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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1950
Page
1
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Associated Press reports a nationwide coal strike spreading as miners face credit cuts by company stores and Sts US Steel subsidiaries. In Pittsburgh area operations shrink and power fears rise. UMW leaders warn the stoppage could widen as about 74,000 of 400,000 soft coal miners go on strike.
In Sonoma California on January 17, mourners gathered as friends and neighbors paid respects to Hap Arnold former wartime head of the Army Air Forces. A guard stood watch as the public memorial procedure began, with Army officials noting his pivotal role in aviation history.
Washington January 7 President Truman rejected Senator Brewsters appeal to invoke the Taft Hartley Act against the United Mine Workers chief John L Lewis in an effort to end the coal dispute The White House said Mr Truman believes the emergency provisions have not yet arrived Brewster said the president is not allergic to the act but has used it seven times before He would act if a court could be satisfied that a national emergency exists and the time has not yet come
Two Erie youths from File, Pa. face first degree murder charges after a Tonawanda home burglary during which Benjamin Swan was killed and his wife and daughter wounded. Charles Ploss 20 and Robert Polis 17 were arraigned in Kenmore. arraignment postponed two weeks to gather more details, with no bail.
Health Officer Harley Drake to City Council reported 1949 disease data with chickenpox leading at 129 cases, followed by medsles with 99 cases and other illnesses including mumps 24 whooping cough 6 scarlet fever 2 and tuberculosis 2. Pope John Paul II appears in a separate Vatican dispatch noting his frail health and schedule during the Holy Year.
The Curry area sees the first 12 veterans receive insurance dividend checks from the Federal government. The payout covers National Service Life Insurance cash dividends, with checks mailed by last three digits. total about 2.8 million dollars for 16 million veterans, average around 125 dollars, delivery to continue at about 200,000 daily until June 30.
Washington January 11 President Truman may enter the clash over House rules as administration leaders push to regain the old power of the rules committee. A coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats seeks to restore the committee to pigeonhole bills, a move facing opposition from the White House and a looming House vote.
Treasury report shows budget receipts 106,626,815.0 dollars and expenditures 283,183,086.97 dollars. The balance stands at 402,887,588.47 dollars as of January 1, with details headered by Jay.
The Marald Sweet farm on Favelli Hill in French Creel township was sold to Tennessee Gas for a pumping station site. Surveying and pipeline work proceed from Buffalo toward southwest regions with 28 inch pipe. The Pennsylvania Gas Company will receive 10,000 cubic feet daily, with pumping stations spaced about 100 miles along the route. The Sweets plan spring relocation of their farm to clear land for construction, and a film on pipeline work was shown locally to gauge public interest.
Corry council opened hearings reviewing yearly reports across departments. sewer and street repairs, sidewalk work, and water system improvements dominated the session, with totals for permits, miles paved, and maintenance activity. Fire department costs, pensions, and police funding formed key budget elements, and the meeting noted ongoing repairs and extensions.
The first batch of bonus applications was barely available at the Pennsylvania State Employment Service in the afternoon. Stewart Long, manager, said only 95 forms reached the office, limited to ex-service men registered there. Officials in Harrisburg denied a recall as a rumor and said most forms were arriving at major distribution points across the state. Local offices and Red Cross reported high demand as the first come, first served bonus program drives requests. A Erie district telegram said blanks would be delivered in time for distribution tomorrow.
A 14 Franklin Street resident was injured when a finger on her left hand was caught in an electric beater at 6 15 last evening. Doctors at Gerry Hospital planned X rays to determine if the bone was broken while she received care in the emergency room. The patient’s condition was listed as satisfactory today.
Berlin reports rising German and French friction over the Saar coal region as France holds the territory and special rights while West Germany demands future control. Adenauer criticizes French claims on coal sites and a lease proposal worries London that it could affect the German peace treaty.
Unclear OCR reports a historic flood alert across Illinois Indiana and Missouri as the Mississippi and Wabash rivers rise. Tens of thousands face evacuation with dozens of towns and roads closing while crews deploy pumps and barricades to protect communities along the Birds Point New Madrid stretch and nearby counties.
In Washington a Republican and a Democrat urged firm U S action after the Peiping incident. Senators questioned Moscow influence in China and urged recall of diplomats while awaiting Acheson testimony on China developments and Soviet reach in Manchuria and North China.
A large explosion ripped a pipeline near Dumas Texas on January 1 burning a spectacular fireball that lit the night sky. The blast occurred about a mile from a booster station and no casualties were reported as fire crews responded.
Reports from Taipei say Chinese bombers struck Communist bases on the China coast and near the Gulf of Tonkin. Nationalist ships controlled the Gulf approaches to Haiphong while reinforcements from Yunannan Province increased Nationalist troops on Hainan to about eighty thousand.
The National Labor Relations Board opens hearings in New York to set up elections for about 20,000 General Electric employees. Rival unions the United Electrical Workers and the International Union of Electrical Workers clash over representation rights amid ongoing pre hearing meetings. Company spokesmen say progress may shorten the hearing, with dates for voting at remaining plants to be set by the NLRB.
Washington January 17 The Truman administration asks Congress to broaden social security to cover nearly all employed persons and raise benefits under a House bill being debated by the Senate Finance Committee. Arthur J. Altmeyer notes the plan would add about 11,000,000 workers to coverage and increase monthly payments for many, with payroll taxes rising to 2.4 percent by 1970. Senator Martin cautions about payroll burdens but expects some rise in federal benefits and expansion of private pension plans.
About 450 cars and 1000 plus ice fishermen were cut off from shore on Lake Winnebago as a strong wind fractured the ice floe. Automobiles remained stranded overnight while crews organized a convoy to shore. 26 cars were left stranded after rescue efforts.
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