249 South Koreans Lost in Passenger Ship Disaster
A crowded Korean passenger ship went down off Pusan in mountainous seas and violent winds. 249 lives reported lost with seven of 256 aboard saved including the captain Ha Yang Mo. Rescue efforts continued as seas remained rough and no further survivors were expected.
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Associated Press
Pusan
Korea
Korean Ministry of Transportation
Ha Yang Mo
Kim Suk Kwang
Punan
Yasu
Pool fund drive discussed with union and plant officials
Union leaders from Abra, Raymonds, Corry Jamestown and Ajax joined plant management and the Mead Park recreation committee to review plans for a new outdoor pool. A decision on presenting the pool story to employees and on a $4000 park donation was postponed until more directors and plant representatives can attend next meetings.
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Recreation
Mead Park
Corry
Abra
Raymonds
Corry-Jamestown
Ajax
Mead Park Board of Directors
Park
Fire destroys Lindholm barn and farm equipment
Kane fire officials examine charred remains of the A. G. Lindholm barn to determine the cause of a blaze that wiped out $40,000 of farm equipment.
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Kane
A. G. Lindholm
Will Advertise For Bids On New District School
Advertising for bids on the Corry Area Joint Junior-Senior High School is to begin soon. The $2.25 million two story building, facing East Pleasant street, will include auditorium, cafeteria, gymnasium, shops, and bus unloading area. Completion and ready for class by July 1, 1954, aims to open for about 1,200 students in grades 7-12 in September 1954.
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Corry Area
Ronms
East Pleasant Street
Youthful Burglars Surprised At Park Street Home
Police arrived at the Park Street residence of Dr and Mrs George Gold last night and saw two teenage burglars fleeing over a backyard fence. Mrs Gold reported a draft from a kitchen window and officers found footprints in the snow. An officer’s flashlight caught two youths fleeing, but they were not apprehended. ages were given as 14.
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George Gold
Park Street
Faenaiea
119 Killed In Wave Of Storms
A rash of severe storms swept the East South and Pacific Northwest causing at least 19 deaths and widespread damage. Heaviest snow blanketed parts of New England while torrential rains pounded the South and far Northwest. Power outages closed schools and disrupted transport as floods and slides blocked highways. Central Oregon bore the brunt with multiple fatalities confirmed in New England New York Oregon and Georgia.
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Associated Press
South
Pacific Northwest
Tey Gates
New England
Florida
Florida Gulf Coast
New York
British Columbia
California
Oregon
Georgia
Atlantic Seaboard
New York State
New York City
Waterhouse to push bill to ban movie tax in PA
Assemblyman Waterhouse announced plans in Harrisburg to introduce a bill that would end municipal amusement taxes on movie houses and legitimate theaters in Pennsylvania. He notes over 100 theaters have closed in three years due to the tax, arguing it overburdens venues and hurts youth outreach programs while acknowledging strong opposition amid a planned budget drive.
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W. W. Waterhouse
Mogie
Pennsylvania
Segislature
Harrisburg
Waterhouse
Mr. Waterhouse
Chest Corporators To Hold Meeting
The Corry Community Chest will hold its annual meeting next Monday evening at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building. Three directors will be elected for three years to fill vacancies from the ends of A. J. Bachemer J. M. Douglas and F. Pain terms. Corporators are urged to attend.
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ENE Ycu
Corry Community Chest
Municipy
A. J. Bachemer
J. M Douglas
F. Pain
Pain
Unemployed payments rise in Corry area in 1952 report
Unemployed residents in Corry area received about 200000 dollars in jobless compensation during 1952 according to Paul Heasley manager of the local Pennsylvania State Employment Service office. The report notes threefold rise from 1951 and highlights ongoing labor market instability amid a steel strike and job shortages. It details office visits applications and placements, plus testing and trainee programs. A separate item reports Michael Madden 30 of West Orange New Jersey committed to a state hospital for the criminally insane after being accused of slaying his mother.
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Corry
Heasley
Nower
Newark
N. J
Michael Madden
West Orange
State Hospital
Hint 16 Killed In Strafing Attack
An American officer said at the Korean front that Wu. 8 soldiers were killed Thursday in a strafing and bombing attack by an unidentified plane. The figure was not confirmed. however, front line troops reported the event. Casualties were pending official confirmation as an investigation began.
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Tokyo
Karea
West
Mame
Geng
Bee
Abinly
Arty
Shotgun Foray Ends In Slaying At Newark Union Meet
A 31 year old painter named Frank Roscus stormed Local 1910 AFL Paint, Varnish and Allied Products Union meetings on Broad Street, firing a shotgun. He killed Samuel Coxolinio, wounded three others in two nearby taverns, before police captured him after a chase.
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Newark
N.S
Wroundert
Frank Roscus
Roscus
Samuel Coxolinio
Speculation on Dewey's Future Stirred by Ike Dinner
President elect Eisenhower drew applause at a New York fund dinner as he stated Gov Thomas E. Dewey’s greatest service to the country lies ahead. The remark sparked talk Dewey might seek the presidency again or accept a key post in the new administration, a prospect that could ruffle GOP factions. The same event backed a heart association drive for 10 million dollars as Dewey urged funds for heart disease research. In Savannah, search parties pressed for the crash victims and mangled B50 wreckage in swampy terrain after the plane went down Thursday night.
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New York
Bisenfrowee
Thomas E. Dewey
Hisenhowyer
Dewey
Wise Hower
Remar
Pegine Dewey
Eisenhower
News
Manhattan
Eisnhower
Heart Associations
Tremendous Changes In All Methods Of Transportation
Babson Park Mass Roger W Babson notes that evolutionists claim ancestors moved from water to land by tail work and fins then walked. They allegedly created sleds and canoes from hollowed logs as changes progressed, citing progression from walking to more advanced transport methods.
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Babson
Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Republicans Move to Slash Truman Budget Next Week
House Republicans plan to begin trimming ten billion dollars from President Truman's proposed 1954 budget. Subcommittees will act by end of next week, with the appropriations committee to receive GOP assignments Tuesday. The plan highlights a nearly 78.5 billion spending blueprint, signaling continued push for reduced costs ahead of Eisenhower.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Truman
Eisenhower
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Republican Committee On Committees
Congress
Treman
Tully Ist
Patimsted
Fuse
Martin
Bliss
Senate
Howse
Deadline Set On 52 County Taxes In Erie County
Erie County commissioners moved the final tax settlement date for 1952 to March 10. County tax collector Carl Smith says reminder notices are going out to those unpaid on real estate and personal property. Unpaid county taxes total 3 287 of 49 326 in the duplicate, with reminders expected to curb additional costs from collection.
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Erie County
Carl Smith
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Hint
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