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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1955
Page
1
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Bonn Germany Socialists rallied for a last ditch effort to block the Paris rearmament pacts as the Bundestag entered its third day of debate. Adenauer pressed for quick ratification while foes used long speeches and interruptions in hopes of derailing the measure before a final vote and send to the President.
The Senate rejected a compromise on congressional pay raises and sent the measure back to conference with the House. The bill would set lawmakers’ salaries at 22 000 with a 1 260 tax free allowance and included raises for federal judges and top officials. Senate 62 to 7 voted to appoint conferees to insist on a substitute for the expense fund.
The House passed a $20 per person income tax cut with a companion plan to keep corporate taxes at 42 percent and extend current excise levies. Senate Finance Chairman Byrd opposes the cut and seeks a committee vote before sending it to the full Senate next week. Senator George of Georgia wants full review before acting. President Eisenhower had criticized the proposal as fiscally irresponsible.
City officials could not confirm the possibility of late 1955 tax notices due to heavy workload from 1600 assessment appeals. Assessor William Miller Treasurer Carl Smith and Finance Director Guy Abbey said the team hoped notices would be ready by March 1 but could not guarantee. If delays occur, a grace period may adjust rebates and penalties.
In Appomattox County Virginia Frank Mayberry 49 opened fire in Evergreen killing his brother in law Jack Tucker 149 and Dr David A Christian 111 before a 90 minute gun battle with nearly 20 officers wounded and captured He denied the shootings and faces two counts of murder Authorities found no motive.
Three persons were killed in separate traffic crashes on Pittsburgh streets. Harry N. Shimpeno, 60, was struck crossing a street in Oxland district and died at hospital. Edward Hilton, 35, died instantly when his car struck a utility pole. Norman Roth was driver and remained in serious condition. Howard Siemon, 52, died in a crash involving a car and a tractor trailer. his nephew Paul Abel, 25, was driving the auto and suffered fractures of both arms and both legs. END WALKOUT Monessen: Monessen plant resumed normal operations as maintenance workers returned after sickouts, with no agreement reached on their wage demands.
Babson notes three major shifts in retailing from 1875, starting with the rise of department stores and order houses, followed by the chain stores bypassing wholesalers, and now discount houses. He previews a fourth revolution as shopping centers emerge to ease congestion and parking, with Alfred Stores planning large investments. The piece reflects his Gloucester, Massachusetts roots and spans local and national retail developments.
The Board of Tax Revision and Appeals trimmed several major business property assessments in the city. Notable cuts include Traction Building at 20 North Center Street from 70 040 to 35 020 and Loblaw Building at 142 North Center Street from 70 200 to 18 620, among others.
Two Euromories near Union City on Route 6 were knocked into a ditch after Northrop of Centerville tried to pass a car driven by Miss Marie Zafirapatos of 117 Mott Street. An oncoming vehicle forced the pass, sending Northrop’s car into the ditch and Zafirapatos’s car into a roadside barrier. No injuries reported. damage estimated at 200 to Northrop and 600 to Zafirapatos. Nautilus submarine remains at Groton for continued testing as a second day of trials proceeds.
Charles Farnham, 74, of Columbus Nes, is listed in fair condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a gasoline lantern explosion lit his home. He escaped by rolling clear as flames consumed his clothing from the waist down. Courtney Fargo, driving by, summoned help and aided Farnham and responders until ambulance crews arrived. Corry firemen battled the blaze before Columbus units.
A Corry taxpayer letter to The Journal lauds the city’s financial progress after a 1954 budget and postwar deficits. It notes a one mill property tax add revenue of over 5 000 dollars, repayment of bonded debt, reduced bank loans, and a restored cash balance as of December 1954 and into 1955. The writer credits current officials for overcoming prior deficits and improving the General Fund.
Altoona Pa four former township treasurer J Homer Dutwalller, 43, is held in Duncan Arizona on charges he embezzled over 6000 dollars from Woodbury Township. District Attorney Park H. Loose said the ex-official waived extradition.
In Wheleton Ohio a house fire killed four Brown children Delmas Sharon Michael and Gary ages 4 3 1 and 3 months and seriously injured parents Frank and Maxine Brown. Firemen suspect the blaze started from a coal stove in the kitchen. Tommy Brown was staying with a grandmother next door. Two other Brown children suffered minor burns.
A Girard man traveling to Corry seeks an arrest warrant for alleged aluminum siding salesmen after a cash only dispute. He recalls the price drop from 3100 to 1650, plus interest, bringing total to about 2100. A local family already counseled by a lawyer found no contract means no prosecution.
Soviet commentators denounce the Bangkok Manila Pact conference as an American conspiracy to widen military blocs in Asia. They accuse the meeting of aiming to integrate parts of Vietnam Laos and Cambodia into a so called Munin Pact and say it reveals US and French tensions with Britain and other powers.
Washington seeks release of 15 American airmen captured during the Korean War. U S officials say a calm approach to Red China will help secure their freedom while noting that eleven had earlier been sentenced to prison in Egypt. Australian Navy air crew rescued new flier reports say the fliers were stranded near an Indochina reef about 200 miles off the coast.
Nationalist air forces attacked near Wu chi in the Formosa Strait and claimed two Communist ships destroyed. Red gunboats shelled Wuchi while Nationalist ships bombarded Pechishen. Premier Chiang Kai-shek vowed not to abandon Quemoy and Mats. United States pledged defense of areas deemed vital to Formosa defense.
Japan goes to polls tomorrow in a pivotal national vote seen as defining the country’s stance amid Cold War tensions. Four major parties compete with a mix of pro and anti communist positions, including the ruling conservative Liberal party led by Premier Hatoyama and the opposition left Socialists. The Communists, small but unified, seek influence as Japan balances ties with the United States and Soviet bloc.
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