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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1946
Page
1
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The Big Four faced an Australian plan for a reparations probe as moves to speed the 21 nation peace conference continued. Bolstered by comments from Thorp and Bevin, debate centered on reparations studies and a potential Big Four meeting while Molotov’s stance remained unresolved.
Bulletins from Belgrade say four coffins with bodies of American fliers shot down in an unarmed Army transport by Yugoslav fighters on August 10 will be delivered to the U S Air Force division. Ambassador Patterson announced the plan.
Buffalo detectives travel to Pittsburgh to question a local youth about the December disappearance of 12 year old Michael Gerrich whose skeleton was found beneath debris in a cellar near his widowed mother. Buffalo police say the youth confessed to accidentally shooting Michael during a play act and hiding the body in cedar after the shooting. The discovery follows a tale of an alleged hold up and a town house previously owned by a buyer who found the bones.
A false report of 50 escapees from Draper prison sparked a statewide manhunt as law officers piled into Whiteside road corridors. Nine men escaped, seven recaptured. two still at large as authorities pursued leads amid a cotton mill fire blamed on the unrest.
Eleven new teachers join the Corey Schools system across senior high junior high and elementary levels. Board members appoint Mary Diaz to replace a resigning chair, with assignments covering English Spanish science and more. The act expands programs and introduces new staff in art industrial arts and vocational sections across multiple schools.
Reports from Athens describe a diplomatic flare as the Soviet ambassador Rodionov is recalled by Moscow amid tensions over visas for Greek officials. London and Washington monitor the standoff as Greece weighs potential recalls and future negotiations with the Soviet Union and United Nations Security Council discussion looms.
Andrew Mizak, wounded at Warren General Hospital described as critical but stable, awaits release to continue recovery. State police and investigators review the scene and rifle evidence from the nearby farmstead as Mizak’s condition may delay further scene reentry this week and next.
Aug 238 OC gymel reports Kathleen Nesh Durant seeks stay and Supreme Court intervention in a $1,500,000 Rome bey Jewel Liver trial. Judge Diginellis indicated effort to obtain a hearing. Durant, under guard, awaits release. Hearings likely before next recess as defense aims to challenge constitutional grounds.
The article reports on the 1947-48 school opening with beginners needing credentials and vaccination proofs. It notes Senior High and Century schools opening times, pupil assignments, and new routes for transported students from Fullhagen to Concord School, plus a faculty meeting at the Senior High and upcoming term plans. It also includes a Treasury report from Washington with tentative expenditures and balances.
In Jackson Mississippi the early morning gun duel at a Rankin county barroom left two men dead, Sam Seaney an area landowner and liquor dealer, and Norris Overby a Brandon constable. Witness Shevill H Laird said they met in the doorway, fought, drew pistols and fired. A separate Philadelphia fire destroyed a South Philadelphia supermarket causing $50,000 in food loss and prompting an orderly theater evacuation.
Unverified reports state British Airborne Division forces swept villages Dorot and Sedot Yam in southwest Palestine near Gaza as dawn broke. Affected residents were detained for questioning after a raid that drew protests from Jewish Agency spokespeople amid rising tensions in the region. 750 detainees reportedly held at Rafah camp in a 34 hour hunger strike context.
County tax relief ends Saturday as the two percent rebate applies to both personal property and real estate levies. Miss Teno Mull en, city treasurer, notes most tax bills are small so the two percent cut saves little overall. The 5 percent penalty applies after October 31. Truman begins return from Bermuda after Labor Day with William H. as yacht prepared for Washington.
Wattsburg fair featured a robust farm machinery display led by the West form machinery exhibit noted by Secretary Harry M. Burros. The event runs to midnight Saturday with a horse show Monday and heavy pulling contests drawing teams from Pennsylvania New York and nearby counties.
The Polish embassy in Washington issued a press release accusing U S interference in Poland’s internal affairs amid upcoming elections. State Department officials warned the claims were not valid under Yalta Potsdam terms.
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