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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
4
A scrambled digest from Corry Pennsylvania papers notes polio statistics and public health ideas, discussing inoculation impact and tax ideas. It mentions narcotics laws, minor sales arrests in New York, and a 14 million retirement village proposal with tax implications, plus 20 years ago items from 1936.
The Corry Post reports resumed electric service after a six hour outage and outlines the Suez crisis with Egyptian, British, French, and UN actions. It notes UN mediation prospects, Egypt’s objections to salvage crews, and renewed Israeli border attacks as UN cease fire talks stall.
Fragmentary notes mention a Christmas dinner at a home and various communal plans. References to a workshop, a lagoon, a sheiferey, and a dep. ments completing a village appear garbled. No clear names, dates, or concrete actions emerge from the legible text.
GE wins an eight million dollar contract to build electric subway cars for New York City. St Louis Car Co will supply a package of motors and equipment, with delivery starting next summer and final assembly at a four month pace. The order is part of a larger twenty five car set plan totaling about forty eight million dollars from the NYC Transit Authority for 450 cars, to be delivered at forty units per month.
A compact recap of 1956 events across politics sport and crime. Notable items include 342 auto deaths setting a grim national record, political figures Frank Hague and Truman era ties, Eisenhower Eden talks on policy open skies, and major international moves in Cyprus and Bulgaria. Major deaths include H L Mencken and Frank Hague. The year also features Winter Olympics in Italy, the Brink’s robbery with $2.7 million reported solved, and notable social clashes around integration in Alabama.
A scrambled OCR batch mingles court martial mentions, drownings, and a dozen 1956 events. It cites six recruits during a disciplinary march, a TWA UAL crash over the Grand Canyon, and Eisenhower’s second-term outlook. Other items include Kentucky Derby chatter, peace mission runs, and a Stalin blame note amid sports, politics, and society.
The readable parts reference Dmitri Shebilayanu ndto and Tito visiting Moscow, amid mentions of wartime power and a hospital operation for a dangerous obstetric case. Also noted are Lamar Pandie and Matthew J. Connelly as former administration aides.
A compact digest cites Gen. Twining returning from Russia, the Weinberger kidnapping case, Gov. Clement chosen as keynote at the national convention, and Eisenhower convalescing at Gettysburg. It notes the Marines court martial, Orville Hodge admission, the Panama conference trip, Nixon speculation, the Andrea Doria sinking, the Suez Canal seizure by Nasir, and Aswan dam plans.
The month lists talks on Suez control as Ike’s 0.6/4 runalfig mate West leads discussions. A 34 day steel strike ends. Marine Sgt Keen convicted to nine months. Cali Colombia blasts kill 1100 and injure 1230. Jed Williams earns 5000 for split affairs. Democratic convention opens in Chicago with Stevenson nomination. London and San Francisco conventions loom. Nixon renomination moves. Navy plane down off China coast with all aboard. TaMarca and a baby kidnap arrest. Weinberger baby found dead. Cost of living hits high. Anti integrationists confront Negroes in Clinton Tennessee. National Guard restores order.
September 4 report shows a 425 toll on highways over Labor Day. White mobs of about 550 clash with nine Negro students escorted by Kentucky National Guards on a Sturgis, Kentucky route. A six week old Cynthia Ruotolo’s body found near Hamden, Connecticut. Louisville schools integrate 12,500 Black and 35,000 white students with no violence. Democrats win Maine governorship and a congressional seat. Eisenhower and Taft events noted amid global tensions and sport headlines.
A condensed patch of 1956-era notices covers Ike’s re election effort with a Gettysburg rally, pilots quitting over Suez, Cullen in London for Buccs talk, and Ike adding TV stops. It also mentions Somoza’s death, UN tensions over Suez, rivals in the Balkans, Israeli Gaza disruptions, and a Soviet led push toward Budapest as Dulles pursues a cease fire.
October sessions of the Security Council open with debate over Suez crisis. Navy policy changes see Sgt. McKeon’s punishment reduced, allowing him to remain in service. Reports mention multinational forces and regional tensions as UN troops reach the Suez Canal area amid broader Cold War strains.
A fragmented digest notes claims of asylum shifts in the US for Himesquay figures, a deadly Brooklyn pier fire with 274 injured, and Russians prevailing in Olympica coverage. It cites Nixon proposing aid to Britain over Suez Eden policy, a missing TransCanala airliner with 62 aboard, and monetary moves to bolster the pound amid global tension. High School reopenings, Hungarian police clashes, and Soviet intervention debates frame a chaotic, fluid scene of Cold War unrest.
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