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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
6
Erie school directors opened a tax-fixing session amid a 1957 budget deficit of about a half million dollars. A one-mill hike seemed likely, but debt refinancing and last-minute cuts could erase or lessen the deficit so no increase may be needed. State aid anticipated at over 2 million could influence the outcome once legislature acts.
Army spokesman warns that Hungarian Reds may try to infiltrate refugees entering America with secret police. Reports cite Kilmer camp sightings and refugees recalling a police arrest from years ago. Officials say all tips are investigated and screenings remain ongoing.
A bag containing 2700 dollars in tax payments went missing on Christmas Day from the Lafayette County tax collector Edward Becker's office. Delbert Porter was held but later released after a search found the bag in a chair. Porter was questioned and a detector test was conducted with Sheriff Schuiter noting a reaction.
Speedy visitors from space strike the earth 2,300 times a second, new calculations report. About 200 million meteors visible to the naked eye enter the atmosphere daily, weighing at least 10 tons in total and traveling up to 180,000 miles per hour. Most perish in bright descent as they burn in our atmosphere, posing a potential barrier to early space travel.
In Centre County a three car crash near Centre Hall on Route 3 blamed on faulty brakes killed Allen F Redman 39 and Lorraine 37 their front seat occupants. They were en route to visit when Paul Snavely of Spring Mills lost control. Sisters Mary Cyrilla and Mary Trela of the Sisters of Mercy Lancaster were hospitalized in Bellefonte with injuries. Snavely unhurt.
Paul G Benedum of Pittsburgh and six others filed land claims totaling 589040 acres in Alaska believed to hold oil and gas. The group, including Benedums nephew and several Adams relatives, paid 152570 in fees, the largest recorded in Alaska at the time. Geological parties will survey next summer with duties starting by November 15 1957.
An unnamed gunman opened fire aboard a Greyhound bus at Cleveland station killing the driver and a passenger. The suspect fled, exchanging fire with police, then died after a chase as officers closed in near the bus terminal. The victim remains at the county morgue.
Rep Th Millet of Cape May New Jersey and District, elected last November to a seventh term, weekly newspaper publisher and former Cape May mayor, died yesterday.
Former Pittsburg Medal of Honor recipient Commando Kelly will relocate from a small apartment to a $25,000 house in St Louis next month. The 36-year-old father of six, now a buyer for a St Louis dealer, says a new boss is footing most of the down payment. He survived peritonitis after an August appendectomy and recalls his World War II valor in which he reportedly killed 39 enemy soldiers in a 44-hour action.
Reports from Medan and Jakarta describe a swift daytime operation surrounding Simbolon’s house as tanks moved in before dawn. Officials say Simbolon did not escape, with Gintings T backed by a minority of North Sumatra’s armed forces amid government efforts to quell the rebellion.
State police report a two-car collision on a pike west of Somerset left A Bobko 49 and Supba 35 injured with cuts and bruises. Suppa, riding alone, also involved. accident details and hospital status provided by Somerset Community Hospital.
An Los Angeles display showcases RoseiMarie Reid designed swimwear. The collection features soft-textured wool Windsor knits with Inc tex and olive tame finishes highlighted by bold fashion photography.
Japanese foreign minister Shigemitsu and his daughter Nanako arrive in San Francisco after visiting New York where he addressed the United Nations General Assembly following Japan's accession to the world body.
The event features Maj. Arnold Beck exposing the moment of the world altitude record in an altitude chamber at the development center in Baltimore Maryland. His demonstration claims record air pressure and speed compared with earlier feats, highlighting the highest altitude experiment ever attempted.
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