11 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1956
Page
1
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Amid rumors of a 22 nation expansion for a United Nations conference, British and American diplomats pressed for a rescheduled session. The Soviet Union signaled willingness to join a larger 24 nation conference but urged excluding Red China and other Communist states, while Egypt prepared for Nasers burial and pledged to weigh international control options. Externally, Western powers moved forces toward the Mediterranean as regional tensions rose, with India and Yugoslavia cautious but engaged in diplomatic activity.
Crash victims from a highway accident near Lottaviiles were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital in poor condition. Edward Keller 45, and Kenneth Keller 16, were listed in poor condition with concussion and possible skull fracture. Mrs Keller and daughter Jane 17 were in fair to poor condition with multiple injuries. Hospital staff reported limited x ray access due to patients’ conditions and poor lighting. The family planned Tennessee visits as doctors continued assessments late yesterday.
Victorious Lake Group calls a meeting at Algonanin Lodge Findley Lake to elect three directors to replace or reelect. The session will discuss the recent court ruling granting the association control of the dam gates and spillway at Findley Lake, with the Town of Mina facing court costs and damages. Local attorneys indicate no appeal will be filed.
A 15 year old girl, Sherry Poppin of Wealhampton Begeh, died after a car struck a utility pole and she touched a 2200 volt wire at the scene. Police report two other youths injured in the crash as the vehicle lost control. Investigators are reviewing the accident in town.
A newborn infant girl, about two to four weeks old, was found in the Monongahela River near Bobtown Greene County. The body showed a ligature and a cloth wrapping, with officials noting the child likely drowned after abuse and had floated from Morgantown, West Virginia, over a period of two weeks to a month.
A fragile document outlines a policy shift restricting Balkan vaccine exports to bolster United States availability, aiming to secure one million doses for domestic use this autumn. The report notes government measures, timing, and the potential impact on international health aid.
A Corry girl visiting Chicago with polio is seriously ill. Mrs Frederic Sammons and Mary Lou Hammond, residents of Corry, traveled with her parents Bayard and Mrs Hammond to Chicago to seek treatment. The exact severity remains unclear.
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill to authorize a one billion dollar program for flood aid, food control, and rivers and harbor development. The veto letter attacked the measure as politically driven and broadly intrusive, saying it would affect projects across nearly every region of the country.
President Eisenhower vetoed two large flood control programs for the Susquehanna River and Sandy Lick Creek near Brookville Pennsylvania. He cited insufficient public interest, improper review, and potential costs of about 1.6 billion dollars across 26 projects and related river improvements. Congressional reaction noted the veto as a setback to flood protection efforts.
About 180 members of Company F depart Corry by bus at dawn for two weeks of infantry training at Armory camp. Captain Robert Galbreath aims for full strength. the unit, the largest in the 112th, undergoes concentrated training with new Army methods. A special commendation will be given August 25 before Governor George Leader.
Fragmentary AP style notes mention political figures and a large budget item but the text is garbled. Key entities such as locations, names, dates, and exact actions are unclear, leaving the main event and outcomes indiscernible.
State Police report an Air Force sergeant was shot at home by a man with a heavy Russian accent who abducted his wife Grace Dreppard. The attacker claimed he would kill her, and neighbors cared for the couple’s child as police searched nearby woods for Grace. The sergeant, Albert Dreppard, remained hospitalized with a serious head injury while authorities pursued leads and checked a connection to a nearby homicide case in Durham.
Secretary of Defense Wilson told a Chautauqua audience that the atomic war field is not static and the United States will deploy ballistic missiles capable of delivering hydrogen warheads. He warned aggressors would face wide-ranging atomic countermeasures from bombers to missiles and stressed the need for a balanced force with both nuclear and conventional power. He urged readiness and cautioned against underestimating the role of atomic weapons in deterrence.
Southern and Northern Dixie wing leaders push a civil rights plank as witnesses advise the 1958 platform. McCormack chairs hearings with 30+ witnesses while a 15 member drafting group sketches proposals for the 108 member convention. Desegregation rulings threaten party unity. leaders urge firm stance and enforcement across government branches.
Chicago health officials led by Dr. Hermin Bundesten urge immediate parental inoculation and city-wide vaccination to curb a severe polio wave. The Board of Health says it has done everything possible and warns a likely epidemic unless residents cooperate. reports show 67 polio cases, with 18 in children.
REPORTS quote President Truman saying his choice could be changed later as a news conference looms. Adlai Stevenson supporters push to persuade him to withhold an endorsement for Gov. Averell Harriman while both camps prepare a list of callers for the event.
The first 9 am appointment was with Gov George Leader of Pa and Milt McCloskey, the Dém ogade party treasurer, with signs pointing to a pronouncement that Harriman would be the delegate favored over Stevenson. Truman will address the convention Friday, a move likely to boost Harriman while avoiding a direct Stevenson challenge.
Firemen were dispatched to the Melvin Rose farm near Holt Hemlock School after a fire alarm circuit fault triggered a five light indicator at the Rose barn. No fire was found upon arrival. inspectors blamed crossed wires in the system. Volunteers from nearby Corry assisted as the scene was cleared after about thirty minutes.
A local pastor in Washington Pennsylvania died yesterday after an extended illness. He served the community for many years at Pilateburg Presbyterian Church and was widely known for his outreach and church work. A funeral service will be held Sunday at the church with burial to follow in the municipal cemetery.
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