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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1953
Page
1
Second group of seriously ill prisoners released by the Reds includes 35 Americans. An exchange of disabled prisoners is set to end Saturday. Many laugh and joke as they pass through the Freedom Gate. Thirty Americans in the first group have started homeward.
A second group of 100 disabled Allied prisoners returned from North Korea, with 35 Americans among those exchanged, landing in Japan en route home. Report notes sick and wounded still in Communist camps, exchanges planned by Saturday, and future transports to Japan as armistice talks resume.
Cleveland—Cleveland area ships show iron ore movement nearly 2 million tons ahead of 1951. Lake Superior Iron Ore Association reports freighters logged 2,071,241 tons in the week ending yesterday, totaling 4,696,629 tons for two weeks. Ore on hand at American docks April 1 stood at 3,020,277 tons with 22,061,976 tons in stock.
A mass meeting of the Aero Union and related machinists groups was held to hear a plan update amid union tensions. The gathering drew hundreds of members as officials discussed leadership, upcoming changes, and possible labor actions planned for the near term.
A letter from Attorney Jess Jimiiante to the City Council cites a weakness in the Victor Slye garbage hauling contract. The letter says the city cannot guarantee exclusive rights, as other parties also collected garbage, refuse and rubbish. The solicitor will reply to the Jester outlining the city position.
L W Foster Wright street field director for the American Red Cross has been ordered to the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland on May 1 He has spent a 0 day leave at his home after returning from service in the Far East He served in 30 nations over the past decade with only 14 months in the United States His latest assignment covered Korea and Japan in 1951 He holds a rank comparable to colonel and expects a four year tour at the Naval Academy
Council considers petitions for local paving on Elk Street and a 12 foot alley between First and Second Avenues. Meantime engineers prepare specifications as bids expected. May hearing set on Pennsylvania Gas rate increase. Curfew and double parking ordinances updated. curb cuts approved for two homes. fire department hose purchase approved. Board of Health adjourns after minutes approved.
An airliner carrying 10 aboard plunged into the San Francisco Bay after unloading 44 passengers at San Francisco Airport. Two survived, four killed, four missing. The Western Air Lines DOSB flight from Los Angeles to Oakland was on a short 10 mile hop. Survivors include Beverlee Nelson 27 Playa Del Rey California and Jerry Adams 21 Fairbanks Alaska. Four bodies recovered by Coast Guard.
Officials outlined progress and delays on automatic crossing gates at Center street and First avenue. The city aims to have the system ready by winter pending approval, with wiring tied to a Pennsy Brice project and a 2670 installation for braille? gates. A central traffic unit was discussed to improve flow, but funding and action remain pending.
Herschel Young, 46, was found guilty by a U S District Court jury on one of five perjury counts for testifying he had never represented the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He had accompanied law seekers to the RFC on several occasions. Sentencing date not yet set. maximum penalty two to ten years. Merl Young filed a motion for a new trial. trial arguments set for Friday.
A 17 car streamliner derailed near Dillon South Carolina last night injuring and killing passengers. Emergency crews and ambulances rushed victims to nearby hospitals as rescue operations continued and the wreckage burned.
Roy Conklin 45 of Tinswine pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before Alderman M S Colbrett to three charges arising from a Jan event. He was held on 1400 bond after the wreck at Cantor and Washington and fled the scene. Police arrested him after reports of a collision involving a sedan that struck a pedestrian. Conklin signed a guilty plea and awaited further court action.
Weather records from Marc hancer inex or stow show two and a half inches of snow fell last night. Temperatures rose above the freezing mark briefly, melting most of the snow but leaving some accumulation on the ground today. Roads were bad and plow crews worked overnight as the temperature crept up from the low to mid thirties, with snowfall moisture at about 0.49 inches.
Partial readable text mentions an air alert drill in a city with scattered fragments about a July event. Names and specifics are unclear. The readable bits reference health and civil defense themes and local cooperation efforts.
Accounts from Allied soldiers freed from Communist prison camps describe Bataan style death marches, semi starvation, and brutality. Reports cite hospital scenes, medical neglect, and renewed tension as details surface from two veterans, Roger Herndon and Deville R Milline, with mentions of a possible retrial in a separate U.S. banking case involving John C. Joseph.
A garbled report notes delays in a city meeting about the Social Security program. It references Andrew Pave, Byron, Harrisburg officials, and a conference set for next week to resolve the issue affecting fire department and streets workers payments. The text cites pension concerns and uncertain program status.
Three Pittsburgh attorneys and Grover C. Ladner of Philadelphia have been retained by Northwestern Pennsylvanians to press the state to stop forest operations in Cook Forest Park. They will meet Ady Gen Hoverth and Woodside Monday to discuss the matter.
Fuller Barnes named chairman as five new directors join Spring Corp board in New York City. Walter B. Fraennel G Theodore Folie Walkice Barnes Peter Hornbach and Friz Zimmeri join Bristol California and Plymouth divisions. Dividend approved to be paid in June. Merger study with American Cable and Radio Corp noted. Also Pittsburgh plant head dies.
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