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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1950
Page
1
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President Truman formally named General Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander of an integrated European defense force. The move, prompted by Allied requests, follows Eisenhower's long service and reputation in Europe. The plan is to form a 12 nation pact force with multi-service contingents, aiming for rapid readiness against potential Soviet aggression.
The Air Force announced five National Guard groups and detachment units will be called into federal service on December 2. The brief statement notes that designation of the units comes under security considerations. Most National Guard groups are fighter organizations, with several already in federal service since October. The Defense Department’s call follows a nationwide mobilization plan.
Washington reports the Auto Price rollback sparks GM protests and calls for modification of the ESA order. GM halts 1951 Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac sales, blocks price boosts, while ESA officials and industry reps prepare talks in Washington with wage and contract links looming for over a million autoworkers.
President Truman said he would not dismiss Secretary of State Dean Acheson, noting that removing him would aid communism. He cited Lincoln’s refusal to dismiss Seward as an analogy and defended Acheson against Republican charges of failed Pacific policy. Defense chief Marshall will remain, with Lovett as deputy and Symington eyed for future defense post. Republicans push for congressional review of major policy commitments.
Victor Daugherty of East Street and Donald Nichols of Corry pleaded guilty to a burglary charge before Alderman George Gordon and were ordered held for court without bail. A fourth youth was released to his parents. The incident ties to a Hilltop Dairy Bar break-in in the Cory Spartansburg area.
City council squads clash with State Highways over maintenance of roads within city limits. Mayor orders police to curb junked cars at stations and garages. Hospital site lighting debated with 600 candlepower lamps favored. council seeks site inspection to assess traffic and pedestrian needs. Local church sidewall move approved. snow disposal from driveways criticized. tax exoneration list reviewed. new stop signs placed near Washington School. Council adjourns to December 30 to set budget action. building repairs planned at 85 North Center Street after board condemnation.
December 19 report says the 80 foot tug Bacher with 12 aboard was the focus of a widening Lake Erie search between here and Erie. Coast Guard noted the vessel left Buffalo yesterday for Dunkirk 45 miles southwest and had been unreported since then. Additional planes and surface craft were to join the search today.
Atlantic pact members meet in Brussels and approve steps for an integrated force under a centralized command. General Dwight D Eisenhower to organize Western defense early 1951, with Germany participation aimed at strengthening European defense under a unified structure. The plan includes a high command and a defense production board to speed weapons manufacturing for aviation ships and tanks.
Corry residents woke to five more inches of snow in the night as forecasters predicted lingering flurries. Weatherman George Mulderink cited heavy ground cover by morning while the State Highway Department prepared plows to clear roads. Police urged motorists to limit trips, promising possible additional snowfall today and tomorrow.
State Selective Service headquarters announced in Harrisburg that 1,205 men will be called from 37 local boards in Pennsylvania. Erie and Pittsburgh districts report January 2, Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre January 3, and Altoona Harrisburg January 4 for induction.
The Senate confirmed Charles Wilson as doctor of defence mobilization today, recommended unanimously by the Senate banking committee. The action occurred December 18 with approval by the full Senate.
Washington reports President Truman's wartime expansion plan prompting Congress to consider emergency powers and a broader mobilization. Lawmakers weigh authority to direct resources, renegotiate defense contracts, and regulate prices as the nation readies for intensified production and potential labor shifts amid economic strain.
Erie police hold 40 year old waitress alias Marmilian after she admits stabbing truck driver William Fortunato 47 during a confrontation in his apartment. Fortunato died from a single chest wound after a struggle with the suspect and an accomplice. A second woman, Louly Crail, is held as a material witness.
Experts from the University of New Mexico report a sealed nine inch diameter metal sphere found by deerhunters in the Capitan Mountains region. Dr. Lincoln LaPaz presents two theories for its origin, including possible ejection from a guided missile or a very large balloon. The object, described as duraluminum with nylon embedded components and an unusual plastic casing, weighs about seven pounds two ounces and remains unexplained.
The performance featured over 400 musicians led by director FL Lynn Fire and soloists William Chiricuzio Jean Merriman and Barbara Kowalski. The program included classic carols and a Christmas story finale, with choirs and girl chorus delivering songs such as O Little Town of Bethlehem and Joy to the World.
Thelma Warner of Titusville was sentenced in Erie Federal Court to two six month terms for mail theft and using the mails to defraud. She cashed a neighbor’s checks and ordered merchandise by mail then stole parcels delivered to rural mailboxes.
Reports from Tokyo say Allied naval, air, and ground units repelled a large-scale assault by Chinese and Korean Reds around Hungwi landhead near the Nineth. Despite heavy bombardment and aerial strikes, the Reds pressed inland and attempted a breakthrough along the eastern shore as United Nations troops shelled and pursued retreating enemy forces.
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