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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1953
Page
1
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Corry taxpayers face a near three mill hike in the coming year as the school district considers a budget next Monday. The increase covers teacher pay raises required by state law and rent for a new school building not ready until fall 1954, with plans for funding across real estate and per capita levies.
Roger W. Babson reviews impact of possible Korean truce on U S jobs and economy. He notes peace could shock labor, require rearmament cuts, and affect families facing installment burdens. Column hints at market anxieties and consumer cutbacks, with continued discussion expected on Page Four.
Senator Byrd of Virginia forecast a broad overhaul of the entire management setup in the armed services after a Senate investigation into army stockpiles in Korea. He cited a lack of good business management and said new leadership in the Army, including Secretary Robert Stevens, should yield results. The remarks followed a Senate Armed Services subcommittee inquiry into quality and stock depletion from World War II era reserves.
Washington Mrs Otto Hobby becomes secretary of Health Education and Welfare as the department is created in Eisenhower’s reorganization. Elsewhere in Pittsburgh Mrs Bombe th Panc h etts report their week old daughter Kathleen found dead in a crib, likely from suffocation, with another child in the home.
Siowia Wl Tuten Metre, a native Pennsylvanian, becomes territorial governor of Alaska after serving 44 years as a supervisor of forests. N Frank Heintzelman of Avent Mayetteville, Pa., pledges aggressive industrial development and calls for a preliminary constitutional study on statehood. Heintzelman succeeds Ernest Griening, appointed by President Hoover nearly two decades ago.
Leonard W. Hall, unanimously chosen to replace Wesley Roberts, vows to unite the party against “left wingers” firing at Eisenhower and Congress. Hall, 52, a former Long Island surrogate and ex-congressional campaign head, will lead a GOP aimed at establishing a true majority under Eisenhower’s program, quitting his Nassau County post and refusing the chairman salary. Roberts resigned after a lobbying controversy, saying factional strife impaired his work. the committee and members praised his integrity in accepting the resignation.
PHILADELPHIA Sumner Slichter Harvard economics professor predicted unions will expand in the next decade. He joined labor experts at a conference hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Labor Relations Council. He said Taft Hartley restrictions curb abuses but will not halt union growth, though growth may slow.
U S Sabre jets claim to have downed three Communist MIGs over North Korea near dusk in a swirling air battle. Ground fighting around Texas Hill saw Chinese Communist units repel South Korean infantry, with exchanges continuing after dawn.
John F. Pettis aged 44 of Coaldale Bataborer was killed yesterday when he was struck by a New York Central freight train while trying to board at a crossing in Rochester New York authorities said Pettis was working as a laborer and died at the scene indicating a fatal crossing accident with a freight train on the routine route.
Reported activity shows several oil firms seeking or signing gas leases with landowners west of the city and near Union City, with about seven firms holding Carter Hill district leases. Landowners typically receive one eighth royalty while financiers share the remaining interest. multiple wells may be consolidated next year amid growing exploration in northwest Corry region.
Hough Briggs of RD 1 Spring Cheeks suffered a serious farm accident yesterday when he stepped into a hole in a hay mow halting him to fall through the chute to the barn floor. He was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital in fair condition with a severe head laceration and two vertebrae fractures. He was later moved by Bracken-Realing ambulance.
A rumor that a gas line would be extended to Columbus in 1953 was denied by officials. They stated the project was not planned to be completed soon and would not occur during the summer. A survey indicated many residents favored fuel service once lines were available, but the work remained years away.
In Buenos Aires a Peronist crackdown shuts 20 stores and arrests 350 merchants amid new price ceilings on essentials. President Peron branded the move a response to a beef shortage and a surge in prices, accusing organized opposition and labor leaders of fomenting unrest as he ordered penalties from fines to jail. He replaced local leaders, including Col. Dominy Mercante, and warned violators face severe actions.
The Defense Department cut the May doctor draft quota from 400 to 200 and Selective Service halted physical exams and inductions for Priority 3 doctors born before August 81, 1922. The changes reduce priority cases for those with no World War II service or no basic training aid, while totals reach 5212 doctors drafted and 2666 dentists obtained or requested since July 1561.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that a fifth spring test detonation produced a smaller white cloud over the test site with a 100-foot tower used for the first time. About 20 planes tracked the cloud and measured radioactivity as no troops or animals were involved, with a delayed sound wave noted seven minutes after the blast.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board suspended the European Hotel license, operated by Leo Market, for 40 days starting in April. Board agents cited sales to intoxicated persons and unsanitary conditions as grounds. The action may be appealed, with potential license revival upon payment of the stipulated penalty.
Hollywood sources say MGM terminated Mario Lanza’s contract after repeated postponements and demands beyond his agreement. Studio head Dor Schary cited choice of starting dates April 13 or May 5 as the principal cause and warned details would be revealed in time.
In Stillwater Minnesota a breakout of violence by about 1,006 convicts swept the prison yard as inmates fought guards and caused a mass disturbance. Acting Warden Carl Stympson said riots began after rumors spread via grapevine that con- victs planned a wave of unrest. Prisoners demanded changes to their diet claiming Tuesday noon meals were green and rotten.
United Nations debates on old Communist peace proposals continue as diplomats work to avoid a full assembly clash. US seeks quick rejection of a Polish backed motion while Russia and Poland prepare long speeches ahead of a vote. Daz Hammarskjold sworn in as UN secretary general. Burmese complaint against Chiang Kai-shek’s regime filed March 25 seeks removal of nationalist soldiers blamed for aggression and terror raids. Felix Smith dies after car crash injuries in Pittsburgh.
Allies and Communists sign a historic agreement on the first formal exchange of disabled captives. About 5,800 prisoners will be exchanged at 500 daily, including 120 Americans and 450 Koreans with others from Britain, the USSR, Turkey, Greece and the Netherlands. The plan aims to move prisoners to home countries within 20 days, with sick and wounded prioritized for early removal to Japan or Korea.
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