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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1951
Page
2
In a fractured Senate with 80 Republicans and 20 Democrats, confirmation of the cabinet stalls. Speaker Margiotti seeks an acting attorney general until the current assembly ends, while Democrats threaten court action if the deadlock persists.
A fragmented city column notes a fatality at Jones Hill road where Thomas J. Wildrick, 60, was found dead in his farm home. Coroner George Middleton ruled death by hanging. Local notices include meetings at Spring Creek Grange and Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge with community events and police court warnings for disorderly house visitors. Traffic updates report January accidents and a sheriff's resignation due to ill health.
A local hospital admission and discharge list names Harold Jewell and Mrs. Thomas Graham among numerous residents recorded for a weekend period. The report notes Eric Sam Lee in county jail after a shooting injuring Zelma Lee, with charges possible. Also covered are a memorial for Fred Sitter and a police raid on clubs in Ashtabula.
February 5 report from Waynesburg details the death of Joseph Valla 26 of Carmichaels an ambulance attendant who fell from a moving vehicle after he inadvertently opened the rear door while transporting a Veterans Administration patient to Greene Memorial Hospital. The incident occurred Saturday along the roadway near Waynesburg.
The CIO International Union of Electrical Workers urged a pension system with severance pay for workers leaving early, hospital and medical coverage, equalized wages, and idle worker benefits. President James B. Garey said radio and TV plants lag behind other divisions, calling wage rates unfair and vowing an immediate sit-out for pay raises amid the price freeze.
Snyder seeks a huge jump in excise taxes to raise hundreds of millions annually by closing loopholes and adding to a larger tax package. Lawmakers broadly agree on funding defense costs but split over how much new revenue is needed and how to prune Truman’s $71.6 billion budget.
The article notes support for a single bill by Senator Taft and Chairman George as an alternative to Truman's two-phase tax plan. President Truman requests swift action while Chairman Doughton warns on uncertain time frames for tax bill consideration.
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