12 Aug 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1952
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered items, locations, and numbers including street cues and addresses. The text references names like Beckwith and Witt lion with unclear context and several digits, making a concise report impractical.
Associated Press reports U S Marines breach Bunker Ridge near Panmunjom on the Korea Western Front after heavy Chinese assaults. Marine fires, mortars, and tanks repelled the charge as American and British ships suffered minor damage with one British sailor killed and 14 wounded. Air forces bombed targets north of Wonsan and a munitions plant was attacked as part of ongoing operations.
In Tracy California the U S Tax Court ruled that Charles A Clark former slot machine operator could not deduct slot fines from income. The court said the city never issued permits for slots and described the operator city arrangement as a sham. Clark kept records showing 92295 in slot fines paid via checks through the police chief from 1944 to 1940.
The Atomic Energy Commission selects southern Ohio for a large uranium processing facility. The 6 600 acre site near Portman and the Schull River will require relocating about 30 families. The plant is a major part of a broad ARC expansion funded by Congress.
Premier Mossadegh acts to heal a split in Nationalist ranks by delaying a formal decision on martial law and extending emergency powers for several months. He faces opposition from Ayatollah Kashani in the Majlis and contingency plans if disorders resume, while Parliament gridlocks over extending authority and legality of his actions.
A Tokyo parliament committee confirmed a large quantity of national treasure is missing with unclear receipts from occupation officials. The report notes losses likely occurred during World War II and includes pre war refined metals diamonds and even Empress Nagako’s crown. APPLY TO TV STATION WASHINGTON FCC receives two television station applications from Lewistown Pennsylvania for CHF Channel 24.
A news note reports limited risk of a large 19 year old draft pool forming. Backlogs in several towns slow induction with about half of eligible youths already undergoing pre induction physicals and others awaiting exams through year end and into 1958. At least ten more ages 18 to 20 are available but not yet called. An uptick in inductions is anticipated by October as manpower needs rise for the Army. John Bratt Jr and Levant Brace were taken by train to New Cumberland for examinations.
Grajes Sillaway 74 a Corry area resident died this morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near his farm home. Deputy Coroner Bracken issued a death certificate. The body was found in a corn field near his car after his daughter found him missing at noon. Relatives note recent rising depression. survivors include his daughter and Alpha Maine of Carry R D 1. Funeral plans are with Bracken Kealing Funeral Home. more obituary details to follow tomorrow.
A Greyhound bus carrying 18 passengers was swept into a flash flood near Cape Girardeau Missouri early today. An elderly unidentified Black passenger went missing and is presumed drowned while Bill Thompson of Burfeula Ann aided three others by pulling them to safety as the flood waters carried the vehicle downstream.
The board accepted Arnold Seastead’s resignation from the school board after nearly three years service. A replacement will serve until the November municipal election, with a finalist to fill the remaining two years of a six year term. A special meeting is expected this month to consider the nomination and a bus contract for Fairhaven students.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court rules Communist leader Steve Nelson must stay in jail pending his appeal from a 20 year sedition sentence. Judge Chester H. Rhodes signed the order mandating continued confinement as the court plans a September argument session.
The OPS and Berkhaus firm shift to utility status as the Office of Price Su bilimata oversees rate rules. Widespread opposition from merchants and city officials persists while 20 cents a minute for mercantile services and 1.60 monthly for home garbage collections are approved with DPS backing.
The plan proposes expropriating land above 200 acres with state rents paid over 30 years at 9.9 percent interest. Purchasers would finance over 40 years, with penalties including five years imprisonment for violations. The reform targets landless fellaheen as Gen. Nagugy guides the measure after ousting King Farouk and installing Aty Maher.
Mrs. Rilen Mooney 74 widow of militant unionist Tom Mooney died in San Francisco after a 24 year fight to gain his release following the 1918 Preparedness Day bombing. She led rallies and movements since 1916 and refused divorce after Mooney’s 1942 death.
Washington reports indicate abundant food stocks for the upcoming year despite damage from recent droughts in the South and Northeast. The Agriculture Department expects total crop output to exceed last year except 1848 and 4, with uneven distribution affecting feed supplies and certain crops.
Italian attorney says Carl LoDorce accused of wartime slaying in Italy now a matter for diplomacy. Ex Army sergeant from Rochester faces extradition debates after judge finds wartime treaty limits apply. Other OSS member Alden Teardi cited with no extradition steps.
The Hvasta family from Hillside New Jersey sought help from the State Department after learning their son John Hyasti, an ex G I, escaped from a Czech prison near Bratislava January 2. The Czech authorities claim he was jailed on spying charges later denied by the U S. government. A Czech refugee in Munich says Hyasta escaped with four others and may be alive in Czechoslovakia.
Police report a crash nine miles east of Corey injuring James Mayo 22 of Catlettsburg Ky and noting possible drugs or impairment. The Camaro driven by an unidentified man struck Mayo’s vehicle at an intersection, with Hudson reported to have caused the collision and one driver hospitalized for medical treatment.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board refused to approve the sale of a Warren beer distributor license to a Corry-based group. Officials cited incomplete and untruthful information and questioned the applicants’ fitness and finances to purchase the business.
Milk deliveries move to waxed paper bottles as grocers post notices that bottle deposits will be redeemed only for the next week. Home deliveries will still use glass bottles while a new bottling machine arrives at the West Smith street plant to enable wider use of the paper containers.
Washington AP report on Governor Adlai Stevenson meeting President Truman and Cabinet aides to discuss Stevenson’s bid for the presidency. Coverage notes Stevenson advisers urging a youthful approach and a reduced Truman role, with reactions from reporters and security details at National Airport. The article also mentions Arkansas Idaho and Mississippi primaries and a Pace Jr visit to Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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