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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1953
Page
1
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On the estate in the North West region a car incident occurred. Details are scarce but indicate vehicles involved and possible property impact with no injuries confirmed. Local officials urged caution and promised further updates as investigations proceed.
Two cars raced down Route 8 in Hydetown early this morning. Edward Sullivan, 22, died when his car hit a utility pole. Harry Armstrong, his companion, faces possible manslaughter charges. Armstrong’s car careened into the Rustic Inn porch, causing $1,000 damage and trapping him until a saw freed him. Eyewitnesses describe a high speed collision as police investigate.
In Venice two freight car loads of hand grenades exploded on a transport barge in the lagoon. Seven workers were killed and nine injured as hundreds of gondolas rescued others from the cold water near Isola Delia Certosa. The blast also destroyed a railroad car and a ferry. the island houses an explosives plant for the Italian Navy.
Secretary General Trygve Lie accuses U S officials of withholding and in some cases denying access to information from the United Nations. The disclosure follows Attorney General James P. McGranery announcing a federal grand jury probe into alleged disloyal Americans at the U N. State Department officials indicated they would have moved to develop new procedures for supplying personnel information if Lie had complied earlier.
The Corry Area Schools Authority last night elected officers including L. E. Graham as chairman and Walter Deutschlander as vice chairman. Charles Bracken is secretary, Dallas Smiley treasurer, with Harold Howard as assistant secretary and treasurer. Frank Meicnight named solicitor. Berswin Churchill Ruffin Hagiett of Pittsburgh hired as bond counsel at 6500 dollars. The group set 8 p.m. on the fourth Thursday in October as the annual meeting date and will explore a bond issue up to 2.3 million dollars with plans for either public bid or private bargain sale, leaning toward public offering for best rates.
West Orange New Jersey Michael Madden a 90 year old World War II veteran is awaiting Tivex County Grand Jury action on a murder charge for the shotgun slaying of his 68 year old mother. He was arraigned before Magistrate James Degnan who entered a default innocent plea as Madden refused to plead. Madden, injured in a Bethlehem Pennsylvania car crash, is held without bail pending the grand jury decision.
WEST LIBERTY W Va The body of a man who killed both his wifes parents and wounded two others last night was found today near the scene of the shootings Deputy Sheriff Andy Norrish said the body of 24 year old Joseph Taggert was found in or near a barn about 100 yards from the home where Raymond Monroe 42 and his wife Tyna were shot to death last night Taggert had committed death by own action with a revolver Norrish said His body was discovered about 7 50 am No other members of the same family were wounded in the shooting testment Taggerts 3 year old son Also named Joseph and Miss Betty Monroe 17 year old sister of his wife were in North Wheeling Hospital in Eni condition The child was shot in the head and the woman in the hand police said
December brought below average snowfall and higher temperatures per George Muldevick, Weather Observer. Temperatures mostly stayed in the 20s to 40s, with only a few days dipping below 20. Total precipitation reached 3.52 inches, 0.04 inch above normal, while snow accumulation stayed under four inches at 9.3 inches. no maximum reading after December 28.
In Clarksburg West Virginia a 23 year old man Leonard Jeffries and three youngsters 12 year old John Carlin 10 year old Eddie Merehant and 3 year old McCasland all Bridgeport residents drowned in icy Hinkle Lake yesterday after they fell through ice Jeffries who had been released from hospital a week earlier after surgery tried to rescue them.
Ajax Tron Works announces the Model DP 10 a six ton six foot high two cylinder or two cycle engine designed to boost horsepower by eight percent over prior models. Under chief engineer Charles Rainesale the unit undergoes testing in Warehouse No 1 with Alfred Gales and Iide Culver assisting as data is collected to plot horsepower and torque curves for heavy duty pumps electric generators and industrial use.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain and NATO partners will raise defense spending next year to deter possible Soviet aggression. The white paper to Parliament notes recent modifications do not reduce overall rearmament and promises higher expenditure next year.
An earthquake near San Jose and Mount Trm left 26 people missing and feared dead. The eruption produced smoke from the volcano and wide cracks in the terrain, destroying roads and trails around the capital area.
Secretary of Defense Lovett will address the House Armed Services Committee next week to outline views on reshaping the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He argues military agencies should improve and may trigger congressional inquiry and legislative action after review of the unification act. Some lawmakers favor separating the two top posts to allow full-time joint planning.
Baltimore garbage workers in the third city day of a strike include 3300 laborers across street cleaning and repair. They demand a 35 cent an hour pay increase as stockpiles reach about 1000 tons. officials hold firm on no general pay boost while negotiations resume.
A C47 air force transport wreckage was found early today about half a mile from Durham Airport in fog and darkness. One body was recovered and another pulled from the plane as searchers labor to reach the damaged craft. Bloodhounds were used but did not locate the main trail. Four or five men were believed aboard, with rescue crews dispatching airmen to the scene.
Several JA AREA youths from Corry Union City Waterford and Cambridge Springs among 20 plus registrants reported for induction at the Pennsylvania Railroad station at 1 15 p m on January 15 before departure at 6 53 p m to Morrisville induction center. Others include Gary Edgar M Davia Lyle T Shannon Harley J McCray Bam A Mighiaccio and more with transfers from Hindman Ken Vicky and Devon etc. Cigar production in Tampa rose to 560 million in 1952 up from 951 and IRS taxes collected reached 6 597 880.
A Senate subcommittee report questions Senator McCarthy about alleged improper benefit from a donor and whether he violated federal acts. It also probes Benton’s donations from Walter Goseritz of Salt Lake City, totaling 600 dollars in 1950. The group deferred broader action as Congress convenes.
National accident counts show the extended New Year holiday recording 304 deaths by midweek versus 432 in the prior Christmas period. Traffic fatalities, down from 556 in the Christmas period, total 225 since Wednesday with fires and other incidents adding 27 and 52 deaths respectively. The survey runs to midnight Sunday, reflecting lower overall fatalities than last year's 102-hour New Year period.
The 83rd Congress opens as Republicans take the White House. Indications point to a honeymoon that may be brief. issues include taxes, spending, labor, foreign policy, price and wage controls, immigration, and tidelands oil. Early sessions focus on organization and legislation, with bid to reform Senate rules facing resistance. Continued on Page Eighty.
Federal mediators plan a second attempt tomorrow to end a AFL dockers strike hitting East Coast ports from Boston to Baltimore. The walkout disrupted cargo handling at 60 of 149 piers in New York Harbor and affected Boston Baltimore Philadelphia and nearby towns. Weekend port quiet is expected and mediation continues.
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