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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
1
A partial OCR snippet mentions delayed hype and stuns. Readable names or exact events are missing, with fragmented clues about lines, timing, and a late teleshot. The item resembles a brief sports or entertainment note amid damaged text.
In Washington on August 17, Republican sponsors of an anti Commun ist bill offered to drop the measure if Democrats back the Mundt Ferguson plan for separate security measures The proposal calls for a pledge by Democrats to curb Communist influence while withholding passage of the main bill The plan would await a Senate vote as leaders plan a conference to resolve the contentious issue amid concerns the bill could fuel anti Commun ist sentiment and drag the economy into broader controls
York report details a strike vote against General Bleettic Company after failed contract talks. The International Union of Electrical Workers seeks higher pay while GE plants nationwide prepare for possible action. James B. Carey announced the conference board’s unanimous rejection of the company’s last offer of a three percent raise.
Washington August 17 John Foster Dulles said President Truman asked him to be a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and he would not seek the Senate in New York. After a talk with the president Dulles read a brief statement announcing his acceptance of the UN appointment at the president s request.
An article reports on a newly deployed rocket system in Korea used by American and allied forces. It mentions General MacArthur and allied leaders confirming the operation and notes adjustments after initial training and pilot sorties. The piece references integration with existing defense lines and mentions ongoing test firings and weapon adjustments.
Readable donor tallies show 750 letters mailed to 31 year olds inviting blood donation, with 124 attendees and 4 respondents by August 10. Donor breakdown lists many local organizations including American Legion, Rotary, Masons, and area manufacturers contributing donors and suspected underrepresented groups.
Allied warships ranged up the Sea of Japan to search for North Korea and bombarded shore targets on the east coast north of the parallel. A Navy briefing confirmed a sea rescue of South Korean troops surrounded by Communists in Yongeloik Pohans area with dispatches naming the South Korean Third Infantry Division.
Spring Corp directors gather in Bristol for the first meeting since 18710 dinero. The group, including officials from Haymond Mig Co subsidiary, meet at Hotel Cony for a morning business session and luncheon, followed by afternoon discussions and a dinner at the White Tower. Attendees include Fuller Fi Burnes Fury C Burges and other Bristol, Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Ontario executives. The moves of the organizing group list Filey F Barnes as president and Myers Mink as secretary, among others.
A new water softener business named Culligan Water Service of Corry will open at 19 East South Street in the former Une Popovich garage. The firm will sell, rent and service water softening equipment, bottled fuel and home plumbing appliances, with James C. McNeil of Siegel and George J. Reed of Bronkville listed as query contacts. A second item reports an unidentified submarine sighting off Liteon coast near Manila.
Lock Haven Pa Aug 17 A Lock Haven Express crew investigated resident ghost legends about a Headless Frenchman roaming the wilds near Kettle Creek. Reporter Pete Stevenson and photographer Jim Patterson witnessed a flickering figure near Hammersley Fork while Hy Grammer Postmaster arranged the story. The eerie sight followed a quiet night with distant factory sounds and ended as the apparition faded from sight.
Wounded prisoners were executed by North Korean forces as U S troops advanced near Wargwanist. Five survivors recounted mass killings of 37 prisoners with US casualties. Cpl James McVin Rudd and Cpl Roy Days advised swift justice for the captured killers while regimental officers pursued other leads.
Labor unrest erupts at Electrical Reactance Corp plant in Olean New York as about 200 workers mostly women walk out and picket. Police arrest one man on a warrant and two women strikers file assault charges after clashes on the plant grounds amid talks with the United Mine Workers seeking a contract.
Elmer announces two additional judges will join the Fall session of the U S District Court for Western Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh and Erie to clear a three year backlog of 1000 cases. Joining four regular jurists will be Judge Austin L Starley of the Third Circuit and Judge Alger Fee of Oregon. The session runs September October November and December.
The board votes to increase hospital board members from eleven to thirteen, with 285 eligible voters casting ballots. Directors present at the meeting include Nuxt, Smith, Holden, Blxim, Vouk and Morrison as the association prepares for the upcoming National Hospital Convention in Atlantic City.
In Washington the Senate finance committee considers expanding a wartime tax plan to favor emergency production facilities. The measure would allow full five year depreciation and rapid tax relief to boost industry feeding wartime needs, with GOP support and potential exemptions for officers and corporations repaying government loans.
A passenger train arrived over five hours late after a wheel failure derailed near St Marys earlier this morning. A replacement engine was used to move the derailed locomotive to repair sites. no injuries were reported.
Central Genehons Lines and its subsidiaries unveil new short haul express rates effective September 1. Packages have tiered pricing with cent-based charges and weight limits, with reductions for certain distance shipments. Some services see raised or new rates, and newspapers will incur a base cost per pound for transport between stations.
In Alexandria on August 17 Paul H. Griffith assistant secretary of defense defended the defense budget arguing for greater value per dollar spent and praising Secretary Johnson as capable and sincere. Clyde A. Lewis criticized Johnson as gambling with U.S. security for votes. Griffith asserted broad support for rapid military expansion despite criticism. In Pittsburgh the Mellon Bank U S Steel building will rise four stories taller, adding 20 000 square feet after redesigning to cover open space with a roof and relocating equipment.
Fragmented report notes August press activity in Washington with mentions of Defertan Department figures and a tension between the White House and Congress over a proposed program. The piece references UMT TV coverage and ongoing delays in advancing the measure, as officials debate authorization and fiscal details.
British and Chinese forces exchanged gunfire in a half hour clash near Hong Kong. The engagement involved HMS Concord and other British ships with batteries on Takamt and Pumthi and Linging Islands firing on the fleet as it approached Hong Kong, marking a rare direct naval exchange in 1949.
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin called for an all-out effort to keep Chinese Communists from getting involved in the Korean fighting. He said Russia halted a trap in Asia and warned such a struggle would drain manpower arms and economic strength, urging maximal diplomatic strategy.
AP reports three North Korean divisions drove toward Taegu as Marines and the 24th Infantry intensified actions along the Naktong river. Coast-to-coast counterattacks formed a brisk, costly clash with Reds across hills near Changnyong and Changi, while U.S. forces dug in to blunt the bridgehead attack and defend Taegu, the wartime capital.
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