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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
1
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American officials foresee a new U S western powers clash over the Mindszenty treason trial and Hungary’s treatment of Cardinal Mindszenty. Secretary Acheson links Russia to the case while a UN appeal is considered. Debate centers on Hungary’s postwar conduct and compliance with peace treaty terms.
Bradford Woods residents restore a ten member family after a February fire destroyed their home and preserved pantries. Neighbors raise furniture clothing and cash totalling over 1300 while two workers provide labor. The Haefners receive a new home funded by community aid and donations.
Polls opened in Northern Ireland as factions dispute staying under Britain or uniting with a Southern Ireland republic. Voters faced 52 Commons seats with 16 unopposed. results due later, amid tense clashes and parade clashes. Sir Basil Brooke’s Unionists hope to widen their edge. In Pittsburgh a 26 year old Howard Boy was sentenced to life for a 1947 murder in Western Penitentiary.
Feb 10 New Delhi Narayati Gudse and Narayan Aple editor and publisher were sentenced to die by hanging for Gandhi’s assassination. Five others received life terms. one was acquitted. The court sentenced Shankar to seven years for aiding the plot. Gandhi’s killer Godse said he acted for humanity.
Washington February 10 An administration statement defending 1949 price guidance failed to reassure Republican farm senators Thye of Minnesota and Young of North Dakota. Brannan blamed speculative influences for price drops and ordered full information on commodity transactions for the first three days of the week. The latest statistics show a continuing price decline across wholesale commodities while loans fall at the Federal Reserve.
Crawford County court bound over William Graves after arraignment in Titusville. He pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and was released on a 200 dollar property bond. State Police at Corry substation reported the pickup.
A survey of weekend meal prices shows ground beef and pork cuts dropping sharply while hams and chickens also ease from recent highs. Shoppers report prices down 30 to 40 percent versus prior months, with some stores advertising further declines in coming weeks. Analysts note uneven drops across regions and caution that wholesale costs still influence retail figures. Local housewives and shoppers describe more affordable Chuck roasts and rib cuts, though the overall trend remains uncertain as prices fluctuate.
Harrisburg February 10 The perennial issue of school salaries resurfaced in the legislature as an education program proposed to cost 22 million dollars in two years and 87.5 million more over time. Key figures James M. Dutts, Ben Prederek L. Homahet, and Lan ieaster chair the Senate Education Committee. The plan faces opposition from some lawmakers amid calls for restraint. Republicans pushed through a steel plant site at 3.5 million and tax measures, while debates over a five cent levy and clean-up funding continued in both chambers.
An official states that an atomic lunch the size of a golf ball equates to 5,400,000 pounds of TNT. A colonel notes the atomic bomb the size of a golf ball would equal 270 ten ton TNT blasts, with damage from blast heat and radioactivity. Also, gang leaders convicted in a separate case receive seven to ten year terms in a military court after a long trial.
A readable fragment notes unusually mild temperatures across the region with highs ranging from the forties to the fifties. It cites a warm Atlantic air mass and forecasts continued mild spells into the week, contrasting with typical winter patterns and suggesting shifting regional weather influences.
House launches bill to raise a protective wall around the country with projected cost about 161,000.00 dollars. Hearings continue amid witness backlog delaying final action as lawmakers weigh tax and spending schemes to curb inflation and support business. President Truman asks Congress for 4 billion dollars in new spending though tax cuts are debated as a path to recovery.
Senator Myers met with Democratic leaders to discuss the vacancy for a Western Pennsylvania judgeship. Pittsburgh Mayor David Lawrence, PLA Mathews of Carlisle, and state party members weighed candidates but no decision was made. Myers said further talks would follow, aiming for a prompt selection to keep the Pennsylvania Court’s work progressing.
A newly formed Cox Radio interference elimination committee announced plans for a campaign to curb radio noise affecting Corry residents. The group includes Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Rotary clubs and civic leaders. aims to purchase noise suppression devices and solicit business and plant operators aid. Aimed at reducing market and industrial noise disruptions, the effort seeks a defined campaign period beginning tomorrow. A separate item notes Belgian bobsledder Max Houben killed in an accident on the Mt Vail Hoevenbere course in Lake Placid.
Cleveland Feb 10 Plans were announced for a 120 mile system of elevated conveyor belts to haul iron ore from the Great Lakes to Ohio river steel mills. The scheme would move up to 29 million tons of Ohio river coal per year on return trips, with a cost of about 154 million dollars and an estimated 32 million man hours over three years to build. Private funding will cover 212 million more for Lorain and East Point facilities. Rights of way would be sought from Ohio authorities.
A detailed report from Washington outlines operations in Japan and indicates potential shifts in strategy under influence from MacArthur era recommendations. The dispatch suggests world capitals were warned of possible changes to ongoing wartime plans and actions.
Army reports reveal remnants of a daring Russian spy ring operating in Japan. The ring allegedly sent coded messages to influence Soviet defenses and routed German plans against Russia. Officials warn parts of the 92 000 word dispatch remain classified. details include alleged assurances that Moscow would be safeguarded, shaping wartime strategy.
The Hoover Commission asks Congress and President Truman to outlaw political favoritism and restore civil service hiring and pay reforms. It proposes a modernized merit system with open training and promotion, higher pay for 85,000 plus, a higher ceiling, removal of favoritism in appointments, transfer of hiring to agencies, and a single pay policy with Congress setting ceilings while the Civil Service Commission sets scales.
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