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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
1
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Soviet leaders refuse to end the Berlin blockade arguing that full German unity must be settled with the West. A meeting of the British Cabinet is seen as likely as discussions shift toward UN involvement and further tensions in the German capital.
London reports Moscow refuses to lift the Berlin blockade and demands four power control of Germany. The Soviet note urges Western talks on administering all Germany not just Berlin and criticizes currency reforms and the Western German min y. The Kremlin warns it will use its resources to supply Berlin if needed and frames Berlin as part of its zone.
Representatives from 18 Elks clubs plan a district meeting in the lodge rooms Sunday afternoon with sessions led by officers. After the session, a supper will be served. Treasury report details follow with expenditures and totals for the period.
Government reports a general strike setback after a day of violence across Rome and Sicily. Six killed and hundreds injured as Communist-led crowds clash with police. Interior Ministry says normal service returning in several cities, with railways reopening and workers resuming jobs.
The Cominform denounces Yugoslav Premier Tito as leading a regime of terror in Yugoslavia. The bulletin printed in Bucharest says the 11th Yugoslav Communist congress in Belgrade will feature “intimidated” delegates unable to express the mass will. Russian and other Communist parties decline invitations amid charges of nationalism and anti Russian bias. The Yugoslav CC rejects the accusations, calling the denial political fraud and nationalist fate. The report notes the congress delegates are chosen under terroristic chares, highlighting internal strife within the movement.
Three new signal boxes were installed to improve Corry fire alarm service. Boxes are at 32 Smith and Worth streets, 95 Smith and West Wayne streets, and 812 St Edward's School with call numbers. The last tax was paid from Washington Street and Beacon Avenue. Average cost of installation is $50, with several alarms sounded during the two days of work.
Representatives of Ford Motor Company's 128000 union workers planned to press for a strike in response to a final hourly pay offer. The CIO United Auto Workers National Ford Council would meet to decide on a date, with Ken Bannon to determine timing. Ford proposed a 19 cent raise plus fringe benefits and extended the contract beyond July 18, 1948 with a single reopening.
Pennsylvania Railroad passenger No 67 from the east arrived more than five hours late after a minor derailment between Spring Creek and Garland. One eastbound freight car jumped the rails last evening delaying the schedule. The train reached the station at 2 90 p m after wrecking crews removed the derailed car. No serious damage reported.
The peragr servance sya on Sheth street was continued to tonight at 10 o'clock as witnesses were sought for an alleged assault. The defendant, a Corry man named Bean stréated, faces a second information filed by his brother Buell of Sixth street with Edith Buell noted as related. Justin Butters will preside tonight. MITTACURGG reports a slaver sentence given to Gibrles Peyton, BL, who received a prison term of ten years for a separate case despite a surprise defense.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports wives of soft coal miners prepared full dinners as their breadwinners returned to the pits. About 27,000 captive miners are in Pennsylvania with at least 22,000 back at work, following a one year contract dispute under Taft-Hartley. United Mine Workers officials note many returned on late shifts. others to report today as settlement progresses.
In Pittsburgh on July 15, United Steelworkers convened its top officials to discuss wage offers. The talks center on a two year contract and potential wage boosts. Reports cite possible increases ranging around 8 to 19 percent, with negotiations aiming to stabilize wages and avoid a price spiral.
General John J. Pershing, famed commander of American forces in World War I, died in Washington at age 87 after a heart condition and a stroke. President Truman announced the death. Pershing had lived at Walter Reed Hospital and his body to be laid to rest in Arlington.
C W Varain, president of YennSyWark Electric, spoke at a Northwest division meeting at Riverside Hotel Cambridge Springs for operating department personnel in Erie, Meadville, Corry, Union, and North Titus districts. The session promoted accident prevention during the Summer safety campaign July 28 to September 26 with safety films and demonstrations.
Report from My Associate Presa UATRO on July 15 states Israeli troops have encircled Nazareth and struck heavy blows near Jerusalem, while both Jewish and Arab sources show cautious openness to a new UN Palestine ceasefire within UH re days. The UN Security Council plans to consider a U.S. ceasefire proposal as Arab and Jewish leaders weigh risks of renewed fighting.
Five people died in a Greensburg, Pennsylvania fire that gutted a two family house at Belemullie eight miles northeast of town. Victims identified as Millie Pedernock Rose Mononi Charles Fadornock Jr Florenne Boland and Ronnie Pedornock. Eugene Boland, nine, escaped by leaping from a window. Fire likely started from an oil stove sparking on the Boland side as firefighters from Greensburg and Rannastown prevented spread to adjacent homes.
Mr Brigham and James Sinere of Brigham Hardware and Plumbing Co purchase the Corry Diner site on South Center from Arthur Plech. The new owners plan a 62 foot wide frontage extension, roof raise, modern windows, and a large shop for plumbing work with added blocks by S R Winne dy. Expansion will proceed within two weeks.
The Kane area reports the death of Thelma Smiley, 19, killed while in the back seat of a car as her husband Alvin Smiley, 26, claims accidental shooting. He drove her to a hospital where she died. The couple’s two children were in the rear seat. An inquest is planned and authorities search for the alleged weapon. Smiley, a part time worker, was briefly detained and later released. Deputies also noted an unusual hitchhiker incident en route to the hospital.
President Truman demanded a July 26 special session of Congress to push civil rights legislation amid Democratic splits. He criticized Republican tactics, urged action on rights measures, and warned the party dividing over race issues could hurt its 1948 prospects.
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