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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
1
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Paris reports Premier Schuman using a stringent anti sabotage law after five days of debate as assembly approves measures. Unauthorized strikes cripple major industries while rioting and blockades erupt in Lyon and Valenciennes. CGT and government near wage talks as 2 million workers stay off plants.
Dec 4 reports say Jewish agency officials push suppression of Arab uprisings in Palestine to restore order in the Holy Land. A migrant ship arrived under cover of darkness, while Geneva notes American participation in Winter games with no change in the hockey team stance.
The Associated Press reports Philadelphia and Allegheny County arguments before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seek reargument of a suit challenging a law allowing towns and school districts to tax coal properties. The case centers on open pit and strip mining levy and whether the tax complies with state constitution.
Ground teams plow through snow and fog to reach a missing Americar C-4T transport with 20 aboard, sighting a distant 60 foot fire from wreckage area 15 miles northwest of Kalseyslauters as rescue aircraft respond with flares. Earlier signals from the missing plane were detected, and an advance party was reported about ten miles from the site before radio contact was lost.
In Nuremberg four former state secretaries prosecutors and judges from Hitler’s Ministry of Justice were convicted on war crimes charges. Four others were acquitted while sentences, including possible death, are to be announced later.
Mead Park officials announced plans to open the park pond for ice skating as temperatures stay well below freezing. Ralph Foster, the caretaker, will install a public address system by the rink edge, with a large anticipated turnout expected this winter after funds were raised by public contributions.
The Big Four foreign ministers conference opened its second round in London as Molotov proposed a five month timetable for a German peace framework. Bidault objected and the group sent the matter back to their deputies while turning to the Austrian independence treaty on the agenda.
Hunter Georst W. Jones, 40, of Faddenfield New Jersey, died at St Marys Hospital from internal injuries after a 80 foot fall while hunting near Tunnel Fort 80 miles east of St Marys. Fellow party members say he slipped while scanning terrain for deer. He was transported by rowboat and then ambulance to hospital. His wife was en route from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Clarence Griffey, formerly at large after escaping Ohio State Reformatory in 1946, was returned following police statements about possible knowledge of the drowning of 19 year old Martha Seel near Pittsburgh.
William Foster, 84, lifelong Corry resident, was struck by a car on West Washington Street near North Gentry Street while crossing. He suffered fractures and was admitted to local hospital in guarded condition. driver George Sloffwn, 25, East Main Street, reported to be at scene.
President Truman arrives in Key West Florida for a five day stay to rest. He slept two hours after leaving Washington and plans long periods of sleep sunbathing and swimming at the naval base. He greeted 1 070 guests at a White House reception while in Washington and aims to recover from weeks of strain.
In Cairo a protest escalated as police and guards dispersed demonstrators with clubs and whips, reports say three students were killed and eight injured while shops were looted and a streetcar was set ablaze. Police commander Slem Ziki Pasha reportedly fell during the clashes.
Reports from Jerusalem describe continued Arab and Jewish violence as a general strike and protests over partition escalate. Wounded include Arabs and Jews, with a British soldier among the injured. Fire, looting, and clashes erupt around Beitish and Jewish districts as police, troops, and mobs confront each other.
The unions urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a ten percent rate rise, arguing higher operating costs justify the increase. They cited prior requests totaling twenty seven percent and noted a potential two billion dollar impact, while railroads claim in-house wage hikes already raised costs.
Harrisburg reports the state administration dropped efforts to revive a joint property or income split law after the state Supreme Court ruled similar split income provisions unconstitutional. Attorney General T. McKeen Ghidsey said no appeal or rehearing would be sought. The measure aimed to let married couples divide each spouse’s income for tax. The court deemed the law vague and inoperative, undermining its enforceability.
From Fort Washington December 4 the moonshine trade shows a downturn with Internal Revenue data on seized stills equipment and spirits. Appraised values declined from 714 900 last year to 541 989 this period. Arrests in 1947 fell to 2348, versus 2811 in the prior year.
The Agriculture Department urged Congress and the Internal Revenue Bureau to curb shady commodity exchange trades by Americans and wealthy refugees seeking to dodge taxes. A Treasury audit showed August 20 accounts with 646 traders and about 150 million dollars tied to dual positions. President Truman asked for legislation to limit speculative trading in grain and cotton, amid hearings on controls as exchanges deny link to price rises.
The deer kill totals drop after opening two days as hunters idle toward Saturday. Early reports list Albert Jacobs five points 175 lbs Blue Jay Anthony Slava five points Sheffield Frank Kuss seven points 150 lbs West Spring Greek D W Taylor three points 160 lbs Blue Eye dokn EKurlowéch eight points 140 lbs Morrison Run Russell Darrow eight points 165 lbs Concord Comers.
An EMEA business unit of Stockton Brothers in Sugar Grove was bought by 10 Bradford men, led by W. A. Storms and Lester. Storms has 40 years in hardware near Bradford, Lester served in the WS Navy, and both bring retail hardware experience. The new owners plan to carry merchandise including hardware and farm machinery parts.
A report from Washington describes Soviet Russia in trouble from bank runs and panic buying. Rumors of ruble devaluation and new prices stir Moscow residents who fear savings losses and a possible currency reform, amid broader Western concerns about inflation in the Soviet economy.
The War Department announced 453 Erie county World War II dead will be returned to the area for burial. Of the total 605 from the county, 514 are Army dead and 91 Marines Navy or Coast Guard killed overseas. Pennsylvania plans over 23 000 bodies brought home from overseas.
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