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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1952
Page
3
ALS Tomes have approval to workers for distribution or use as required by management. The move affects safety compliance and may impact scheduling and wage considerations for staff. Further details were not provided in the fragment.
A 25 year old lumberman refugee from Latvia said he fought his way out of the Soviet embassy in Stockholm after being attacked by six Russians. He claimed they tried to seize his passport and threatened to fly him to Russia. Police took him for questioning. embassy staff left in car. Baltic refugee to spend night in protective custody. A Soviet Press Attache dismissed the report as usual lies. Also reports hosiery workers strike in Lansdale, Pa with about 75 of 350 employees leaving.
Charles Green a 29 year old Dallas ex convict was shot in a tavern brawl Saturday night. Doctors said a slug through the right eye produced a lobotomy that damaged the brain area governing right and wrong. The outcome on his character remains uncertain though doctors hope for a change.
A House executive expenditures subcommittee reviews odd military buying cases including two and a half pound fly swatters four inch thick dog toenail clippers and a flat bow profile bid. A separate item notes Rep Vera Buchanan will undergo knee surgery after a turnpike crash en route to Washington.
At Lincoln Day in Washington Republicans vented at Truman policies with no single candidate chosen. Rep. Leonard W. Hall accused the administration of corrupting the people with public funds, urging a landslide to elect a Republican president and Congress. Toasts to Taft and Hiesenhower mixed with other GOP names while Dems in Omaha signaled Kefauver entry.
Walter N. Butcher, formerly manager of the Bear Lake GLP service store, is named manager of the GLP service at Clymer. Announcement by District Manager Ferris notes Butcher attended the University of Minnesota and joined GLF in 1949 at Bear Lake, where he was appointed manager later. he will replace Henry Habink who has resigned after serving as Clymer GLF manager since July 1940.
Washington February 9 Defense Department unveiled its new electronic bombsight called the One. It weighs nine tons versus the Norden’s fifty pounds and costs about 31 times as much, with a budget request of 2.52 billion dollars, shown to a Senate appropriations subcommittee.
The council approved a lease for four nominal surface feet on Io street and referred a storm sewer entrance matter to investigation. Spaulding residents seek a definite protection plan to prevent vandalism. Engineer Williams outlined fuel tax fund allocation for street work, recommending accumulation to three years to reach a usable amount. Finance Director Sweet presented the 1961 municipal operations report for state filing. The council also ordered filing for gravel fill on West Washington Street.
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