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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1951
Page
1
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Washington August 20 Democrats defend President Truman's Far Eastern policies amid Republican calls to ease pressure on Korea and condemn his removal of MacArthur. Sen Hunt labels GOP report as aiding a favorable settlement with China and Korea while eight Republicans led by Bridges criticize administration strategy. The joint committee voted not to issue a formal report, opting for individual statements in the record.
Stockholm fire burns through the Grand Hotel, Sweden, May 20. Most damage confined to the top floors undergoing reconstruction. About 50 rooms affected by smoke and water. Ten guests injured, many foreign visitors. No one seriously hurt. guests remained at tables on ground floor as spectators watched from across the River.
Detroit coverage notes multiple world and American records broken in the Thompson Trophy and Bendix events over a weekend. notable performances include Fred J. Ascani flying a Sabre jet at high average speeds, Keith K. Compton setting a Bendix Trophy mark, and John Paul Jones taking the Continental Trophy for midget planes. A near crash incident during the Allison Trophy race is also reported with a brave emergency landing.
A Korean War veteran died when a car rammed a house two miles east of Corry around 4:20 am. Arnoud Hardinger, 20, was driving a 1940 Lincoln Zephyr eastward at high speed and lost control, smashing into the George Sekerak home. occupants Dutch Hurdinger and Howard Goodwill, both 19, suffered injuries and are hospitalized.
Western observers report the Communist peace festival as a near disaster for Communism. About 2,000,000 youth visited East Berlin and the Soviet zone, while 1,000,000 went west for meals and a look at U.S. and British canteens. Western analysts say the event failed to unite factions and exposed party indoctrination.
Two youths, Robert Nase, 15, and Calvin Polito, 26, died when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collided with a car near Walston, two miles from Punxsutawney. John Martino, 18, was critically injured and remained at St Adrian Hospital. The crash occurred before dawn as the train en route from Pittsburgh to Buffalo struck the auto on a crossing.
A massive hurricane moved from Jamaica to the Yucatan peninsula, heading toward the Gulf of Mexico. The death toll rose to 109 in Jamaican areas, with extensive damage estimates of 56 million dollars and widespread property loss. Kingston endured severe destruction with multiple fatalities and prisoners taking advantage of a toppled wall at the penitentiary.
A large fire campaign swept 15000 acres of Pacific Northwest timberland driven by strong winds and low temperatures. Near Portland the Bonny Slope area faced partial evacuation for 250 homes while the Siuslaw National Forest blaze near Eugene consumed 8000 to 10000 acres. The Red Cross opened an emergency station in a nearby school to aid the homeless as crews fought the flames. Additional fires were reported near Roseburg and Washington state, with hundreds of acres charred and firefighting efforts hampered by limited supplies.
Washington August 20 News wires report a renewed clash between Senator McCarthy and the State Department. Deputy Undersecretary Carl Humelsine accuses McCarthy of lying and riding piggyback on rehashed, disproved charges about Communist influence. McCarthy retorts the State Dept blocks new cases and claims dozens of cases have been cleared after scrutiny. Humelsine says 600 employees faced loyalty probes, 18 found unfit and 188 quit under pressure.
Louis Beardsley, 14 percent, was given 10 four months in the Allegheny County Workhouse and fined $100 plus costs after pleading guilty to driving while suspended. He wrecked a car on Second Avenue hours after release from Exile county prison for drunken driving. Police had received a report of intoxicated driving from Fourth Ward residents. The auto was found in a ditch the next day.
Seven people were injured in two separate crashes in Cor AY district weekend. In the first crash near Riceville Corners on Routes 8 and 77, Elmer Porter 61 of Knox and his wife Mary Porter were taken to Tipusville Hospital with shock and possible internal injuries. Mary Porter suffered a badly cut lip. Also injured: Jo an Dunkle 17 of Knox with a deep cut and left leg injury. X rays showed possible fractures. In the second crash on Route 17 toward Meadville, Mary Watkins of Forestville New York and Mrs Cully Wallis 62 of Knox were treated for head bruises and chest injuries. The Porter car struck the Watkins car head on after the Porter vehicle was fueling near the intersection. Police estimated damage at 3,800. Both wrecks delayed traffic while ambulances transported the injured to local hospitals.
A habeas corpus petition by George Wing, supported by Pittsburgh attorney Miss Gyapp, argued in Erie County Court before Judge Elmer Evans. Wing contends he never pled guilty to the murder charge and believed he pled to a lesser degree. the district attorney asserts Wing already admitted guilt. The judge ordered a brief on details, marking another in Wing’s long 20 year effort to win release from Western Penitentiary for his sister’s child manslaughter case.
Singapore reports a tanker blast aboard the Shell Oil Company ship Dromuy killing 22 crewmen and injuring others. The attack left two Belthuhrs and officers named including Samuel Bryan Pilisg of Preston and Bein Hearth among the casualties. Cause of the explosion was under investigation. The incident occurred near Bukony Temen.
Local Corry residents sustained various injuries over the weekend. Elmer Huff Jr and others were treated at Corry Memorial Hospital with several possible fractures and other wounds.
In Carlsbad New Mexico Aug 20 a 19 year old Ballinger Texas youth John Eols was rescued after a five hour trek from a high Guadalupe Peak ledge where he was marooned. He suffered cactus spine injuries and had spent 16 hours without food or water. His companion Jim Erwin 18 assisted in the desert trek to alert rescuers. Border Patrolman Jim Tice found Eols and restrained him from attempting to climb back to retrieve a field item. Sheriff Bill High commented the youths deserved spanking for not helping themselves.
Allied and Communist subcommittees met briefly at Kaesong amid new Korea crisis. UN forces may favor a week-long armistice while both sides show willingness to compromise on a buffer zone. Reports note no progress, with next session set for Thursday morning.
Mrs. Leslie Upperman of Columbus was convicted in Erie County Jail after pleading guilty to a larceny charge before Alderman M S Cobbets. The mother of five admitted taking a $43.60 check and forging a Miss Emery check, cashing it at Bloss Drug Store in Twin Gly. Bond set at 4,000 with a Utah hearing scheduled for Tuesday, August 98 at 2 p.m.
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