20 Feb 1958
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1958
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text hints at a local auction or sale action with partial details. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, but the core event appears as a public sale notice from a municipal or local authority. Further readable context is needed to specify actors or timing.
A stark white blanket swamped the region early this week with heavy snowfall near Wreigh Road. The arctic waste has blocked local and rural routes and snow removal is set to be a slow, tedious task for authorities and residents alike.
A. Franke Katzentine, Miami Beach station owner, testified in hearings on alleged pressures in Channel 10 licensing. He named figures tied to Vice President Nixon and Sen. Kefauver, describing visits by FCC examiner Mack and asserting he sought only a meritorious vote, not influence.
The 83-year-old former British prime minister Winston Churchill fights pneumonia and pleurisy in the Riviera. His private secretary says he is in good spirits. doctors note a chronic bronchial condition but deny danger. Leopold paroled in Springfield, Illinois, with job and home plans under supervision. Roger Touhy also granted parole, pending August release.
U S officials note coordinated moves by the Soviet Union and Red China to pressure Western powers on a forthcoming summit. China signals troop withdrawal from North Korea while Soviet East Germany commander says forces to be reduced by 41000. Analysts see parallels with 1955 pre summit maneuvering.
A massive storm drenched Los Angeles and surrounding areas, bringing up to 232 inches of rain in 12 hours and submerging vehicles. More than 100 schools were closed and damage ran into millions, including a partly built 85 million dollar power plant. Drying out follows under cloudy skies as up to 24 inches of new snow is reported on mountains at 3 500 feet.
River ice jams on the Youghiogheny stretch two miles above the Connellsville water works raise danger of water service disruption. Mayor Robert P. Mel Luckey convened an emergency meeting as U. S. Army Engineers from Pittsburgh will survey ice conditions. Edward L. Pliiiyrty to meet Harold Stassen in Pittsburgh Sunday to discuss GOP gubernatorial race.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a five billion dollar debt limit increase requested by President Eisenhower, effective until June 30, 1959, after rejecting Byrd’s bid to cap the rise at three billion. The panel backed a House-passed bill to raise the overall debt authority, with Byrd signaling no Senate floor push for the smaller increase. The Treasury seeks the boost to ease a tight cash position, with Byrd arguing income was overestimated and spending underestimated.
Bulletin reports the Senate Post Office Committee voted to day to raise postal rates by about 700 million dollars annually. It includes a five percent charge for non local letter writers for the next three years and recommends a substantially higher total boost than the House approved last year.
Snowbound man Richard Olin walked north from Sherman to a nearby farmhouse then to Corry, surviving ten plus hours in sunless, freezing weather after his auto failed. State troopers reported nine others missing since Monday. Olin arrived at a farm this afternoon, then continued toward Corry with a motorist’s help.
Snowplow teams began clearing the massive 25 inch packed snow on streets and sidewalks as relief broke the long winter grip. Crews report observable headway despite deep drifts.
Slowed cleanup in the storm hit Northeast states as light snow returns to the Appalachians and western New York while the midwest sees a relief in cold. Upstate New York and northern Indiana face isolation of rural families. 80 residents saved by Army helicopters in Indiana. Governor Handley declares a state of emergency as fresh snowfall threatens South Bend and Michigan City.
Stretcher teams began carrying down the bodies of 16 U S servicemen killed when a U S Air Force transport slammed into Mount Vesuvius in bad weather near Naples Italy. The wreckage lay near the summit as debris spread across the snow covered slope. Fifteen victims were from Ramstein Lanstuh Air Base Germany and one was a sailor from the USS Tripoli. Several nations searched for a missing British civil aircraft with three aboard near Bryndis heading from Athens to Rome.
Soble, the convicted Russian spy, was found in good condition on arrival at the federal facility after an emergency operation following a failed Suleidé attempt. He swallowed a quantity of pills during the incident and was hospitalized at Bellevue before a transfer to the Federal House of Detention planned in three to four days.
Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile launched at 12 48 p m today rose for about 30 seconds then arched eastward. Two minutes after ignition observers saw a huge ball of fire and the missile disappeared. Air Force offered no immediate confirmation of the failure. The prior Suburban attempt also saw a fire and steam release before engine cutoff. instrumentation indicated a possible malfunction before control was lost.
Eugene Foley challenged the election in Minnesota's 1st District after losing to Republican Albert Quie by 1 167 votes. Quie unofficially led 44 208 to 43 041 as the race elapsed and Foley called the result an intensive revolt against Republican policies while party leaders noted the seat remained in GOP hands.
Spartansburg declared a state of emergency as residents face snowfall and fuel and grocery shortages. Heavy bulldozers were deployed to clear roads while lighter equipment struggled against hard ice. An expectant mother was to be taken to the hospital by air, but no helicopter was available. Two deaths were reported as highway crews lagged in reopening routes for essential supplies and dairy deliveries.
The storm crippled many stores and industrial plants with locked doors and snarled shipments. Streets and sidewalks froze under 15 inch drifts, plows struggle to clear routes, and workers trek miles to reach plants. Attendance climbs after days of isolation, with many employees absent since Monday. Continued on Page Two
The Federal Reserve Board lowered reserve requirements by half a point affecting its 6400 member banks. The action, effective today for some and March 1 for others, frees about 500 million dollars and could expand lending capacity by roughly three billion dollars. Officials expect lower reserve hurdles to ease borrowing costs as money circulates and redeposits. The GI home loan program showed increased activity in January, with Veterans Administration reporting stronger activity.
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