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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1952
Page
1
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Washington Navy officials ordered a formal inquiry into the mid Atlantic sinking of the destroyer minesweeper Hobson with 173 lost. Survivors were aboard the carrier Wasp returning home after the Saturday collision. Family members dispute reports and press for full candor as officials defend the ship’s seaworthiness and inspection records.
Washington reports the Treasury Department revamps the Savings Bond program. Old Series F and G bonds are discontinued effective Thursday, replaced by three new bond types. The E and H style bonds continue, with full-period interest rising to 3 percent and higher overall yields for holders. Existing E bonds remain until maturity. The new H bond will be individual and pay semiannual interest checks at 3 percent.
A tabulation from Bee County shows Assemblyman AV Water and allies near unchanged margins after Tuesday's primary. Officials confirmed the count as of Friday, noting the same balance as earlier unofficial returns with minor discrepancies resolved.
Voters, urged by energized campaigns, write in their choice for president and elect delegates to nominate candidates. Heavy rain and wintry weather expected to dampen turnout but as many as 194000 may vote. Massachusetts delegates split between Taft and Eisenhower, with predictions of a clear result possible. AP tally shows Taft 265 and Eisenhower 934 pledged delegates with 608 needed to win.
About 500 Purdue University students raided sorority houses late last night and brought out 80 police. One student said the idea came from a magazine article on simpler forays at other schools. Some men carried women’s undergarments. a window was broken at the PY-Bethe Pht sorority house. Rampage subsided in roughly two and a half hours with no arrests.
Allied and Communist negotiators paused in talks at Panmunjom as discussions over prisoners of war and terms of a broader peace stalled. UN officials proposed staged airfield returrns in exchange for freedom for some POWs, while the Communists demanded all prisoners be returned.
Olive Bedow and Calvin Hang, 17 and 21, were caught in the Aero Supply plant parking lot at 8:45 last night. They faced larceny and disorderly conduct charges before Alderman Cobbett and were fined $10 each plus costs after pleading not guilty. They claimed it was their first attempt at stealing motor fuel. JOB PROSPECTS BRIGHT Washington. Secretary of Labor Tobin addressed an opener to college seniors saying they have bright job prospects.
City bakers and grocers announce a bread price rise, boosting a standard 16 ounce loaf by 1 cent and an 8 ounce loaf by 1 cent per loaf. Firms named include Fresh Bulk Co of Brig Ward Baking Co of Br Anderson of Wanen and Folsom of Jamestown, with grocers passing the cost to shoppers. The move aligns with Price Stabilization Office authorization to lift prices about 1 percent from 194d levels.
Muscatine and surrounding communities endured elevated Mississippi River pressure with dikes strained and highways closed. Crests forecast for St Louis and Missouri rivers shifted, while Muscatine steadied at two feet after earlier rises. Bridges remained shut to truck traffic and inland detours persisted as authorities monitored widespread flood impacts.
A Senate Foreign Relations panel cut the foreign aid bill from 7.9 billion to 9.8 billion dollars, a 12.66 percent reduction, with Republicans indicating a broader floor effort to drop it further toward six billion. Leaders anticipate a heated vote as administration supporters seek to preserve the Mutual Security Program through 1953.
Government attorney says Truman lacks unlimited powers in the steel case as the House committee weighs GOP proposals. The proceedings before Judge Pine center on whether the president can invoke inherent powers to seize steel mills and how wage controls and price increases affect the industry. The outcome hinges on constitutional arguments and potential impacts on steel costs and labor disputes.
Weather keeps UN warplanes grounded for a second day. Recon planes only fly by afternoon. On the Central Front two Red probes repelled. B 20 Superforts neutralize bombs on rail bridges near Sonehon. Coastal bombardment hit North Korea as ships pound shores. Truman accompanies Mrs. Truman to Metropolitan Opera premiere, marking Met return to Washington.
Sharp criticism rises in Congress and Pentagon over proposed Army and NATO assignments. Rumors of reshuffled commands include Clark slated for Far East, Rideway to Europe, and Bradley linked to NATO chiefs, triggering investigations and partisan pushback.
Corey High School presents its A Cappella Choir under Lynn Rivere for a spring concert touring May 7 and 8. Livingston accompanies, with senior members and multiple ensembles performing spirituals, folk songs, solos, a trumpet and flute pieces, and a finale medley. Proceeds go toward the two day visit tour as the choir performs in communities they visit.
Funeral services will be held Thursday for Frank M. Roessing 1 president of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Sharpsburg and former public works director for Pittsburgh. Roessing served as works director from 1937 to 1946. He died yesterday.
Ex-city pastor CDR William J. Kika USN becomes Stam Chaplain at Military Sea Transportation Service HQ in Washington. He served 12 years in Navy and earlier fought in World War II aboard USS Salt Lake City and USS Philippine Sea. Chaplain Kuhn relieves him as part of ongoing CTS leadership changes.
Pittsburgh President James B Casey of the International Electrical Workers calls the wage offer at Westinghouse Electric Corp pitiful. The union represents about 50 000 Westinghouse employees and may ask the union to reject the proposal. The cost of living increases will be applied immediately for 15 000 pan union employees. About 7 000 unionized workers are considering the raise. The offer would raise starting pay for certain workers and provide a per month or per hour increase for different classes of staff, with details not disclosed.
Shelly Winters and Italian actor Vittorio Gussman honeymooned in Juarez after a rapid Mexican divorce and marriage. The pair wed in two ceremonies, one in Juarez and another nearby, following the breakup with Winters former husband. The events occurred within an hour and a half apart as reports note.
Soviet jets opened fire on an Air France aircraft in the Soviet zone near Berlin, wounding two German passengers and injuring several others. The plane landed at Templehof after a brief attack. American officials filed a protest to the Four Power Air Traffic Center. The incident disrupted transatlantic service as Pan American and British Airways suspended flights temporarily.
Reported at the annual meeting of the Society of American Bacteriologists synthetic guinea pigs are produced by cortisone treated animals that develop human-like diseases, enabling new medical experiments and exploration across papers presented today.
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