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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1956
Page
3
Deputy coroner found the infant’s death accidental after an apparent SOS incident at 7 am. Investigators noted the child’s feet were thrust through a crib restraint as authorities reviewed the scene in Franklin County. No charges were filed.
Washington County town reels from Muse mining decline since 1954. Chemicals and Solvents Co. plans to buy 187 acres for a new plant, while CS Steel Corp donates 20 acres to Geel School District for park and playground development. Initial hiring set at 15, rising to 500. 700 miners lost work after mine shutdown. Community backed by non profit group with US Steel and Thrall aiding in site negotiations and progress toward a third plant.
North Braddock man Jerim Hartfield and Edward Kutch were held on bonds totaling ten thousand dollars after a collision on the Allegheny River near Veporty. Harriet Brockway 24 of Peninsular Town was killed when her craft collided with a vessel operated by Seria Efacetin. The accident drew police and county detectives who described it as a fatal river collision with the Brockway craft overturned and drowned.
State Highways Secretary Joseph J Lawler urged inclusion of the Sharon Stroudsburg express highway in the federal Interstate program. He suggested substituting this route for the present U S 6, a two lane road, to fit interstate requirements. Commonwealth would cover about 10 percent, federal funds the rest from a $27 7 billion appropriation over the program period.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson announced the selection of Town State College at Ames as the site for a government 18 million dollar animal disease laboratory. The choice follows a survey by the Livestock Industry advisory committee, with Colorado A and M College Fort Collins named as an alternative if Ames proves infeasible.
A. M. Byers, the world’s largest wrought iron maker, announced a price rise across all products to cover higher labor costs after a steelworkers strike settlement. The firm’s contract with United Steelworkers runs to July 3 with wage hikes retroactive to July 1.
Pittsburgh based Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp said it has begun exploration for iron ore deposits under 1,600 acres in Ashland County Wisconsin. Preliminary geophysical surveys indicate possible economic quantities of magnetic iron ore or taconite that could be recovered by open pit mining.
Tennessee Governor Clement was chosen by the Democratic Convention Arrangements Committee to keynote the party's national convention opening in Chicago on August 13. He is viewed as friendly to Stevenson, praised for his issue fluency, and discussed desegregation cautiously. A burglar slept on the job at a South Side tavern before being jailed.
Senator Gorge D Ga announced a compromise to establish Social Security disability benefits for workers aged 50 and older. The plan, part of the 1986 disability measure, would fund benefits from a new payroll tax and a separate trust fund, aiming to win Democratic and some Republican support despite White House opposition.
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