EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, October
6, 1960 Vol. C797
LOCAL
NEWS
DR QUANTRY DEBUTS ALL-ELECTRIC
CAR
East
Farewell – Local inventor Dr. Quantry showed off an all-electric car on the
Lake Front Plaza on Tuesday evening. The car was futuristic with sleek lines
and many fancy features not found on any automobiles of today. Dr. Quantry
drove the vehicle down Lake Shore Drive onto Main and then down to the Plaza. As
he drove through town he turned heads and attracted several teenage boys who
ran behind him shouting and waving their arms. The silent vehicle made for an
unusual site cursing along Lake Shore Drive with no exhaust and no apparent
means of propulsion. Dr. Quantry said he has been working on his latest
invention for “a long time” and the hardest part was finding batteries strong
enough and with enough life to power the car for more than a few miles. “I
finally created my own battery using some odd concoctions of metals and
solvents that react in such a way that they create electricity,” he said during
his unveiling on the Plaza.
Dr. Quantry is a beloved figure in
town and has always been involved in the civic activities like the bike race,
the swim across the lake, the sailboat race and almost every parade in the past
ten years. He has produced a plethora of bicycles, motorcycles and boats both
sail and powered. His contraptions have ranged from incredibly practical to
extremely science fiction. He claims to have over 100 patents but has yet to
have one of his inventions take the national stage. “I am an inventor, not a
businessman. I really don’t care if I make a million dollars, I just want to
show my inventions to the people and if they want to run with them or someone
wants to take it national I’m okay with that. I am just trying to make people
lives better,” he said, showing his well-known humility.
The car attracted a huge crowd once
it had glided to a stop. Dr. Quantry got out to a round of applause and he
proceeded to explain his invention. He opened it up to show its motor and
battery pack. He let people sit in it and at the end he invited several people
to take it for a short test drive. The line for testers stretched around the
Plaza but many were left out because after about ten rides Quantry got out and
said he was going to have to take the car back to his lab to charge it and make
some adjustments. “I know you all want to try this but I have to take it back
and make some adjustments. This was just a shake-down trip and I made a lot of
notes. So, I will bid you all farewell. I will return when I have completed my
improvements.”
With that he got in passenger side
and a recent high school graduate, Willie O’Mara, who has been his assistant
for several years, jumped in the driver’s side and they slid away, silently.
Everyone stood on the Plaza and waved.
Dr. Quantry
with his new electric car
SPORTS
TRAVELERS FINISH IN SECOND PLACE
Erie – The Travelers end the season on a high note
with a convincing win over the Erie Eagles, 7-2. The win gave the Travelers to
sole ownership of second place in the league. That is not exactly what they
were shooting for at the beginning of the season. The roller coaster ride that
the team rode this season made the second place finish almost seem satisfying
but to talk to the team they are anything but satisfied. “We were hoping for so
much more but we kept shooting ourselves in the foot,” said a discouraged
Johnny Cloos after the game.
Even
though the team won the game they did not seem to feel there was a lot to
celebrate. “Second place is like kissing your sister,” said winning pitcher,
Joe Nagy, “There were games we should have won and second place is not what we
wanted. We won’t be satisfied until we win another crown and we are going to
that next season. I promise you that, yes I do.”
Four
years ago Nagy pitched a perfect game to end the season. This game started out
along the same lines. Nagy struck out the first three Eagles. He was perfect
for the first four innings but the Eagles ruined Nagy’s hope of a second shot
at perfection in the fifth with a two run homer by their slugger, Dave Belcher.
That was all the Eagles were able to generate, though, Nagy buckled down and
closed out the inning. In the meantime, the Travelers were able get hits and
score runs in the second, fifth and seventh innings. Johnny Cloos ended the
season with one more home run that put him in second place in the home run race
with 31. He spent the season chasing Mountain View slugger, Bobby “Hammer”
Taxen, who finished in first place with 36.
The Travelers defense rose up, too. The
infield was able to turn two double plays and the outfield made a clean sweep
of anything hit their way. The Travelers played a strong game but it was a
bittersweet ending to an up and down season.
NATIONAL NEWS
NIXON KENNEDY CLASH IN 2ND DEBATE
– NIXON SAYS KENNEDY SHOULD READ THE PAPER – IKE REJECTS PROPOSAL – KHRUSHCHEV
TO APPEAR LIVE WITH SUSSKIND – LAOS OPEN RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA – SOUTH AFRICA
BECOMES A REPUBLIC
The debate this week - Kennedy and Nixon clash sharply on foreign policy and civil rights in the second of their nation-wide television debates. The Vice President did not have the thin, emaciated appearance that worried Republicans across the nation during the first debate. Some say Kennedy seemed less sure of himself than he did in their first encounter and Nixon appeared vigorous and in full command of himself in contrast to his initial effort.
Vice President Nixon rolls through upstate New York, accusing Sen. Kennedy of continuing campaign “distortion” tactics. He suggested that his opponent start reading the newspapers about what President Eisenhower is doing before he voices criticism.
President Eisenhower turns down a neutralist proposal for an immediate meeting between himself and Premier Khrushchev because it holds no hope “of productive results”
It’s announced that Premier Khrushchev will appear in a live, unrehearsed interview on David Susskind’s “Open End” - broadcast live over WNTA-TV (channel 13) in New York City. This will be Khrushchev’s only TV appearance during his visit to the United States. WNTA-TV says that immediately after the interview, a panel of newspaper men will discuss and analyze the program. David Susskind says he will not disclose from which studio the show will be broadcast, due to safety. The “Open End” program is named because it doesn’t have a stop time.
The neutralist government of Laos announces it will open diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. The Russians will be permitted to open an embassy in Vientiane, the first Communist nation ever to be allowed to do so in Laos.
South Africa votes to become a republic with a president instead of the British monarch as chief of state.
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