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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1955
Page
1
A local site in City yields traces of oil beneath a brick vault once used for storage. Officials say the discovery could signal mineral potential, with further tests planned to assess quantity and extraction viability. Community leaders urge caution until results confirm scale and safety.
Sen. Chavez of New Mexico said Senate appropriations will seek added money to the Eisenhower defense bill to prevent cuts in Army and Marine strength. Gen. Ridgway urged maintaining Army strength at 1,300,000 for the next fiscal year, despite the President's lower figure and budget constraints. The subcommittee recessed until April 15 for further consideration.
Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden met his Cabinet in London as speculation swirled over a post Churchill reshuffle. The British Proms Association expected younger blood and changes, with debate over who would lead the Foreign Office before the general election.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. announces production of the Navy T2V jet trainer featuring an air blowing device. The two seat plane will operate on sea and land bases, marking a first in carrier and shore-based training. Engineers call the design a milestone for aeronautical engineering due to air blown over the wing to boost lift and delay stalling.
A federal grand jury in Portland Maine indicted James L Buell or Corry on charges of jail escape and transporting a stolen car from Portland to Bridgewater New York Buell escaped last December with two other prisoners by tearing a vent from an open cell climbing an air shaft and using roof tops to flee He was captured in Bridgewater after an auto theft at the Waterhouse agency in Portland and later jailed in a federal facility for alleged interstate car theft while recovering from injuries.
A 16 year old boy, William Wright, was indicted by an Allegheny County grand jury for murder in the hammer slaying of his great aunt Eve Thomas, 67, found in her home January 26. The youth was jailed March at George Junior Republic in Grove City and previously housed for theft and running away. His father, Robert Wright of Colingdale, Delaware County, reported the crime after learning William had fled the facility.
Representatives from local civic groups met at the Hotel Corry to hear plans for a swimming area in the pond created by Columbus Dam this summer. A special committee, formed at the March Red Cross directors meeting, directed the presentation and outlined steps for the project.
Community groups plan fundraising after cost estimates for a Columbus Dam swimming program. The Columbus Municipal Authority will donate land, while the Township supervisors commit gravel and shale hauling and sand supply if needed. The meeting discussed water levels and the program for Carryites, led by Mrs. Norman G. Tarbell of the Red Cross.
About 120 Corry High School students attended an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. in the school cafeteria. The event was sponsored by Tri-H clubs with Rev. Paul Bauer delivering the sermon on What A Difference The Day Made.
Las Vegas report describes a high altitude nuclear test as part of expanding arms. A B36 dropped a device to explode around 80 000 feet, six miles above the Nevada desert. Officials say the test shows a powerful air to air weapons prototype with potential strategic impact.
The Defense Department indicated recent tests hint at a new era with smaller longer range artillery and atomic air defense weapons. Nuclear shell capability appears feasible, though official yield comparisons remain unclear versus the A bomb.
Senator Kerr asks President Eisenhower to prohibit atomic weapons in defending Quemoy and Matsu citing risk to American families. He warns against budgeting pressure leading to nuclear reliance and favors delaying such use unless no alternative exists. fellow senators disagree citing military strategy and policy questions.
Three Cambria County Court judges completed hearings on the guilt level of Harry Gossard the confessed slayer of 1 year old Karen May. Gossard pleaded guilty to murder and the DA asked for the death penalty while defense argued no rape attempt. The child's body was found in a local cemetery after she vanished during a Halloween stroll with her neighborhood.
Police and FBI hunt four robbers who fleece the Chase Manhattan Bank in Queens of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Emploees identify photos as suspects. the heist involved a vault ruse, a 1923 Cadillac getaway, and no injuries. Inside information suspected, as per Assistant DA Cullen. Funeral services set for David Davies of Farrell.
Thirty one job seekers were placed at work by the Cory Pennsylvania Employment Service office in March. Manager Paul Heanley reported 94 new applications and 40 openings, with 47 referrals. Unemployment compensation filings rose to 238, up from 180, while total weeks paid climbed to 1970.
Police blamed a faulty steering apparatus in a 1952 sedan for a crash on North Center Street last night. A Tayear-old Corry girl was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital with head injuries and abrasions. Ruth Bilan Abbey 16, and Ming Molen were involved. Abbey was not treated. The car struck two sink posts and damaged the left front fender and steering area.
Gov. George M. Leader and advisers report satisfactory progress after two days of conferences as they weigh raising 400 to 500 million dollars in taxes to balance a 1.0 billion plus budget for 1955 57. Debate centers on an income tax vs gross receipts tax with opposition from labor leaders. Miles Horst accuses Democrats of higher costs and political blame, while Senator Barr cites realigned tax thinking and ongoing study of proposed levies.
A boy about 9 or 10 was found wandering along a rural highway near Spartansburg. Police and deputies searched farms and homes for his family, questioned him for hours, and later located a nearby farm where his sister had last seen him. The years old was eventually returned home in Centerville.
President Eisenhower today signed the Paris agreements on rearming West Germany in a White House ceremony. The two treaties await ratification by all parties, with Denmark and the Netherlands pending parliamentary action. Luxembourg and Belgium had approved yesterday.
Newsmen disputed Adm Robert B. Carney's denial that he had forecast a Communist attack in the Formosa Strait. Reports differed on whether he predicted a mid April move on Quemoy and Matsu, with sources citing longhand notes and phrased possibilities rather than firm forecasts.
APL and CIO leaders report merger nearing completion before year end. AFL President George Memuy and CIO President Walter Reuther say unity committees have agreed most of the constitution for the 12 million member organization and will meet again in May to settle remaining items.
The United Auto Workers plan to begin negotiations with Ford next Tuesday. The deal could set a pattern for heavy industry with guaranteed annual pay potentially influencing the national economy.
Detroit Report: The United Auto Workers press a guaranteed annual wage as central to bargaining with General Motors and Ford. The plan would assure 52 weeks of pay if laid off, tied to unemployment compensation, with other demands for wage increases, productivity, health and pension benefits. The talks begin in midtown Detroit with 350,000 GM workers at stake.
Homestead borough residents face a 28 percent rise in real estate taxes after a county reduction in machinery wage assessment removed 82 058 annually from borough funds and 125 907 from local action taxes. The borough tax levy increases four mills and the school tax climbs six mills to reach nine mills.
Warden of Allegheny County petitions for Alfred J. Ackerman, serving two years, to be moved from state prison to 9 Hospital. The request, filed yesterday, cites medical needs and urgent care requirements.
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