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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1955
Page
1
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Washington reports the U S government will establish a voluntary vaccine allocation plan for polio vaccines. An advisory committee of nine will suggest state by state allocations prioritizing children ages 1 to 18, with no effect on the free immunization program for first and second graders.
Interference to the city two way radio system at No 1 fire station was traced to an electronic control wall in an industrial plant. John Chillock of the Pennsylvania Electric Company identified the fault and helped clear the trouble once located. The plant cooperated and a replacement unit was planned.
Republican state chairman Milles Horst released figures arguing sales tax would cost a typical Pennsylvania family far less than Gov. George Leader’s income tax plan. He cited a family of seven with five children, noting monthly sales tax costs from 74 cents to 22.78 dollars under various income sources, versus proposed income taxes ranging from 1 to 5 percent. Leaders and opponents dismissed the proposals as tax dodging or anti poor, while Pittsburgh figures urged a broader budget reform.
Associated Press reports a close stockholders vote at Montgomery Ward as Sewell Avery gains a majority while Lew Wolfson loses. Cumulative voting determines possible board seats with adjournment set for May 13 to finalize valid vote counts and potential changes by voters.
AP brief notes Chi nese Nationalists describe Beijing's Formosa peace offer to the United States as a "peace offensive" and well-timed propaganda. Typhoon nears Ryukyus with winds near 50 mph while 500 miles southeast of Okinawa. In Detroit, union talks on Salk polio vaccine production press to avoid work stoppage. management accused of seeking a collective bargaining edge. Niagara Falls sees first drydock refit without Maid of the Mist since 1885 as two cruise ships burn. Fire Chief Shapton dies during firefighting duties.
Babson Park Mass educator and economist W J Babson argues that rapid postwar housing growth drives school costs. He notes 9 500 000 housing units since 1945 and 1 216 600 in 1964, urging economies in construction and operation to ease tax burdens for voters while still expanding facilities and teachers.
Corry residents set clocks forward to 2 a m for DST as City Council earlier approved the change. Most schedules align with DST, rail and bus timetables adjust, and morning darkness lingers while evenings stay longer through the season.
The Elgin School District night approved a one half percent wage income tax expected to raise 550 to support next year's budget. The move makes it the third district in the Corry Jointure to adopt a wage income tax within days as Wayne and Concord townships also enacted taxes. A 614.028 budget item was adopted, with revenue from state aid and delinquent taxes helping close the gap and offset a 3,790 increase in the current budget.
The first Nike anti aircraft defense installation near Pittsburgh is finished. The system includes a guided missile that tracks and destroys enemy aircraft as part of the air defense shield. The completion marks a key step in regional protection plans against potential bombing threats.
Rail and telephone walkouts disrupt operations across the Deep South. Louis ville and Nastville rail workers begin fresh actions while pickets line the yards of Illinois Central, Seaboard, and Central of Georgia amid mediation talks. Governors meet in Atlanta to push a settlement as violence marks early strike days.
Two Corry area adults and two juvenile girls were to appear before Magistrate Tracy M Green Jr in Wisren today to complete the round up of persons linked to a series of malicious attacks on the home and property of Mr and Mrs David Keiru near Spring Creek.
Andrews Blamose twin sisters were separated in an operation on Thursday and are reported in good condition at Mercy Hospital. Doctors say they had a restful night following the procedure and will continue under observation.
Corry housewives faced high potato prices as local stocks ran dry though the region is a major potato area. California Idaho and Maine spuds sold for 95 93 and 89 cents per 10 pounds with grocers noting a recent 20 cent rise and some leveling off signs.
Wyeth Laboratories distributed Salle anti polio vaccine to 11 Pennsylvania centers as county health officials plan mass inoculations for more than 70,000 first and second graders. Some doses arrived yesterday. Corry's allocation was still uncertain for Monday’s start.
City officials debated whether local industrial plants must supply extra treatment before discharging wastewater into Bear Creek after a new $800000 plant nears operation. Mayor Cherry said plants may not yet generate enough waste to upset the system, with state review pending and construction advancing at Keystone Construction Co. in Meadville as officials aim for year end operation.
President Eisenhower awarded Jonas Salk a citation for his historic contribution to human welfare. The ceremony drew attention from officials and notable guests as Salk and his family arrived, with aides and photographers documenting the event in the White House.
A Bandung meeting statement says officials will discuss problems to ease tensions with the United States, with no intention of going to war and awaiting a response from Washington.
Premier Chou En Lai stated China is ready to negotiate with the United States to ease East and Taiwan tensions. He emphasized no intention to seek war and signaled openness to a direct dialogue, amid Asian African conference discussions.
Corry Junior Chamber of Commerce officials announce a public effort titled Put the Flag Out Front. Willa M. Brooks says local interest waned as flags were not consistently displayed each year. The Flag Sales Committee plans to distribute flags and urges residents to contact Brooks or committee members for details.
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