report U S alarm over Soviet arms shipments to Cuba. Talks with Soviet minister Andrei Gromyko focus on Cuba and the Berlin issue, with Western leaders anxious about Moscow’s role and potential consequences for Western Hemisphere peace.
Pasadena scientists aim to set a record by communicating with Mariner 2 over the vast space distance. By Dec 14 the craft will fly past Venus, with three giant antennas in Goldstone Johannesburg and Woomera boosting signals 32000 times, as Earth traces the mission’s deepening orbit.
In a radio address, President Nasser announced a major overhaul to create a collective leadership with Sy Sabry heading the group while Nasser retains ultimate power as chef. He said he would step back from daily administration to pursue his vision of a modern socialist state in the United Arab Republic. The move marks the broadest government reform since the 1952 coup and exile of key officers.
Ruth S. Kaplan 18 of Oakhurst New Jersey died after a fall from a dormitory top at Pennington State University. County authorities say the coroner scheduled an inquest. Parents named Mr and Mrs Jacob Kaplan.
Washington AP says the House passed a reserves bill allowing Kennedy to mobilize up to a million men in national emergencies. The vote was 261 to 181 with 11 Republicans opposing. Democrats backed the bill while a few opposed. Senate had approved the measure earlier. Cuba Berlin Laos and South Vietnam cited as justifications for reserve powers. Kennedy sought authority to act during adjournment and not in all-out war.
Cuban refugees in Miami may volunteer for Spanish speaking units to train for U S military service. The Defense Department said those who pass basic and advanced training can join Army or Navy. The program opens in Coral Gables today as exiles number 147,000 in Miami with many arriving weekly. The Cuban Revolutionary Council urged participation after talks with Pentagon officials.
Deputy Coroner George Garman reports two year old Benjamin Hoover drowned in a 14 inch diameter barrel with 12 inches of water on a family farm near Mount Pleasant Mills Snyder County. The child slipped and fell head first while the family of eight ate dinner Monday night. Despite efforts to revive him, the death is ruled accidental.
State proposes a hearing to examine the Corry bypass project under the Federal Highways Act. The two lane highway would run west of Corry then northeast on a new route toward Center Street, with a future four lane expansion planned if needed.
J C Paring of Penelec district office in Erie announced a new 115000 volt substation near Willows one and a half miles east of Corry. The facility will back up the current Corry area supply, improve service, and is expected to begin operation over the holiday period.
The Senate Judiciary Committee weighs contempt charges against four steel firms after they refused to comply with a Kefauver subcommittee subpoena for detailed production costs. Kefauver’s panel cites noncompliance and plans to refer the matter to the full Judiciary Committee for possible contempt action. Republic Steel President Thomas Patton defends the data as sensitive and argues disclosure harms the industry and economy.
A two engine Navy patrol plane with a crew of 10 was found wrecked near Montague Island Alaska. A search plane spotted the burned debris at about 1,000 feet near the southern tip of the island and directed a rescue party to the scene. There were no survivors. Patrol Squadron 2 is involved in the investigation and search efforts.
Four youths were convicted today in a case involving contaminated urine used to cheat drug tests in a diving program. The incident led to suspensions and calls for stricter testing protocols across the sport.
A mangled OCR fragment describes a domestic incident where a woman handed something to her husband and a weapon was used. The account mentions a man named Lorenzo Hernandes, 29, described as a drug addict, with unclear sequence of events and injuries.
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