07 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes a sale reference involving cobbet items and a build related to a W F tf location. Details are unclear and no full names, dates, or locations are readable.
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee discussed a Korean settlement while weighing conditions for Western European defense plans. Talks noted a possible Eisenhower installation as supreme commander within days, with France agreeing to fast track a unified Western defense and include West Germany. Britain and the U.S. reject appeasement of aggression and a deal offering Red China UN membership in exchange for concessions on Korea.
The article reports that dependents of enlisted personnel, including those at Camp Allerbury, will receive allotments under the 1980 act. About 90,000 checks are expected to be issued by December 15, with payments from paychecks and government funds on roughly a 50 50 basis.
The Borstorff Fitch auto agency holds opening for a 50 by 80 foot addition on the south side of its facility on Mires Avenue. New equipment includes three Wenger post lifts San motor vesting Lindon lubricating gear and an aligning machine. A door prize drawing offers $25 in cash and lubrication packages with the event slated for Saturday ending with prize awards at 9 p.m. Local managers and contractors from DeSoto Chrysler join for the ceremony.
Corry resident Pinky Ghith was released on a criminal assault charge after an alderman and district attorney representatives reviewed the case and determined facts did not warrant prosecution. The peace bond and related threats count were dropped.
Senate GOP leaders met to discuss a formal resolution demanding the resignation or replacement of Secretary of State Acheson. A closed session adjourned with plans to confer with all 43 Republican senators early next week on action and foreign policy questions.
Senator OConor of Maryland announced plans to push legislation to bar war materials from reaching Communist China. He awaits Commerce Department action after eight American ships were reported carrying drugs and other war useful items to Hong Kong and North China.
New York December 1 The conviction of Alger Hiss a former State Department official for perjury was unanimously upheld by the New York Court of Appeal The 40 year old defendant had denied passing government secrets to Whittaker Chambers a courier to a prewar Soviet spy ring Hiss was sentenced to five years in prison but remained free on a 29000 bond pending appeal
Company A men stationed at Campacre are to depart December 22 for home as 17 000 of the 28th Division move. About 60 buses 40 planes and 1700 private autos will assist sailors and guardsmen to reach their families for five to ten day leaves with security detachments remaining at the camp.
Warren R. Maley 43 supervising principal of Baldwin township schools was arrested on a double charge of drunken and reckless driving after two car collisions last night. He has faced temperance controversy and school board hearings on his dismissal votes failed to reach a majority. Maley denied drinking to excess at the hearings.
Public safety guidance outlines steps to reduce harm during an atomic blast. Seek shelter in a building cellar wall or sturdy interior space away from windows, lie flat to avoid debris, and keep low until danger passes.
The piece advises dropping flat on the ground at once to reduce injury from blast. It notes about half of blast wounds come from being tossed or struck by falling or flying objects and that lying down minimizes movement and risk. If time allows, choosing a low, shielded spot lowers chances of being struck by debris.
Senate tax panel accelerates work on a House approved excess profits tax measure aimed for action by year end. Hearings wrap tomorrow as witnesses urge tougher revenue cuts and possible rate adjustments to finance the proposal.
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank reports a big volume of Christmas business expected for Pennsylvania during the remainder of December. The October survey shows increased coal and bill output, modest employment and payroll gains, a drop in department store sales from September, and no change in loans deposits or investments. Construction fell except for residential work, yet total reconstruction activity remained well above 1949 levels.
Steve Nelson 47, Communist party chair in Western Pennsylvania, will be arraigned in Washington DC tomorrow on contempt of Congress charges. Federal Judge Owen Burns signed a transfer order. bail remained at 5000. Nelson faces trial here January 2 on an additional indictment after refusing to answer questions before a subcommittee of the House on American Activities.
A fatal vehicle crash last night on Route 119 involved a car hitting a culvert and killing Martin W. Anderson, 60, of Mt Pleasant Rd.
UN debate on pressing Red China to withdraw from Korea dominates assembly talks. Western powers push for a swift, if possible by Friday, approval while Chinese representatives resist immediate withdrawal under the 38th parallel. Observers note mixed signals and warn of a longer struggle depending on Security Council unity.
A 1941 Pearl Harbor commemoration reflects on U S entry into World War II and the subsequent rise of U S world leadership. It notes current global tensions with Korea China and Russia, and ponders if a future generalized war could again pit the United States on a distant front.
Corry woman Mrs. Hayel Mewes bagged a four point buck weighing 120 pounds in the current deer season. Richard Dutton reported a seven point buck weighing 140 pounds at Jackson Hill. Pittsburgh authorities search the Allegheny River for two missing men feared drowned after a dump truck with snow fell from the Duquesne Way wharf. River patrol Coast Guard firemen and others participate. identities of the missing men are unknown.
The Wey chapter of the Red Cross seeks 125 pints of blood to meet an urgent need as 48 donors are still required after past drives. The campaign notes ongoing registrations and a temporary pause due to faction limits while reminding donors of eligibility and the national blood program.
Hartisburg Ley 7 reports Miller, head of civilian defense prognensas, says siren designed by National Bureau of Standards will be the sole air raid warning device. Federal funding and mass production timing unclear as planners probe civilian warning deployment and blood typing program with medical groups.
Allied forces in Korea brace on a hill line 25 miles south of Pyongyang as a Chinese Red army advance presses toward Koto. U.S. and South Korean divisions, with Marines and Seventh Infantry, hold the line while efforts continue to break through and cover escape routes south toward Chinnampo.
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