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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
1
President Truman plans a major address at the Jackson Day dinner at the Armory in Capital, urging full speed ahead on his Fair Deal program. More than 5,200 attendees expected.
President Truman announces a nonpolitical campaign to support Democratic candidates for Congress during an annual Jackson Day dinner. The event at the National Guard Armory seeks to raise funds and rally support as the 1950 congressional race begins.
Jack Stahl of Stahl's Jewelry on South Center Street did not win the presidency of the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. David Livingston of the G. O. Miphy Co store was named vice president and Perry Parker named secretary after balloting by 30 of 35 eligible merchants. Robert Tunnell held the post last year, with Stahl serving as vice president previously.
State Milk Control Commission cuts milk price by two cents in Erie and Pittsburgh market areas. The move follows price hearings at the county courthouse where producers protested. Dairymen initially feared a strike but continued deliveries as prices drop across dairy products and quantities.
President Truman said no immediate peace mission to Russia is planned and he would welcome talks if invited. He dismissed a possible Big Three meeting abroad and called for restraint on negotiations over atomic weapons. A Brock interview is not ruled out but he urged readers to review the original NYT piece for context.
A nationwide financial syndicate bid to purchase $375 million in veterans bonus bonds at a net interest rate of 1.4755 percent. The bid includes a premium of 7 12500 to the commonwealth, with bidding banks from New York and Philadelphia and nearly 400 banks nationwide.
Negotiations on a new contract for Ajax Tran Works resume next Tuesday with a stage mediator and federal conciliator present. Local No IMA and management failed to reach an agreement after five months of talks begun last September amid a threatened strike by Ajax workers.
National Surety Corp representative Kennedy met with Donovan Brothers in Centerville to review remaining work on the Smith Street storm sewer project. City reports 80 percent complete. work to resume when weather and soil permit.
The storm battering the Northeast and South left six dead in New England and caused widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi. Evacuations reached around eight thousand with many more at risk as heavy snow and sleet hit western Massachusetts and Boston. In Newark, union leaders said ten thousand telephone operators voted to strike New Jersey Bell, with no strike date set.
Senator Robertson D Virginia urges fast passage of a bill to curb what he calls the monopolistic powers of John Ly Lewis chief of the United Mine Workers. He argues Lewis controls production and prices and could drive out smaller businesses under antitrust scrutiny. The Virginian notes Congress has not exempted unions from antitrust laws.
The New York Times reports a secret Chinese Soviet pact to station Chinese workers in key ports and place advisers in China’s army and secret police. Dispatch from Paris cites Mao and Chow En Lai agreeing to cede seven ports to Soviet revision and a joint defense posture before an alliance announcement.
London Feb 16 Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin opposed a Big Three conference on atomic energy control proposed by Winston Churchill. In a Labour broadcast Bevin urged continued work through the United Nations atomic committee and warned against stunt proposals. He said if Russia shows readiness to ease tensions, talks could follow to prevent war and foster cooperation. Churchill had suggested a top level Britain United States Russia meeting on atomic control and an East West truce. The speech was seen as a campaign issue by some observers.
Reports swirled as sixteen or seventeen crew members of a missing B 36 bomber were believed rescued or located, but Coast Guard said no substantiation. Searches continued along coastal British Columbia and Alaska with crews picked up or seen in various stories. a few survivors described severe conditions and harrowing openings before rescue efforts.
The body of Jacob W. Bowers, 57, of Butler, missing since December 10, was found wedged in the rudder of the towboat Charles Z yesterday in the Allegheny River. A brother in law said Bowers had been ill about a year before his disappearance.
The Spud Co op argues for parity to curb government marketing controls amid surplus fears. Senators weigh removing price supports as producers complain about restricted planting and market distortions. Northwest shipper claims private marketing would ease penalties for growers.
Wattsburg area telephone board discussed applying to the Rural Electrification Administration for a loan to fund improvements. No action was taken at the meeting. Directors noted the upgrade would allow Wattsburg to offer direct calls to Erie Cambridge Springs and Edinboro, saving time and enhancing service. Reed Murray presided, with Hazel Burrows as vice president and other officers listed.
The House fails to advance the FEPC bill as debate centers on timing and procedural rules. Representatives from Massachussetts to New York express split support with key figures like Allen and Hadden weighing in on next steps.
Gorey Memorial Hospital Association directors met in monthly session. Beigar Alekander reported 230 admissions in January versus 180 in December. Total patient days were 1148, with deaths recorded at the hospital and 25 surgeries performed. Government bonds of 815,000 were sold to pay construction bills, and a disaster preparedness committee placed letters on each floor.
An explosion at Dow Chemical Co in Midland Michigan killed six workers and injured several others with estimates ranging from six to eight additional fatalities. The blast occurred around 11 20 p m and destroyed part of a building housing emulsion polymerization processes. Ambulances were dispatched and crews evacuated the injured.
John L. Lewis presses for a 20 day work year and higher wages plus a welfare fund boost as strikes spread. He seeks a 1560 daily wage, 10 cent royalty, and eight to ten hour shifts with job guarantees, while federal court orders limit union hiring rules amid bargaining disputes.
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