07 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1952
Page
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A brief item notes that various contestants faced uneven outcomes during the fall quiz event with several participants earning top marks while others trailed. Organizers reported overall engagement remained steady across sessions.
The Office of Price Stabilization announced a price ceiling will take effect January 19, ending the surge in potato prices. Base ceilings set for New York Pennsylvania Ohio region. farmers receive about 60 cents per hundredweight for new crop potatoes.
Augusta Ga reports that Ernest J Whetzel Jr a Coast Guard pay clerk is missing with more than 445 000 from Camp Gordon. He knew the safe combination and the theft prompted investigations by PBT agents Coast Guard and Army CID. FBI expects embezzlement charges. Also Thomas Buchanan named FPC chairman by President Truman succeeding Mon C Walls.
A massive five story blaze in Westfield Massachusetts killed at least fourteen people and possibly sixteen as flames collapsed walls and stifling smoke trapped tenants. Firefighters police and bystanders saved others while three blocks away screams echoed. Damage topped more than one million dollars with dozens injured and crews warning recovery could take days.
A wind whipped fire swept three unoccupied frame hotels on St Charles Place and threatened stores along the boardwalk. Flames roared 109 feet into the air, engulfing the Congress Lorain Davis and 81 Charles hotels and the Globe Theatre as police evacuated tenants from vacant summer cottages. No injuries were reported despite the rapid 40 mile per hour gusts.
Washington reports high level Anglo American policy talks between President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill entering earnest second phase. A small panel of advisers from both sides will convene at the White House in two sessions with two more working meetings slated tomorrow. A public statement on results is planned after the talks. Key topics include China relations, Anglo Iranian disputes, Suez Canal guard force, and Sudan as potential flashpoints with Russia.
A tractor trailer crash on Route BN near MN Village at 4 18 am caused 9500 in damage. John Critcher 25 of St Louis escaped with minor injuries after the vehicle skidded on ice while following another car. Police say the truck rolled over after leaving the road.
In New York on January 7 Egyptian dancer Samia Gamal and her Texas husband Sheppard Abdullah Xing checked into the Waldorf Astoria after a brief stay at the desert sands. The couple, en route to Dallas and Malibu Beach, arrived by air last night. Gamal appeared unfazed by American competition as reporters questioned her.
City officials approved a reorganization placing the City Engineer in direct charge of Streets Department purchases and operations. Dan Williams becomes deputy director of streets and public improvements, with Guy Abbey remaining a supervisory figure. The move aims to boost efficiency and centralize complaint handling at the engineer’s office.
Supreme Allied Commander Eisenhower states he is a Republican and would accept a Republican presidential nomination. He emphasizes duty to NATO and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, signaling readiness to seek the nomination if the party supports him. His remarks were delivered through SHAPE channels and reflected in a press conference report.
Captain Kurt Carlsen battles to guide the stricken Flying Enterprise toward Falmouth as the Turmoil tows the freighter through rough seas. The pair are about 162 miles from the Cornish port, weather cloudy with light fog and six mile visibility. The rescue mission, ongoing since Saturday, aims for a safe harbor likely around the Scilly Isles.
The Pennsylvania Fish Commission announced no fall plantings of catchable trout due to extremely low water conditions in most streams. Executive Director C A French cited dangerously low stream flows and nearly dry beds, noting springs and streams favor spring stocking for better returns to anglers.
The Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation announced promotions and new appointments over the weekend. Walter B. Moul becomes plant chief and Harold P. Misthier is named exchange duty officer, following long careers with the company and prior roles at Wiliey Telephone, Associated Telephone, and Navy service.
Washington Jan 1 The Wage Stabilization Board began its Stop the steel strike drive urging industry and CIO workers to set aside self interest for national safety Chairman Nathan P Finsinger announced. Washington Jan 7 Opposing steel companies and CIO workers closed in for a third round in wage and other demands as the board opened hearings to craft a method and schedule for resolving the dispute. The strike period began after a United Steel Workers convention at Atlantic City last week. The board aims to propose a fair plan while management and labor decide to accept or reject it. Six U S Air Force personnel died in a Butterwood Base plane crash near London six others injured an earlier miscount showed seven dead.
Erie police report two men, Thornbvy Wyatt and Lyndon Wyatt, allegedly kidnapped Lizzie itch from a residence after a car chase. Lizzie was taken while the car owned by Whurerbie was observed, and charges were filed by John Smith.
Mayor Kinley warned that changes may come to the police force if officers do not improve their enforcement of state laws. He thanked the city council for approving new salary levels and listed the raised pay for Chief Harley Drake, sergeant and corporal ranks, and several privates, with amounts ranging from 2,880 to 9,400 dollars.
Washington dispatch says the Band Congress opens its election year with debate on universal military training, economic aid, home controls, and defense spending. Leaders hope to wind up by July conventions, setting the stage for November votes including all House seats and 52 Senate seats. President Truman to outline a legislative program in the state of the union and followup messages on economics and the federal budget.
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