26 Feb 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1952
Page
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Fragmentary OCR text mentions percentages and initials with scattered place names and personal references. Limited readable items include partial addresses and stray names, with no clear event or full facts to summarize.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a bobbin and a price of 85 dollars and 1495 dollars, with references to a place Boutin Pa. The readable content is insufficient to determine a clear event, person, or organization.
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A partial OCR snippet shows garbled phrases including references to a large sherry and a location in Lond, but readable details are minimal. The text lacks a clear event, person, organization, date, or outcome to summarize into a coherent newspaper item.
At Munsan Korea Feb 26 Communists categorically rejected an Allied plan to ban Russian supervision of a Korean truce and proposed neutral oversight by a limited set of nations. The Allies countered by offering six supervising nations with Russia excluded. No germ warfare charges were mentioned in today’s sessions.
The U S destroyer Shelton was hit by shell fire on February 22 causing three crewmen to be wounded, two other destroyers sustaining minor damage. The attack occurred during a repulse of an enemy attempt to land near Bongiin as Shelton retired toward safety. The Navy did not disclose casualty numbers.
An armed ex convict identified as John Richard Bayless, 37, was arrested by FBI agents at New York’s airport less than 19 hours after a bank holdup in Los Angeles. He was seized as he stepped off a Trans World Airlines plane carrying $19,828.61 and a .38 caliber revolver. The FBI tracked his flight from Los Angeles. Bayless had prior robbery conviction in Missouri.
Pittsburgh Feb 26 Lloyd Rawson 19 of Hookstown killed yesterday when the dump truck he rode in overturned near Clinton. Arthur Haught 19 of Hookstown, the driver, suffered minor injuries.
In a sudden ruling Speaker Rayburn bans televising radio coverage and newsreels of House and committee hearings. Republicans protest censorship while some lawmakers doubt enforcement or potential rule changes. Newsreels and still photos are also barred or limited under the new policy.
In a Senate clash Senator Douglas blasted Harry A. McDonald as too weak to resist influence, but McDonald won confirmation 63 to 23 and will lead the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He will leave the Securities and Exchange Commission to take the RFC post with a salary raise from 15000 to 17600 and vows to “do a job” while warning influence peddlers to stay away.
Representatives from Hunter Caldwell and Campbell will confer with Gary area shop committee members tonight at the Library Building in a special session. They seek preliminary plans for a new school, estimated at about 2.09 million dollars, with decisions on building type, single or two stories, and included instructional departments to be made later.
A 36 year old woman visiting the Spartansinirg Area is in critical condition after an apparent suicide attempt involving sleeping pills. State Police report the act appears driven by personal health and distress over recent years, with the pills taken without her husband’s knowledge and she collapsed at a home.
A Georgia backed movement urged Senator Richard Russell to enter the Democratic presidential race this week. Russell did not comment as Georgia Democrats sought him as an active candidate. The Georgia push follows a pattern from 1948 when Russell led a rebellion against Truman, spurring Southern opposition. Floridians moved to back Russell, qualifying as state delegate candidates, while Mississippi House of Representatives advanced a split with the national party and did not bind delegates to any candidate.
Washington reports the Labor Department’s new CPI series shows no change from mid December, signaling a pause in the steady rise of living costs. The old index rose slightly for the month, while wholesale and grocery prices trend lower, hinting at a possible temporary halt in inflation.
John G Davis state chairman of the Fight for MacArthur says a mandamus petition and a bill of equity will be filed in Harrisburg to contest the removal of General Douglas MacArthur from the Pennsylvania Republican preference ballot. He says thousands of Pennsylvanians want to vote for the soldier statesman on April 22 and urges officials to allow it. Two Chicago men receive prison terms for taxicab holdups in a separate Pittsburgh report.
A scrambled report from Bonn outlines that Germany will not have a NATO European Army ready before 1955 despite initial approval. Analysts warn full mobilization, training, and equipment for a force of up to 400,000 troops faces long delays and high costs. The piece notes political debate and potential effects on Western defense plans.
A four engine B50 bomber crashed and burned at Offutt Air Force Base during landing, killing five and injuring seven others aboard. The cause was not immediately determined, with authorities noting a classified equipment load aboard complicating access to the crash scene. The plane had stopped at Hickam Field before arriving at Offutt. Military officials withheld details on base assignment and equipment restrictions.
A special meeting of the Corry Chapter Red Cross board and the 1952 fund drive planning committee is set for tonight at the Teal chapter offices. Campaign chairman Stewart Long announced. A Roll Call plan will be finalized. Publicity committee members named window display coordinators for local outlets.
A city program requires municipal employees to take a loyalty oath next Monday at 9 30 AM in the municipal room. Clerk Dennil notes the oath follows a court order and will involve thousands of state workers. The event, dubbed Light On Big Day, designates a mass observance with all city employees expected to participate.
In Corry public schools 4633 pupils enrolled today and about 15 percent absent due to flu and colds. Absences rose from 4 percent yesterday, with Junior High and Concord showing 63 and 24 absence counts respectively amid influenza surge. Local doctors note a weekend spike in influenza like illness.
Harrisburg Feb 26 state mine inspectors found no negligence in the February explosion at the Westmoreland county mine. A methane gas pocket caused the blast. officials and workers were not at fault. The report urged reclassifying the mine as gassy under state mining code.
Germany must contribute 2.67 billion dollars for West defense in the coming year, as ministers and top advisers meet again today to discuss Europe’s security burden. Bonn is expected to review the proposal and finalize funding terms during the session. The talks center on strengthening NATO forces and shared defense commitments amid Cold War tensions.
Lisbon February 26 The Big Three and West Germany agree that Bonn must fund a major share of Western defense under the European Defense Community plan. Cabinet ministers, Eden and Bevin discuss Russia’s delays on an Austria independence pact while U.S. and Allied troops’ costs are outlined. A separate item notes the opening of a new four lane bridge across the Allegheny River connecting New Kensington and Tarentum.
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